Water wars are coming! Water is the defining security threat of the 21st century! Water is an essential resource required for sustaining life and livelihoods: safe water is required for drinking, hygiene and providing food; and adequate water to produce energy and support economic activities such as industry and transportation. On the other hand Water in the natural environment ensures the provision of a multitude of ecosystem services to support economic and cultural activities and meet basic human
in the US, has brought to the fore new dimensions to the global debates on human security with emphasis on addressing broader deficiencies such as disease, poverty, and environmental disasters. Such deficiencies are deemed are indispensable components of the human security approach. The shift in focus from state security to ‘human security’, has been viewed as the most significant attempt to widen the scope of security nexus and considered as the “sorely needed venue for highlighting the particular
I learned more about Afghani culture after interviewing my partner and old friend, Iqra Iqbal, a 21 year old college junior from Essex Community College in New Jersey. We met in high school in our gym class and it took me a while to remember her. She was very joyful and pleased that I chose her. She moved to the United States in the end of 2009 for more opportunities in careers and education instead of Afghan women making clothing and rugs in factories (I. Iqbal, persona; communication, February
METHODOLOGY In order to identify and evaluate the extent to which British Bulkers applies CSR in its business, both secondary and primary research was held. More specifically, secondary information about the company was collected through its corporate website. Moreover, online sources were used to analyze the external environment of British Bulkers, while articles and textbooks were also used, in order to analyze the importance of CSR in business in general and the shipping business in specific
14221020 Leung Lai Chong 1. Explain the conception of human security. Does human security raise a challenge to traditional conceptions of national security? The Historical background and development of the Concept of Human Security In the post-Cold War world, a dozen of horrendous internal conflicts had taken the lives of millions of people in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. The specter
There is a significant distinction to make between the definitions provided by the UN and the IMB. Per the UNCLOS treaty, piracy can technically only occur on the high seas, i.e. outside of states’ territorial waters. Although the IMB recognizes what the provisions in the UNCLOS treaty prescribe, it maintains an addendum pertaining to armed robbery: “Armed robbery against ships means any unlawful act of violence or detention or any act of depredation, or threats thereof, other than act of “piracy”
Rationale The academic community of International Relations (IR) has been focused on issues like sovereignty, security, state behavior, balance of power and others in their study of the international system and international relations. A historical context should be considered that IR theories which are state-centric and whose concerns were previously mentioned were established during the period when wars dominated the international stage. In this day and age, there are various global issues
According to the International Monetary Fund, foreign direct investment, commonly known as FDI, "refers to an investment made to acquire lasting or long-term interest in enterprises operating outside of the economy of the investor." The investment is direct because the investor, which could be a foreign person, company or group of entities, is seeking to control, manage, or have significant influence over the foreign enterprise. What Is FDI? These three letters stand for foreign direct investment
of the 1990s, the international system saw development of instruments created to prevent crimes against humanity and foster peace in international affairs. These instruments, used in many conflicts, sanctioned interference to halt atrocities, provided justice for victims, penalised perpetrators and proved to be a stepping stone towards preventing such heinous crimes in the future. Humanitarian intervention has been an element in this mix. There is no standard or legal definition when it comes to humanitarian
discuss, James Rosenau, describes global governance as “governance without government”. He additionally asserted that global governance is “an order that lacks a centralized authority with the capacity to enforce decisions on a global sphere”. This definition connotes that all sovereign states should be implement their common affairs at the global level without a world government. More prominently, Rosenau signals the need for a more particular and detailed framework surrounding global governance, its