Describe and assess the realist understanding of the following concepts: “anarchy”, “self-interest” and “power” Realists suggest that the international system is based on three key assumptions of anarchy, self-interest or egotism and power. Anarchy or the lack of central authority dominates international politics which causes states to act in self-interest i.e. make rational decisions to ensure survival in a world where all actors possess military capabilities. The interaction of these assumptions
In the ever changing nature of International politics Ideology is not a relative term; it has a fixed meaning so as to reflect the needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class or culture. But the context which it comprises of tends to evolve in the international arena. With this in mind it let us look at the first half of the question. Cold War, to be explained in the words of Samuel Huntington was “one group of relatively wealthy and mostly Democratic societies, led by the United States
are often considered disjoined and unrelated, studied in separated departments or, in most cases, specialised universities. However, there is the case of multidisciplinary courses, such as International Studies, which draw upon all three forms of science and show a possible connection between each. This essay will outline the differences in the three sciences and their specific approach to knowledge, as to demonstrate the relevancy and usefulness of their distinctive disciplines in multidisciplinary
bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, and even in the after five years of wars, the significance was not lost. Two months later, George Orwell wrote a piece entitled "You and the Atomic Bomb," this was his way of reckoning with what happened, and in the essay, he looked towards the future. Importantly, he outlines what happened for the next fifty years of history, a Cold War. To understand how Orwell was correct in articulated the relationship between that US and Soviet in the context of nuclear weapons
International Development (ID) projects are aimed at producing significant outcomes, financially supported by Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), development banks, United Nations and governmental agencies and focus on improvement of quality of life mostly in the developing countries Watkins, West Meiers & Song (2013). While Performance Improvement (PI) is considered a key element in development projects all around the world, its importance is equally burdened by the challenges of accurate implementation
AN ESSAY ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN SOUTH EAST ASIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR CURRENT REGIONAL ISSUES INTRODUCTION 1. Southeast Asia is a region with different political regimes that comprised of eleven countries. It has always been of significant geo-strategic importance with its sea frontiers across important sea routes involving the oil rich Indian Ocean region related to the strategically important Asia Pacific region. Southeast Asia is becoming increasingly importance in today’s globalised world both
purpose is to satisfy its customer. Customer satisfaction eventually leads to good profit and a larger share in the market. Good and healthy organizational cultural can help in achieving the customer satisfaction that can assist in making healthy relations with customers as well. The ability of an employee to communicate inside and outside an organization depends heavily upon their interpersonal skills. Employees need to learn and continuously improve their interpersonal skills in order to be efficient
liberalized economies going through an increased cross country capital movement which inloves local borrowers and lenders activively participating in the global markets and the use of international financial liaisons. Middle incomed countries have now become the second most active participators in financial globalisation. The essay begins by defining financialization in great detail and later moves on to discuss
debate on its validity and usefulness when used to explain British expansion in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. This essay acknowledges both sides of the argument, but will state that despite some historiographical debate on the contrary, the concept of ‘informal empire’ possesses more strengths than weaknesses when understanding British imperialism. This essay will disregard Platt and Lynn’s argument that Britain didn’t actually want an ‘informal empire’ , instead arguing in favour of
Introduction The purpose of this assignment is to explore the importance of risk management within the banking industry, focusing mainly on Irelands second largest bank, Allied-Irish Bank (AIB). Risk implies exposure to uncertainty or threat (Kannan and Thangavel, 2008). It is anything that threatens or creates danger in an organisation. ‘Risk management is a journey... not a destination’, Knight (2010). In other words, risk management is the process of identifying current and future loss exposures