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The Continuing Importance of Russia to the United States, 2000.
An examination of several security reasons for Russia?s continuing significance in U.S. foreign policy.
1,605 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 10 sources, $ 52.95
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This paper details several security reasons for Russia?s continuing significance in U.S. foreign policy. The first section deals with Russia?s disintegration, listing many of the reasons it has been recently ignored. The rest of the paper presents several theories backed by credible players in international affairs concerning the need for Russia to once again emerge as a pillar of world security.
Russian Societal Failings (Reasons it is ignored)
Reasons for Importance
Inability to Secure Nuclear Resources
Connection to Rogue States
Geographic Position - rightful influence in Asian affairs ?
balance China?s growing power
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"Seven years after the collapse of the USSR, Russia, whose GDP has contracted 5% a year and already an estimated 43% lower than its height in 1991, is still struggling to establish a modern market economy and achieve strong economic growth (Encarta Multimedia Encyclopedia 1). By the end of 1997, Russia had achieved some progress, and the government could proudly boast of bringing inflation under control, stabilizing the ruble, and transferring thousands of enterprises into private hands. Some important market-oriented laws were also passed, including a commercial code governing business relations and an arbitration court for resolving economic disputes. But in 1998, the Asian financial crisis swept through the country, which contributed to a sharp decline in Russia's earnings from oil exports and resulting in an exodus of foreign investors, and soon leading to the nadir of the Russian economy in August with the ruble?s precipitous fall and the government?s inability to pay $40 billion in ruble bonds. Two years later, at the beginning the new millennium, the world awash in prosperity, Russia?s problems remain daunting, from an undeveloped legal and financial system to poor progress on restructuring the military-industrial complex (the newest military hardware dates from the 1950?s) to persistently large budget deficits to widespread corruption. The severity of Russia's economic problems is dramatized by the large annual decline in population, estimated by some observers at 800,000 people, caused by environmental hazards, the decline in health care, and the unwillingness of people to have children (CIA Fact File 3)."
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The United States and Russia, 2002.
Examines the evolution of the relationship between the United States and Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
19,500 words (approx. 78.0 pages), 89 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper describes in detail American relations with Russia in the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse, focusing on the "Gorbachev years" as the first stage of a multi-pronged analysis of an evolutionary American foreign policy. It provides some insight into how the Russian political situation has effected and may continue to effect the future of the relationship. It focuses primarily upon Russia itself and not upon American relations with the other fourteen states that have emerged since the collapse of the Soviet Union. As needed, however, and where the relationships with such states as Ukraine or Lithuania overlap with American involvement with Russia itself, these issues are addressed.
The first of the three sections of the paper demonstrates that while it may be true that some opportunities for a profitable mutual involvement have, in fact, been missed due to U.S. inaction or indecision or uncertainty, enormous opportunities remain available. The report draws upon literature to indicate how U.S. initiatives have been undertaken, their effects and the Russian response. A background analysis of the relationships of the U.S. and Soviet Union during the Cold War and America's own position as a hegemon are provided. The second section of the paper deals with the Yeltsin years and the final section with the current state of the United States/Russian relationship.
Subtitles:
The Collapse and the Gorbachev Years
Introduction
Background of the Relationship
The Collapse of the Soviet Union
The Yeltsin Regime
Overview
The Russian Situation Under Yeltsin
The Economic Issue
The Yeltsin Collapse Begins
Effects of Regionalism
Critical U.S. Policy Initiatives
The Current State of Affairs
The End of the Yeltsin Era
Putin
Future Directions of U.S. Policy
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"Nevertheless, the world in the absence of the Soviet Union is not a world fully at peace. The Middle East and portions of Africa remained troubled and potentially explosive, requiring an American military and security response, perhaps via the continued U.S. participation in multilateral peacekeeping and other military activities of the United Nations. Containment, as a policy doctrine, remains critical in certain of these cases such as that presented by the Middle East. A long-term American policy of supporting those governments and/or movements most likely to in turn be supportive of democratic systems should be continued, regardless of the political orientation of the President and the Congress (Kennedy, 1987)."
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United States Hegemony, 2005.
