... reach the public? 2) How large is your organization's reach or scope? 3) What are potential cultural conflicts? These three questions will be answered in regards to all five sub-topics, as well as in regards to Human Rights Watch and Arms Trade overall. Military Spending - Center for Defense Information (CDI) Perhapse with the exception of very few nations, military ... one. A United States-based organization called The Center for Defense Information or CDI focuses on this specific problem within the arms trade issue. The Center for Defense Information is a non-partisan, non-profit organ...

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... soldiers. Even though OIF officially ended on May 1st, the military operations in this Middle Eastern country are still being held in order to keep peace to ensure the reconstruction of an Iraq shattered by decades of war and embargo while Saddam Hussein's Regime was still on the power. By ... the time, many US citizens expect to see the results of the campaign in Iraq, and have the 130,000 US troops back home. Although the objective of OIF was accomplished by the Coalition when this gained control of Baghdad, the major objective of the war is still not achieved. For ... this reason, t...

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... Also known as the European Recovery Program, the Marshall Plan gave over $13 billion to finance the economic recovery of Europe between 1948 and 1951. The Marshall Plan successfully sparked economic recovery, meeting its objective of "restoring the confidence of the European people in the economic future of their ... own countries and of Europe as a whole." The plan was implemented by then Secretary of State George C. Marshall. The United States offered aid to any country who asked for ... future relations between the US and the rest of Europe. America and Europe are developing increasi...

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... proposal of an "Unconditional surrender." On May 8th the president gave a much more precise definition to the phrase unconditional surrender. Our blows will not cease until Japanese military and naval forces lay down their arms in unconditional surrender. Just what does unconditional surrender of the armed forces mean for the Japanese people ... ? It means the end of the war. It means the termination of the influence of the military leaders who have brought Japan to the present disaster....Unconditional ... bomb could have been dropped in an un-urban area, but chose against it. They wan...

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... in the launching of nuclear weapons by accident or miscalculation. If these individuals make a mistake, everyone in the world could pay for it. Why does it continue when unrestrained arms buildup only hampers economic growth and does not help maintain the ultimate goal of peace and security (Zemin 1)? Creating and/ or owning chemical or biological weapons is a severely ... on using them deserve to be punished, and the government tends to agree. The truth is this: nuclear weapons have never ceased threatening humanity's survival. Also, any serious confrontation could lead to all out war, ...

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... was entirely disastrous, and a great embarrassment for John Kennedy's new administration. Although in 1962 the Soviet Union assured Kennedy that there were no threats intended to the United States, they continued arms supply increase in Cuba. On October 14, 1962 and American U-2 flying over Cuba photographed an area around San Cristobal that showed evidence of medium-range ballstic ... the crisis, direct negotiation between the United States and the Soviet Union was ultimately the method used to bring about resolution of the crisis. Meanwhile, the UN secretary general, U Thant appealed ...

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... the British government in 1939. This led to the formation of multiple terrorist groups and organisations and furthermore the commencement of the Biltmore Program. Due to the increasing resistance and violent responses from both the Palestinians and the Jewish invaders, the British government responded with the production of the 'White Paper' with the objective to "resolve the volatile situation". ... The White Paper clearly states in section I "The objective of His Majesty's Government is the establishment within 10 years of an independent Palestine State in such treaty relations wi...

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... high population, Africa has a very low development level, which is the key reason why Africa has very high birth rates. Since Africa cannot continue to support their high population forever, some of their population will be forced to move to other countries. When the people of Africa leave, they also bring disease with them, causing a burden on the countries that these people immigrate ... and metals. In a globalized world and economy, Africa plays a major role in trade roles with more developed countries. If developed countries want to continue to receive resources from Africa and prev...

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... born in Ghana, on the 8th of April 1938, and assumed his current post in January 1997, and was reappointed in January 2001. His career highlights have been a mission to ensure transfer to democratic rule in Nigeria in 1998, brokering an agreement between Libya and the UN's security council concerning responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing in 1999 and he organised an international ... helping his organisation cope with war in Iraq. While remaining strictly neutral in the conflict himself, he made strong efforts to try and ensure the continuation of weapons inspections under Hans Blix i...

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... the behalf of the organization. The United Nations Security Council demonstrated extreme incompetence by gathering a force of 5000 troops, but failing to organize them to arrive in Rwanda in time, before the conclusion of the genocide. The United Nations also created the UNAMIR (United Nations Assistance Mission ... humanitarian presence in Rwanda during 1994, assisting with aid, health care, sanitation and the overall upholding of the basic human rights. In addition to NGO's, the media played an important role in spreading awareness of the violence and atrocities of the genocide around...

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... name as the Rape of Nanking. During these genocides the entire world stayed away from the countries and didn't act until it was too late to do any good. Yes after World War Two we held the a conference and stated that the countries had state sovereignty, and other countries couldn't ... Nations decided that genocide cannot occur again. With this being said, the United Nations all signed this document in hopes of genocide finally being put to an end. This lasted about thirty years until the next large scale genocide in 1975, this is when the Cambodian genocide began. The document itself ....

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... act. On top of this, the U.N has also suggested its concern in saying that, "It would not be in our national interest, however to take action in Korea which would involve substantial risk of general war" (National Security Council, Sept. 1950). The U.N's security council is claiming ... the very moment with America driving the invasion force of the North out of the South that the U.S can contain the North. This containment could lead to a Korea, "We could eventually tolerate for a certain period of time provided this state of affairs were brought about gradually and not too conspicuously...

