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The European Union (EU) and Western Europe, 2004.
This paper discusses that history of the European Union and its effect on the region and its member states.
2,750 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 82.95
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This paper explains that the concept, which years later became the EU, began in 1948 as the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC), whose job it was to advance the rebuilding of war-torn Europe and to help distribute American financial aid (Marshall Aid) for Western Europe. The author points out that, while the overall trend is toward greater regionalization in Europe, there is a great deal of variation among countries, with the smaller countries such as Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark demonstrating little change. The paper concludes that all European countries need a more decentralized system that promotes effective and efficient public service, increased transparency, and accountability.
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"Basically, Belgium's commitment to the process of unification after the war has placed it in its current position of power (International Herald Tribune, 2003). At the heart of Europe since the 1950's, Belgium has embraced most core EU polices, from the creation of a single currency to the abolition of passport controls within the Schengen zone (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain). A stable democracy with a decentralized government, Belgium has low inflation and slow but steady economic growth, forecast to reach 1.8 percent in 2004. The country has grown over the past three decades into a decentralized state, whose power rests with the three regional governments: Flanders in the north, Wallonia in the south and Brussels as an autonomous region near the center of the country. With one of the EU's most open economies, Belgium welcomes foreign investment, and its economic policies do not distinguish between domestic and foreign companies."
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The Chechnya Dilemma, 2004.
This paper discusses the on-going generational warfare for Chechnya and how the presence of Islamic fundamentalist terrorists makes the political state of Chechnya more volatile than that of other bordering Russian republics.
1,930 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper explains that the small nation of Chechnya has demonstrated its inability to achieve an orderly government and, instead, has been a revolutionary and destabilizing influence in other republics throughout the region. The author points out that the military, Islamic fundamentalists, which have ties to Al-Qaeda, have little desire to balance their goals with the goals of other tribes that have lived in the area for centuries. The author feels Moscow should keep Chechnya under its 'iron boot' until the people decide that the time has come to exercise self-restraint and learn to govern themselves.
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"During the next 6 or 7 decades, the control of Chechnya changed hands a number of times, until the ascension of the Soviet Union to between the world wars. At different periods during these 7 years, the state's citizens were forced onto collective farms and Russia made efforts to restrict their religious practices. The Chechens suffered under these policies and fought fiercely for their beliefs, and their cultural heritage. Just before WWII, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin accused the Chechen's of collaboration with the Nazis and deported them (again) to Central Asia. The republic was abolished and was not restored until 957, when its former inhabitants were allowed to return from exile."
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The Labor Policies of the Former Soviet Union, 2004.
This paper discusses the labor policies of the former Soviet Union, which contributed to the downfall of the Soviet Union.
2,030 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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This paper explains that the downfall of the Soviet Union was, in part, due to the labor policies such as the promise of work, the compulsory labor policies and the promise of equal pay to many people regardless of their work. The author points out these labor policies created an apathetic attitude about productivity and success that led to an inability to stir the nation into growth, which was the cause of the ultimate downfall of the Soviet Union. The paper contends that, as the nation rebuilds, it is important that it allows a policy of free market competitiveness.
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"The Red Army of Workers simulated what Americans know as "Unions". The difference was that the Red Army of Workers was actually controlled by the government and given freedoms that the government felt were allowable. This again wiped out any hope for motivation or drive and those who belonged simply went through the paces. The government allowed the workers to be given the right to participate in the government structure and to practice religion but later years removed such rights. The laboring masses were then nothing but workhorses who went each day, performed their duties, and did not have anything to wish for or hope for."
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Globalization, 2004.
This paper discusses the 'age of globalization', which is characterized by a post-industrialist paradigm that demands supranational integration and cooperative politics.
780 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper explains that globalization refers to the rapid change in technological developments, which result in redefining the economic impact of worker skills, human capital, and distribution of income. The author points out that free-trade marketing, agricultural subsidies, the opening of borders for immigration, emigration for purposes of employment, and the need to comply with environmental policies are among the most pressing issues in dealing with the globalization and modernization. The paper relates that some people see globalization as an intensification of the consciousness of the world rather than as an intensification of economic, political, social, and cultural relations across borders.
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"James Kurth points out that there are two ways of looking at international relations, "One tradition (realism) emphasizes such ideas as the autonomous actions of sovereign states, the anarchy of international relations, the importance of national power, and the pursuit of national interests. ... The other tradition (liberalism) emphasizes such ideas as the necessity for states to engage in international cooperation, the harmony of interests, the importance of international economic exchanges, and the erosion of the nation-state.""
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The Cold War, 2004.
This paper discusses the origins of the Cold War.
