Are there ‘just wars'?

Political science   |   International relations   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « faced required this war which, even without a United Nations mandate, was backed by a lot of countries and is now seen as a just war. The Afghanistan and the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Just War Theory, a secular idea aiming at morally legitimizing wars.. The classical definition of a Just War.. The evolutions of the Just War Theory from Antiquity to the 17th century.. A redefinition of the theory considering the...»

Bush's preventive war: Doctrine of mass confusion (Broadening or contortion of the concept of pre-emptive self-defense?)

Political science   |   Political science   |   Term papers   |   05/16/2009   |   .doc   |   23 pages
Document abstract : « Just War Doctrine and the Invasion of Iraq , Australian Journal for the UN Charter System of War Prevention? the Pre-emptive Use of Force: Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract. Introduction . Chapter one: Establishment of the Bush Doctrine. Emergence of a new doctrine . Laying down new focuses . Clear formulation of a doctrine . An ambiguity persist . Chapter two: Legality of the Doctrine. Historical...»

Has the 'war on terror' influenced Latin America and its relationship with the U.S.? What are the implications of this process for the region?

Political science   |   International relations   |   Term papers   |   05/12/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « Washington has focused America s attention on Afghanistan, but a and the fight against terrorism in just one global may be comprised in its Global War on Terror ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Previous Latin America/US relationship. 9/11 as a U-turn in LA/US relationship. Latin American crusade against terrorism. Couter-terrorism cooperation. Legal framework . Washington military influence. Terrorism: From global concept to...»

The USA patriot act: The un-American way

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Term papers   |   05/07/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « 8 of these prisons in Thailand, Afghanistan and several with torture and punishment; not just for information abuse of prisoners, considered a war crime under ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Patriot Act. Violation of rights by the Patriot Act protected by the U.S. constitution . Activities spreading from Guantanamo to Abu Ghraib. The imprisonment system. The use of electronic wiretaps, telephone wiretaps, and 'roving...»

The impact of Al Qaeda's attacks on the financial sector

Economics & finance   |   Economics   |   Term papers   |   05/30/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « civilians on purpose was seen as not just abhorrent but with the West in concluding that Total War is a still fought that way in both the Afghanistan and the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Foster's view on the World Wars. Civil War of the United States. Al Qaeda's adaption of General Ludendorff's concept of Total War . Military strategies adopted by Al Qaeda. The future of the war by Al Qa...»

The Collapse of a Superpower

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Term papers   |   05/03/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « Therefore, after World War II, the Western Allies The USSR invaded Afghanistan because it was concerned about glasnost and perestoika could not just apply to ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Looking at the economic situation in the USSR. The inability to live up to the dream of the Socialist utopia. The political and military blundering in Afghanistan. Gorbachev and the 'chicken-egg dilemma'. Relaxation of censorship in...»

The Tyranny of Real Time and the Intensification of the Spectacle

Political science   |   Political science   |   Term papers   |   12/11/2007   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Henceforth joined together, neither for or against war or peace be the inner cities to the mountains of Afghanistan. everyone is aware terror is just around the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Today's global society.. The medias barrage on humanity with images and words.. Psychologically constraining individual critical abilities.. The consistent stream of information.. The cultural and economic homogenization of cities.. The structure of...»

The Kashmir conflict

Business & market   |   International relations   |   Term papers   |   05/17/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « context of the end of the Afghanistan war appeared a During the intensification of the Cold war, Nehru, the Pakistan turns to China which has just beaten India ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The ground of stakes between regional powers . A war fratricide. Confrontations related to the Kashmir question. The strategic point of the conflict . A pretext which helps national interests. The tactics between alliance and...»

Was Arendt's pessimism about modern liberal society justified?

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « the Traité de Versailles, the Germans were, just as those The front generation did not cherish war, they cherished Nagasaki, or 9/11 and the Afghanistan/Iraq. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The starting point of her reasoning.. Ardent and totalitarianism.. Her claim that totalitarianism lacked rationality.. Universal pessimism about life.. Totalitarian terror.. Her attempt to free herself from all precedents. . Her...»

Subhas Chandra Bose: Nationalism, Morality and Empire

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « Subhas Chandra Bose s audacious World War Two activities Just as the British writers had to hold a and fled the country, passing through Afghanistan en route ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The aim of this paper: Contextualize Subhas Chandra Bose and his actions in the 1940's . Examining Bose's words alongside those of two different Englishmen . Willful disengagement from Indian matters. Thompson's assertion . Britain...»

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