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DAVID HELD’S ‘VIOLENCE, LAW AND JUSTICE IN A GLOBAL AGE’
David Held[1] is a British professor of Politics and International Relations at Durham University. Held is also the co-founder of the publishing company Polity Press. He is well known with his writings on globalization
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TRUMP AND THE PALESTINIAN STATE
Donald Trump’s victory was a real shock, not only for decision-makers in every single capital on this planet, but also to experts and observers who saw nothing but a landslide triumph for the Democrats
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HOW WAS OBAMA’S PRESIDENCY?
Barack Hussein Obama (1961-)[1] is the 44th President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office and also the first American President born outside the continental United States.[2]
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JAZZ AND POLITICS
“Jazz is about freedom within discipline. Usually a dictatorship like in Russia and Germany will prevent jazz from being played because it just seemed to represent freedom, democracy and the United States.” – Dave Brubeck[1]
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AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
Introduction American exceptionalism is an important term in analyzing American foreign policy. According to many observers, exceptionalism feeling led to a Janus-faced identity for American foreign policy; isolationalist vs. interventionist-internationalist foreign policy traditions. However,
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SINO-AMERICAN NORMALIZATION
Introduction Since Sino-American relations seem to have entered into a tense new period in recent years due to growing Chinese enthusiasm in political and economic leadership in the world politics, it might be a
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF TANAP AND TURKISH STREAM ON THE EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY AFTER THE RECENT UKRAINE CRISIS
Abstract: For any state, whether they are developed or developing, ensuring energy security for the sustainability of their systems is very critical issue. European states cannot be independently considered from this phenomenon as they have
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SYRIA: RUSSIA IS OFFICIALLY IN THE REGION
Since the outbreak of the Syrian uprising, Russia has limited itself to its traditional role of providing arms as well as military and logistical experts to its Arab allies. As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s
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THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS BY SAMUEL HUNTINGTON
Samuel Huntington Samuel P. Huntington (1927-2008)[1] was a very influential American Political Scientist who taught for long years at Harvard University. Huntington was a conservative democrat and worked for long years on civil-military relations,
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MIDDLE EAST POLICY OF THE U.S.: TRIUMPH OF DECEIT
The Near and the Middle East have always been a priority in the world strategy of the U.S. For Washington, this region is not just a geography endowed with oil and gas reserves but
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