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... , however, that the USA cannot stay neutral. The army appears from nowhere demonstrating its power to frighten the other countries, then it tries to make profit from others sufferings, and, worst of all, it tries to weaken other nations. The United States is just playing with its power. Every time when the ... America arrives somewhere, it is celebrated all over the world. The government of the United States makes facts look a bit better, or sometimes worse just to prove that the army can control every case. For this, the USA not only uses its army, but its political power too. The army m...

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... Adolf Hitler came into power because of the Enabling Act. The Enabling Act granted the government the right to decree laws for the following four years. The Enabling Act gave the regime free rein to pursue its politics through terror and compulsion. In addition, the Enabling Act also gave the regime full ... power over the government states. Also, the boycott of all the Jewish owned stores helped Hitler in his gain of power. They used these powers to destroy the other political parties. Hitler claimed the German people only needed one party. Hitler violated a few things while he was in p...

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... , however, that the USA cannot stay neutral. The army appears from nowhere demonstrating its power to frighten the other countries, then it tries to make profit from others sufferings, and, worst of all, it tries to weaken other nations. The United States is just playing with its power. Every time when the ... America arrives somewhere, it is celebrated all over the world. The government of the United States makes facts look a bit better, or sometimes worse just to prove that the army can control every case. For this, the USA not only uses its army, but its political power too. The army m...

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... developing countries do not leave the youth in their country uneducated as it will hinder the country's economic growth. To achieve this aim governments should begin to invest in more schools that will provide sufficient number of teachers and equipment to strive the children to their full potential. A recent survey conducted by UNICEF and UNESCO of fourteen countries found that one-third of the ... classrooms in most countries lacked a blackboard and were in need of urgent repair, 30% did not have chairs of desks, and a third lacked access to safe water. In Zambia, more than one-half o...

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... the Working Group must seek opinions and contributions from Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations on questions relating to its mandate and submit an annual report to both the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly. Furthermore, the Working Group has been entrusted to continue the work already carried out by the previous mandate holders on the strengthening of the international ... fact that it is a government which recruits, contracts or finances mercenaries, or outsources some of its military functions to a private military or security company which...

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... block mode (Korea, Vietnam, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Grenada, and so on. d.); creation of a system of military alliances (NATO, the Warsaw Pact, SEATO, CENTO, ANZUS, ANZYUK); speeding up the arms race and war preparations; a sharp increase in military spending; economic competition (wearing down); recurring international crises (Berlin crisis, the Cuban missile crisis, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Afghan war, ... of reaching each other's territory, the struggle for space exploration"; Stage III. 1972- 1985 years. "Achieving real parity between East and West in the development and u...

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... : The Development of Global Culture, World Health Organization, World Food Supply, and Poverty: Causes of Poverty - The Global Distribution of Resources. • Political aspects are found in World Government, International Arms Control, the sidebar "Defense Planning after the Cold War" in the Cold War article, and the United Nations. • Business and economic aspects of globalization are discussed in Business: Current ... CULTURE Rapid changes in technology in the last several decades have changed the nature of culture and cultural exchange. People around the world can make economic transa...

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... a primary source of global instability and danger. In 1954, Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, called for a worldwide comprehensive test ban treaty. His intentions on this treaty were to end the nuclear arms race between the United States, Russia, and Britain. The leaders of the three countries came together and settled on the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT). This banned only explosions ... in the atmosphere, outer space and under water. They were able to continue the nuclear arms race by intensifying their underground nuclear testing programs. France and China, which did not sig...

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... the public think that the league would help countries to get along peacefully but the politicians did not think the league could do much. One of the major causes of World War One was the arms race. The Treaty of Versailles demanded disarmament. The League of Nations" main objective in maintaining peace was to persuade the major powers disarm. The disarmament conference failed when ... Hitler demanded that Britain and France disarm to the level that Germany had been forced to. Britain and France could not argue with this because they ... wanted to keep Germany disarmed. Germany had alre...

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... body. All Member States are represented in it, and each has one vote. Decisions on ordinary matters are taken by simple majority. Important questions require a two-thirds majority. The Assembly holds its regular sessions from mid-September to mid- December; special or emergency sessions are held when necessary. Even when the Assembly is not in session, its work goes on in ... for two-year terms. Decisions require nine votes; except in votes on procedural questions, a decision cannot be taken if there is a negative vote by a permanent member (known as the "veto"). When a threat to interna...

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... role and functions of the diplomat in the world today. Some would side with Sir Henry Wotton's (1568 - 1639) much quoted definition that he is: " an honest man sent abroad to lie for the good of country." Others would be less cynical and view diplomacy simply as " the conduct of official business by trained personnel representing governments ... to reach agreement within a framework of policy." With countless embassies stationed right across the globe and continued conflicts taking place, many doubt that they have served their objective: peace and cooperation. Moreover, with internation...

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... body. All Member States are represented in it, and each has one vote. Decisions on ordinary matters are taken by simple majority. Important questions require a two-thirds majority. The Assembly holds its regular sessions from mid-September to mid- December; special or emergency sessions are held when necessary. Even when the Assembly is not in session, its work goes on in ... for two-year terms. Decisions require nine votes; except in votes on procedural questions, a decision cannot be taken if there is a negative vote by a permanent member (known as the "veto"). When a threat to interna...

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... were constant attacks made on Israel by the Arab Fedayeen military group who were preparing for war. When Nasser bought arms from Czechoslovakia, Britain and France stopped funding his rebuilding of the Suez Canal, an important sea link to Europe. Nasser therefore nationalized the British owned canal. This in turn brought England, France and Israel into alliance against ... as well as providing values and interests in easily digested format. In the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict this could be extremely effective. Potential conflictions could include Israeli's sympathetic to Pales...

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