775 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 27.95
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This paper discusses two views on the causes of the Cold War: Russian treachery and a long history of lack of trust. The author points out that the roots of the Cold War go much further back into history than the events of World War II. The paper concludes that Russia's clear attempt to do what Hitler had failed to do, dominate Europe, made the Cold War inevitable.
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"The United States and its Western allies saw this as little more than the colonization of Eastern Europe. These countries knew first hand what the U.S.S.R. was doing. As the Soviets emerged as a world power, they were expanding their economic base just as many Western powers had done in the previous three - four centuries -- by conquering other lands and people."
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Organized Crime in Russia, 2004.
This paper discusses the problems, in terms of crime, that have and are still facing Russia, the operation of organized crime in Russia, and the way it has molded the people and society of Russia.
5,185 words (approx. 20.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 129.95
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This paper relates that the Number One problem the post-Soviet society is facing today is not a new problem, but one that was dormant and concealed: organized crime. The author points out that, by the time of the fall of the Communist regime, the largest source of capital and wealth inside the Soviet Union was in the black market, with capital owned, manipulated, and governed by the Communist Party. The paper states that one of the ways this criminal environment can be remedied is by pressure on Russia and incentives from the international community to start to solve this problem.
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"The new organized criminals differ in character from the criminals of the traditional syndicate due to the fact that the new organized criminals are more like a jack-of-all-trades. They are characters with many masks. These new criminals have many acquaintances with the old black market world, the old criminal world. They are acquainted with the official world of politics as well as the old structure of the communist party. These new types of criminal are the people that are now classified as the Mafia."
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Currency Unification, 2004.
This paper examines the economic wisdom of the nation of Oman participating in the consideration of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a regional political and economic group, to unify their currencies.
4,905 words (approx. 19.6 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 124.95
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This paper explains that, although there are differences between the regions, the EU, which has already unified its currency, can be used as an example for the GCC. The author points out that the high level of economic heterogeneity in Europe is one of the reasons the euro-zone has done well; the corresponding lack of economic heterogeneity in the GCC states may prove to be a significant barrier for these nations in achieving the kind of economic stability and success desirable in pursuing currency unification. The paper uses quantitative analysis to suggest that, vis-a-vis other nations in the GCC, Oman stands to benefit to a relatively higher degree from the planned currency unification. Tables. Statistical analysis.
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Overall Effect of Currency Unification on the EU
Economic Heterogeneity
Applicability of European Union to GCC
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"One indication of the mixed fate of the European Union countries since the introduction of the euro is the trade sector, an arena that should have been positively affected by the introduction of the euro. And indeed, trade has been positively affected in terms of reduced tariffs; however, the larger economic picture (as well as to some extent the internal dynamics of the situation in Europe itself) has also been harmful to the European Union's trade position, producing a trade picture that is mixed. The change in value of exports varied widely, from a drop of nearly 7 percent to an increase of 34 percent with an average overall increase of 11 percent. Imports increased on average by 13 percent. The trade balance - the difference between exports and imports - narrowed (or, in cases of deficits, widened) by nearly 14 percent on average."
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The Cuban Missile Crisis, 2004.
This paper discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis, a confrontation between President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev over the placement of Russian missiles in Cuba in October, 1962.
2,420 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper discusses that the Cuban Missile Crisis confrontation involved an American blockade around Cuba to prevent the Soviets from delivering any more missiles or other weapons to Cuba. The author points out that the event recently was compared to September 11, 2001, as a time when Americans realized that the oceans no longer protected us from enemy attack. The paper stresses that the speeches Kennedy made on American television demonstrated his concern about public opinion and his desire to have the American people watch carefully as he challenged the Soviets.
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"Kruschev believed that if he could get the missiles into Cuba, he would close the gap between the Soviet Union and the United States and gain a strategic advantage. Kennedy certainly saw this possibility as well. Kennedy knew that American strategic interests lay in keeping the Soviets from gaining this advantage and in keeping the Soviets out of the Western Hemisphere, asserting the Monroe Doctrine that told all other powers to keep out of this part of the world. Kennedy also knew the Soviet capacity in terms of missiles and other weaponry, though he could not be sure that the Soviets would not use those weapons even if they could not follow up an attack with as much power as could the United States. Morgenthau also cites the mass of intelligence data gathered from the Russian spy Penkovsky, a trove called Ironbark, which told the United States what weapons the Soviets had and much more about their operations."
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"Journey into the Whirlwind", 2004.
Examines this autobiography by Eugenia Ginzburg about life as a prisoner in Stalinist Russia.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, $ 46.95
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Eugenia Ginzburg experienced the heart of the Stalinist Terror as few have who lived to tell about it. A staunch Communist supporter, Ginzburg found herself wrongfully accused of being an enemy of the people and subsequently thrown into jail. This paper examines her account of her years and months in prison camps in her book, "Journey into the Whirlwind". It also looks at how her story impacts the study of the Stalinist Terror.