This paper discusses the basis of power belonging to the United States and explains the United States hegemony within the global system.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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In this paper, America holds hegemony through military, economic, cultural, and political positions. The threat to American power seems low due to the massive military aggression that America has taken against the Middle East in recent times. The writer discusses that the overwhelming sense of military might, along with political and economic justification on the part of the U.S. appears to be the ongoing trend on the international scene. The writer notes that this power lessens the strength of the E.U., Russia, and China as America culturally dominates the world through the power that it wields.
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"This study seeks to understand the basis of power that has become United States hegemony within the global system. The basis of economic, military, political and cultural power is accessed to comprehend U.S. domination within an international scope. In defining these pillars of strength, one can realize that the United States is not likely to face any serious challenges to its hegemony in the coming decade. The United States military presence is a major cornerstone of hegemony that is now being imposed throughout the world."
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?Mass Migration to the United States?, 2002.
A review of Pyong Min?s "Mass Migration to the United States".
1,219 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 41.95
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This paper examines how Pyong Min?s "Mass Migration to the United States" reviews the vast influx of people from Mexico, Latin America, Asia, Russia and the Caribbean into the United States that has occurred since 1965. It shows how the book is a compilation of chapters written by different authors addressing different aspects of this new immigration. It looks at how these chapters both discuss general issues related to immigration and the concerns of specific ethnicities and cultures that have immigrated. It addresses such topics as the difference between this wave of immigrants and the last, anti-immigration sentiments and the immigration of Jews and Asians.
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"In chapter 1, Charles Jaret explores nativist sentiments that have accompanied the respective waves of immigration. He addresses both the concerns that immigrants will dilute the American way of life and American intelligence. He reaches two conclusions: that recent years ?have seen anti-immigration attitudes and behavior undergo some significant realignment, reformulation, and diminution? and that ?many of the core beliefs and fears that creaed and sustained anti-immigrant perspectives in the past are still widely held.? (Pg. 21) Certain nativist contentions, such as mental inferiority, were common in the past and only occasionally alluded to today due to sensitivity. However, other reasons for not liking immigrants, such as the spread of disease, he notes are almost identical to similar concerns a century ago. Many ideas posited a century ago reflect concepts of eugenics and race-identity that have since become taboo."
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The United States and the United Kingdom, 2004.
This paper discusses the historical and current relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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This paper explains that the close ties between the United States and Great Britain are deeply rooted in common language as well as a long-running and deeply connected historical base of strongly tied economic as well as militaristic cooperation that has spanned since the era of World War II. The author points out that the United Kingdom is the United States' largest customer and the United States is the country that invests the largest amount, each year, in the United Kingdom. The paper relates that the commonly held values of democracy and the inherently held beliefs in the freedom of speech, human rights and a similar legal system are the ties that bind the two countries inevitably together.
Table of Contents
Statement of Thesis
Introduction
Background and History
Common Initiatives - Joint Investments
Conclusion
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"The United States was once under British rule and in fact the American Revolution was fought for the purpose of removing the U.S. Colonies from the rule of the British. The American Revolution was fought and independence was won establishing America as an independent and separate nation from Great Britain but only after a grueling war. Great Britain was determined to keep the Colonies under British rule and after an attack on Charleston and lives having been lost the colonists stated their intentions in a document entitled "Declaration of the Causes and Necessities to Take up Arms" and the action to break away from what most considered to be their mother country began. It has been stated in history that most of the colonists identified with the British and that many of the colonists considered themselves to be Britons."
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The United States Almost Un-United For Good, 2002.
This paper presents a look at the history of the Confederate Army and the Confederate States of America.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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The author takes us through the beginning and end of the attempt to create its own nation despite the fact that the original US still outdid the Confederate States in population, as well as finances and military power. There were six sources used to complete this paper.
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Health Care Systems Of United States And The United Kingdom, 2002.
Compares healthcare costs and outcomes.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, $ 47.95
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Compares healthcare costs and outcomes. Underlying structures and principles of healthcare in each country. Social policy. Health care delivery. Advantages & disadvantages of each. Focus on quantitative measures (costs, mortality rates, quality, access to care, public satisfaction). Managed care. Fee-for-service. Primary care. Chart of costs. Table of outcomes.
