World Affairs
Essays

Discuss the difficulties faced by the Middle Eastern empires in adapting to the intellectual, technological, economic, political, and social challenges presented by the West in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Samuel P. Huntington's book the Clash of Civilizations and the Coming of the New World Order emerged from an essay he wrote in the journal Foreign Affairs in the Summer of 1993 in which he set forth his main thesis, a…

George Orwell's Dystopic Visions And Examination Of Citizens And Government In 1984 And Animal Farm

The Causes of World War One are discussed in some detail. included are discussions of the condition of the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire on the eve of war; the European scramble for colonial territories in the late 19th century; and the reasons for American involvement. An assessment of Woodrow Wilson's motivations is offered, with reference to differing evaluations given by Barbara Tuchman and Walter Karp.

Although it is not perfect, the presidential system of government, as typified by the United States (U.S.) is the best system of government ever conceived. By creating a system where the public can remove…

Now that the U.S. Congress has passed legislation to strike down the "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) law, and President Barack Obama has signed the bill, gays and lesbians can now serve openly in the armed forces.

The United States and China appear to be two nations moving in opposite directions. The retraction of the American economy and the ripple effect which this has had on the global economy has coincided with a continued…

Attitudes Towards Work in Progressive America

The prominent British newspaper the Economist had a recent news article about the election of a new director-general for the World Trade Organization. The reason why the elections were taking place was so that the…

China -- the most populous country in the world -- has exhibited remarkably high levels of sustained economic growth in the two decades since it reformed its economy following the death of Mao Zedong in 1976.