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(2006, 13 000 words)
This study is based on an analysis of the socio economic and political changes in Saudi Arabia and the introduction of reforms in Saudi Arabia since 1981 through 2006. The literature review provides a comprehensive discussion on the political and social changes as well as economic and educational reforms including increased participation of women in politics and education, decreased emphasis on religion, globalization and changes in market structure, and introduction of democracy through local elections. Data provided are mainly in the form of statistical figures providing quantitative measures of change and we provide a qualitative analysis of the statistical measures of change obtained from published reports. Finally, recommendations are made for introducing better reforms in Saudi Arabia to implement reforms in a speedier and more effective way.
(2005, 2500 words)
The paper evaluates the contribution of the SALT and the START treaties to arms control reviewing the history of nuclear forces limitation, global political environment, specific features of SALT and START agreements, and their respective merits.
(2005, 3000 words)
The paper looks at the nature of economic agreements as a strategy to adapt to economic integration and cross-cultural marketing. The issues of regional economic integration (REI) are addressed relating its history, benefits and management practices. An overview of the European Union (EU), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is provided pointing out the challenges and outcomes of their activity.
(2005, 3000 words)
The paper looks at the economic, social and political changes in France over the past three decades providing a historic overview of the countrys development and describing the impacts of European integration and the Single European Market (SEM) on French regional policy. Comparisons are drawn between French, German and Dutch regional planning. Conclusions are made about the economic growth of peripheral regions in France.
(2005, 3100 words)
The essay analyzes foreign policies of the United States and North Korea from a liberal perspective, accounting for domestic pressures on policy makers, political culture, ideology, bureaucratic factors and the role of personality. The author finds that all of these factors contribute to a varying extent to formulation and implementation of foreign policies in Pyongyang and Washington, though domestic constraints are of practically no relevance for the North Korean leadership. Theses are demonstrated with reference to US and North Korean handling of the Korean War, the Pueblo crisis, and the current nuclear crisis. The essay concludes that a liberal tool-kit for analyzing foreign policies of both developing and developed states is to be preferred to the rigid realist approach to international politics.
(2003, 3000 words)
The paper looks at the dichotomy between globalisation and regionalism that is promoted within International Political Economy (IPE) in Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific region, focusing on the European Union (EU) as the most striking example of a regional project . The paper outlines the history of regionalism that has been an issue of political discussion since the Second World War. Various forms of cooperation between states are described. The question is raised whether regionalism can be seen as a challenge for globalisation since it may lead to the emergence of closed economic blocks that discriminate non-members (e.g. EU becoming a ©Fortress Europeœ). The paper concludes that regionalism and globalisation are two sides of the same coin.
(2004, 5000 words)
The paper seeks to prove that the concept of European Integration and the idea of European Union was introduced before the Second World War, although the War had a strong economic and political impact on the integration process. Another major factor contributing to European Integration was the foreign policy of the United States of America that supported the idea of an integrated Europe and the policy of the Cold War against the Soviet Union. The aggressive nature of Soviet Foreign Policy also played into the hands of those interested in an integrated Europe. It is noted, in conclusion, that the success of European Integration in the observed period culminated in the ratification of the treaty of Rome in March 1957 and owed much to the individual involvement of Jean Monnet, Robert Schumann, Konrad Adenauer and Winston Churchill.
(2004, 2000 words)
The essay briefly considers theories of European integration: federalist, functionalist, neo-functionalist and intergovernmentalist, concluding that the functionalist interpretation is a powerful instrument for understanding the „howŽ of the European integration. The second part of the essay considers the question of „whyŽ ‰ what prompted the European integration in the first place. The essay makes a strong argument to the effect that the constraints of the Cold War and the American pressure forced Europe into a „closer UnionŽ in the early 1950s. However, the fall of the Berlin Wall undermined the Cold War integration impetus, and Europe was briefly left without a purpose, struggling to come to terms with the questions: „what is Europe?Ž, „what is European identityŽ. The essay argues that the problem facing the European integration process today is that of „whyŽ rather than „howŽ to integrate.
(2004, 1800 words)
The papers discusses whether UN requires major structural reform and why
(2003, 3500 words)
„Equality of all member states has been, and still is, the basis for the smooth functioning of the EUŽ (Benita Ferrero-Waldner). The paper discusses Ferrero-Waldnerœs assessment in the light of the EUœs anticipated enlargement.
(2004, 2400 words)
The paper analyses the British-US alliance and discusses whether or not this axis makes any sense
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