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"COMPARATIVE HEALTH CARE COSTS & OUTCOMES ? UNITED KINGDOM & UNITED STATES
The structures and the principles underlying the health care systems in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) are dramatically different. Depending upon one?s perspective on social policy generally and health care delivery more specifically advantages and disadvantages characterize each country?s health care system in relation to that of the other country.
This research compares the costs and outcomes of health care delivery in the UK and the US. The primary focus of this comparison is on quantitative measures. The quantitative measures presented in this research, however, reflect both objective data (e.g., actual costs, mortality rates, and so ..."
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The United States, the United Kingdom and Iraq, 2004.
A look at the strain put on the special relationship developed between the UK and the US because of the war on Iraq.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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This paper looks at how, thus far, the UK and the US have worked together fairly smoothly on the war on terror, but that the war on Iraq has placed severe strain on the special relationship developed between these two countries.
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"This research paper discusses the current state of the special relationship' between the United Kingdom and the United States in the light of the war on terror and the current Iraq war. The special relationship' refers to the close military and diplomatic cooperation that has characterized Anglo-American relations since..."
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The National State in Germany and Russia, 2002.
Examines the role of the National State In European economic development, providing a comparison of Germany and Russia, 1815-1914.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 80.95
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During the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth century, we find that significant change occurred in countries such as Germany and Russia. This, of course, focuses attention on the nature of this change as well as the extent to which the national state in each country contributed to economic development. With this in mind, the purpose of this paper will be to compare the role of the national state in the economic development of Germany and Russia between the years 1815 and 1914.
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United States' Involvement in the Russia/Chechnya War, 2002.
This research paper is about the Russian/Chechynan War and the United States' involvement as a mediator.
2,546 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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This paper looks at the background to U.S. involvement in the war and analyzes various factors. These include the high fatality rate incurred in the war, international reaction of the world community to the conflict, the strategic importance of Chechnya to the Russians, the politics of oil as it relates to the war and a history of U.S. policy towards Russia. The paper also focuses on the current U.S. policy towards Russia and specifically towards Chechnya.
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"At the start of the second Russian invasion into Chechnya in 1999, Russia claimed that it was going into Chechnya in order to root out the bandits that were hiding in the Chechen mountains and bring them to justice for carrying out terrorist activities in Russia. In the long run however, it has become clear that Russia was planning to take vengeance for its humiliating defeat at the hands of the Chechen rebels in the previous phase of its attack on Chechnya three years back.(11) Russia has presented its attack on Chechnya as an attack on terrorists and as an effort to prevent Chechnya from breaking away from the federation. The fighting that is taking place is the worse since the 1994 ?1996 civil war with Chechnya ."
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The Legalization of Gay Marriage in the United States The Legalization of Gay Marriage in the United States, 2006.
A discussion regarding the controversial issue of same sex marriage in the USA.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 0 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the long debated issue of gay marriage in the United States. This paper reports how proponents of the issue contend that same sex marriage is not about gay rights but about human rights. It further discusses how these individuals believe that gays in modern society have long been subjected to inequalities and a lack of support from the social order. The opponents of the gay marriage issue refer to a stereotypical framework for gays in general that suggests that gays are evil and dangerous to children.
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Importing Goods from Indonesia to the United States, 1989.
A marketing assessment and plan for the introduction of specialty coffees including a product description, research and segmentation and associated risks.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 63.95
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"The purpose of this research is to present a marketing assessment and plan for the introduction of a product to be imported to the United States from Indonesia. The results of this research are presented in the following discussions: (1) product description; (2) research and segmentation, (2) marketing plan, and (3) assessment of the venture and the risks involved.
Product Description
The product which is the subject of this assessment and plan is a line of specialty coffees. Javanese coffee has been imported to the United States from Indonesia for decades. In recent years, Javanese coffee has had to compete against an increasing number of premium coffees imported from other areas of the world . Africa, Central America, Hawaii, and South America."
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Russia and the U.S., 2002.
A look at the evolution of the relationship between the United States and Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
36,352 words (approx. 145.4 pages), 118 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This paper examines how, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States has struggled to develop and to articulate a comprehensive and coherent foreign policy toward the fifteen states that have taken its place. It analyzes the relationships between the different presidents of both countries, as well as their different policies, and attempts to identify some of the foreign policy initiatives and strategies that the United States should consider adopting towards Russia over the course of the next few years.