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"Thrown into jail, Ginzburg found herself transferred from jail to labor camp across the country for years. What she found, to her surprise and intrigue, was that her supposed crime seemed to change with every facility to which she was transferred. She started out as an "enemy of the people", and by the time she was released, she found herself being referred to as an "international terrorist." This demonstrates just what a propaganda machine Stalin's regime was. It appears that Ginzburg's supposed crime was adjusted and changed whenever it suited the regime, probably depending upon whatever propaganda the regime was trying to propagate at the time."
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Balkan Ethnic Divisions, 2003.
Discusses conflicts in the 1990s in Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 8 sources, $ 95.95
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A discussion on the civil war between Serbs and Croats in Bosnia. The paper covers ethnic cleansing, the war between Serbs and ethnic Albanians, and the fall of the Serbian government.
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"A Comparison of Ethnic Divisions in the
Former Yugoslavia and Former Czechoslovakia
For much of the 1990s, the attention of Europe and the world was riveted on ethnic turmoil in the former Balkan nation of Yugoslavia, as ethnic Serbs and Croats fought a ..."
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State-Sponsored Mass Murder, 2003.
Compares and contrasts two cases of state-sponsored genocide.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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The paper compares the Holocaust of the Nazi regime and the Stalinist purge in the U.S.S.R. It compares the extreme form of Fascism under Hitler and the extreme form of Bolshevism under Stalin.
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"This research compares and contrasts two cases of state-sponsored mass murder in the 20th century: the Holocaust, which refers to the state-sponsored murder in Europe of some 12 million people, 6 million of whom were Jews, during the Nazi regime; and the ..."
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"First Socialist Society", 2003.
Analyzes a section of Geoffrey Hosking's book on the history of the Soviet Union from within.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 31.95
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The paper discusses the October 1917 Revolution as put forth by Geoffrey Hosking in his book on Russian history. It examines the background of the abortive 1905 Revolution and the establishment of a Soviet by proletarian and military factions.
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"This research provides a condensed account of a portion of Hoskings's First Socialist Society. The background of the October 1917 Revolution was the abortive 1905 revolution, during which proletarian and military factions established a soviet in St. ..."
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Matyas Rakosi, 2003.
Examines the life and career of the Hungarian Communist Party boss.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 17 sources, $ 103.95
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Discusses Matyas Rakosi's early life and connections with Soviet Russia, the inception of the Hungarian Communist Party (HCP), the subversion of Hungarian democracy in 1945-1948, and Rakosi's strategies and brutal activities.
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" This essay summarizes the life and career of Matyas
Rakosi (1892-1971) (Rakosi). After experiencing the harsh privations of life as a professional revolutionary between 1917 and 1944, Rakosi served as Hungarian Communist Party (HCP) boss ..."
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Domestic Violence in Serbia, 2003.
Explores the problem and causes of domestic violence in the Serbian culture.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This essay deals with the issue of domestic violence in Serbia and what makes the problem in Serbia unique. It describes the current and historical situation and provides details of research and figures. It looks at laws that concern domestic violence and groups that are concerned with the issue. Also examined are the attitudes toward domestic violence and some of its causes.
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"This essay will deal with the phenomenon of domestic violence (nb) in Serbia. It will set out to discover the extent of domestic violence. As well as providing explanations for attitudes towards domestic violence and whether there is a historical, political, or social context that is specific to Serbia. In recent years Serbia has been through four wars, and maybe because of this the issue of domestic violence is seen as unimportant. But there is a need for this topic to be dealt with, as there are many victims needing help."
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, 2003.
A discussion on the signing of the 1917 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and the its legacy in world affairs.
2,704 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 81.95
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk of 1917 closed the Eastern theater of World War I some two years before the Western armistice. Although the Treaty of Versailles traditionally overshadows that of Brest-Litovsk, the legacy of Russia's and Germany's separate peace treaty is arguably more important than Versailles's. This paper explores the personalities of the Russian leaders involved with the treaty, the internal political struggle behind the Soviet's foreign policy, and the legacy the treaty had in European affairs and Soviet policy.
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"The terms of the final Treaty signed at Brest-Litovsk were harsher than the ones dictated to Russia a month earlier. The Germans, who had also desired peace initially, had been insulted by Trotsky and the Bolsheviks to such a degree that they no would no longer act fairly towards Russia. Russia lost huge quantities of its natural resources, arable land, population and territory. For Lenin, the challenge now became getting the Congress of Bolsheviks to ratify such an embarrassing treaty."
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