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This article details the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, and applies his philosophy to the current situation in the Middle East. Hobbes wrote that all human beings lives are nasty, brutish, and short without civil authority. The international community in the Middle East functions as a Hobbesian state of nature, governed by mistrust and fear rather than through cooperation.

Mary Ainsworth had her birth on December 1, 1913, in Glendale, Ohio as the eldest daughter of Charles and Mary Salter. Charles was a businessman who preferred to move to Toronto with his family during the post World War…

This main focus of this article is on global law and politics with discussions on the aspects of social/injustice that demonstrate the workings of a global system outside the traditional framework of global relations. In addition to analyzing the impact of globalization on the understanding of law and politics, the article includes an examination of the issue of gas flaring and oil spillage in Niger Delta. As a result of the analysis, the paper explores the impact of the spillage on people and the environment. The final section is an explanation of the role of NGOs, multinational corporations, and state institutions in protecting the community and the environment.

When teacher Jane Elliot decided to separate her class into two groups, those with blue-eyes and those with brown-eyes, and alternately deemed one of the groups as superior, she was not doing so simply to make young…

Three major sources of violence in the Middle East are religion, nationalism and ideology. Each source contributes to some extent to the violence, depending on the conflict. Some conflicts are largely religious in…

Implications for Leadership and Management in Designing and Controlling Innovation and Change: The Microsoft Case

Porfirio Diaz "began as an activist against reaction and privilege and ended as a longtime dictator and staunch defender of the very forces he had once opposed," (Tuck). Indeed, Porfirio's life is characterized by a…

Strategizing and positioning a company through Internet marketing

It is a common fact that the economic agents of today are no longer able to generate profits through the simple creation and sale of products and services. While their main goal remains the everlasting generation of…

Throughout history, there have been many great leaders. Some of these individuals have been involved in politics, some in religion, some in the business world, and some in other endeavors.