Outline
The Collapse and the Gorbachev Years
The Yeltsin Regime
The Current State of Affairs
Struggles of the "New" Russia
Russia and the U.S.: Future Policy Directions and Implications
From the Paper
"Both the United States and the Soviet Union must share the responsibility for the start and continuation of the Cold War in the period between 1945 and 1963. During World War II, the U.S. and the Soviets were allies committed to the defeat of mutual enemies - Japan and Germany. At the end of World War II, as the Allies struggled to reconfigure the European polity and establish a new order in the East, the interests of the Soviet Union and the United States came into direct collision. For western leaders and their diplomats, World War II had a successful but hardly "neat" ending; too many questions were left unanswered, such as the future of Poland and Germany, which had been opened at Yalta and Potsdam but left unresolved (Kennedy, 1987; Keohane, 1984)."
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Nationalism, 2004.
Discusses concept of nationalism, its development & transformations in England, France, Russia, Germany and the United States.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper reviews Liah Greenfeld's 1992 book "Nationalism: Five Roads to Modernity". The paper looks at the book's concept of nationalism and its development and transformation in England, France, Russia, Germany and the United States. The paper explains Greenfield's idea that nationalism is a historical force that plays a significant role in shaping national identity.
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"Author Liah Greenfeld is an eminent authority on the subject of nationalism. After receiving her doctoral degree from the Hebrew University, specializing in sociology and social anthropology she became an instructor in the United States and currently is a professor at Boston University in sociology and political science. In tracing the rise of nationalism, Greenfeld employs an interdisciplinary approach that combines political science with sociology, mainly the theories of Max Weber. Using Weber's idea, Greenfeld views modernity..."
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Cultural Influences in Consumer Buying Behavior, 2008.
A research paper comparing traditional brick-and-mortar purchases and online sales in the United States and Russia.
14,950 words (approx. 59.8 pages), 35 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This research paper provides a background and overview of how cultural influences affect consumer buying behaviours to identify any commonalities and differences between consumers in the United States and Russia, and to determine what impact these differences and commonalities have on online and brick-and-mortar outlet purchasing behaviours. Chapter one introduces the topics under consideration, provides a statement of the problem, the purpose and importance of the study, as well as its scope and rationale. Chapter two provides a critical review of the relevant and peer-reviewed literature concerning e-commerce and e-tailing and a discussion of the respective economies of Russia and the United States today. Chapter three presents the study's methodology, a description of the study approach, the data-gathering method and the database of study consulted. Chapter four is comprised of an analysis of the data developed during the research process and chapter five presents the study's conclusions, a summary of the research and salient recommendations for companies seeking to establish or expand their online presence in the future.
Outline:
Introduction
Review of Related Literature
Methodology
Data Analysis
Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
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"The trends are clear and unmistakable. Just a decade ago, online sales were a very small part of the national economy of the United States and were virtually nonexistent in the former Soviet Union, and online sales in total comprised a tiny fraction of global trade. Today, though, online sales are in the tens of billions of dollars, and electronic commerce is becoming increasingly important to consumers, sellers, and entire economies. Though considered to be in its relative infancy, Internet usage and on-line marketing are also growing explosively. In fact, during 2003 alone, approximately 40 million households in the U.S. made at least one purchase from the Internet, up from only six million in 1994 (Black, 2005). Rapid innovations in a wide range of telecommunications, the volume and rapidity of air travel (in spite of the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States), e-business and instantaneous "live" television coverage of important - and not so important - events have made the world a smaller place in which to live and shop, but with an enormously wider selection of choices available for those with the right tools and access. Today, new words and terminologies have entered the vernacular to describe this emerging reality; e.g., Internet, e-commerce, KBE, ISPS, dot-com companies, web portals, telephony, PGs, wireless application protocols; combined with other buzzwords such as "creative destruction" and "paradigm shift," as well as neologisms such as "glocalization," "globalating" and "technoglobalism," it is clear that more and more businesses will be turning to the Internet as a way to improve their competitive advantage and increase their market share in current and additional markets (Mutalib, 2002). Indeed, advances in technology have provided useful supportive tools in the conventional market. For example, television and radio have greatly facilitated one-way communication. Various information systems can be used to process transactions, collect and analyze data."
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