indispensable institutions, concepts and ideals. The study of the subject enables an individual to learn the art of government and administration. The courses in the first two semester focus on basic concepts of political science and major political ideologies. The next two, third and fourth, puts emphasis exclusively on the Indian political system. The fifth and sixth semesters courses deal with public administration and International relations. Course objectives 1. Imparting value based education. 2
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The Cold War and War on Terror were literally not any typical war that we witnessed throughout history. Although, they were unique and each had their own causes and effects, yet in some ways they are connected. In the Cold War, was a war between two superpowers enemies but no actual fighting occurred, however, there was a stockpile of nuclear weapons and money was being spent like an actually Wars being fought. This war causes a bipolar system in the world where there were two dominant powers fighting
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later part of the dynasty, however, Korea's isolationist policy earned it the Western nickname of the "Hermit kingdom". By the late 19th century, the country became the object of the colonial designs by Japan. In 1910, Korea was annexed by Japan and remained a colony until the end of World War II in August 1945. In 1945, the Soviet Union and the United States agreed on the surrender of Japanese forces in Korea in the aftermath of World War II, leaving Korea partitioned along the 38th
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February 13, 2014 http://www.themarknews.com/2014/02/13/freeing-up-obesity/ The obesity epidemic is out of control. Since 1980, obesity rates have tripled in most countries, and there are now almost two billion overweight individuals in the world. Policy recipes to fix the problem abound. More education, fewer cars. More bicycles, less TV. The list goes on and on. So far, though, public-health interventions have failed spectacularly. But why? Although the rise of obesity is often described as an
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(SOURCE 6), thus showing that Soviet foreign policy contributed to the occupation to a large extent. The USSR saw military intervention as necessary to keep Afghanistan in their sphere of influence and therefore supported the under-threat communist government, (SOURCE 6). The USSR saw this as a more direct way of keeping their PDPA allies in power. However, some argue
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As I previously alluded to; realists strongly believe in the centrality of the nation-state in their international political structure. They recognize the importance and relevance of transnational organizations to international relations; however, they believe that state has the ultimate authority and that no state should pass on this authority to any foreign entity. Another realists’ core assumption is that the international system characterized by an anarchy which shapes the state behavior.
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Canada had been steadily involved in the war in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime in late 2001. Numerous battles had caused the loss of many Canadian lives and as a result, the Canadian government planned to leave Afghanistan in early 2009. Under the leadership of Prime Minister
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relevant in regards to current engagements as they have in the past. Clausewitz had this idea of the “dual nature of war”. Clausewitz felt the two main elements of war were absolute war and limited war. These two concepts could also be likened to total and real war respectively. Absolute war was considered to be the limitless form of war in which there was no external influence. War was “an act of force, and there is no logical limit to the application of that force.” Clausewitz concluded that
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mid-twentieth century, the United States dealt with the turbulent forces of segregation and the civil rights movements working to eliminate it. During that time, two opposing narratives entered the scene, illustrating both sides perspectives and ideologies. The Southern Manifesto of 1956 was a letter signed by ninety-six southern members of the Senate and House of Representatives to renounce the Supreme Court decision on desegregating education and schools. The other narrative represented by Reverend
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Throughout the 1950’s, pivotal fundamental issues further divided the superpowers conflicting ideologies and therefore these issues remained unchanged. US foreign policy such as Brinkmanship, Roll back and massive retaliation did divide the superpowers. Furthermore, the disputes over Berlin, new alliances forming within NATO and The Warsaw Pact further divided the superpowers. Although we did see some improvement in terms of Geneva and the change in leadership these changes certainly did not resolve
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