... 4 3.1 HOW TO SPREAD DEMOCRACY 4 3.2 SECURITY INTERESTS IN SEEING DEMOCRATIZATION SPREAD 5 3.3 DEMOCRATIZATION PROGRAMS 6 4 REASONS FOR NOT SPREADING DEMOCRACY 8 4.1 INTRODUCTION 8 4.2 POLITICAL ASPECTS 8 4.3 ECONOMIC ASPECTS 10 4.3.1 CHINA 10 4.3.2 MIDDLE EAST 11 5 CONCLUSION 12 REFERENCE LIST 13 1 Introduction Last century, the number of democracies in the world increased significantly (Smith & Hadfield & Dunne, 2008: 53). In 1900, only fourteen countries could be ... have been the military interventions in Iraq, but the US also implemented programs on lower levels (Craner, 2006). For i...

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... to follow Western civilization. Fukuzawa was worried that westerners may consider Japan was similar to China and Korea because they are located closely in east Asia.[2] Therefore, he suggested that Japan should move on by itself move to civilized nation of the West and leave others alone because China ... But when he compared the two in a general way as to wealth, armament, and the greatest happiness for the greatest number, he put the East below the West. Granted that a nation's destiny depends upon the education of its people, there must be some fundamental differences in the educatio...

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... about 600 and 1500 AD. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, power was relinquished to many different strongholds throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Trade was growing throughout the world and ready to be conquered. In Western Europe expansion was dominated by the Germanic people, ... of the Old World and at its height it reached from the Atlantic Ocean on the west, across North Africa and the Middle East, to central Asia on the East. The Abbasid Caliphate, who replaced the Umayyad in 750, was distinguished by an impressive cultural florescence that successfully synthes...

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... on the North. In this perspective a deep cooperation with Soviet Union and later on with Russia will block any Chinese activities in the process of potential enlargement in Far East, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. After the fall of communism new multipolar world create prospects for cooperation and integration on the basis of the whole world community without dividing into the blocks. ... found in Siberia, where a working Chinese population is adopting empty lands. If immigration policy of Russia towards Siberia wouldn't be changed, 10 millions of Chinese people will migrate till the middle o...

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... it is natural for one to be curious about what factors influenced Europe's fabulous advance in prosperity. How did Europe catch up and eventually surpass the great civilizations in the Middle East and the Orient? Why didn't those other societies experience a similar economic revolution? Countless factors influenced this unprecedented (and as yet, unrepeated) historic phenomenon, yet it seems clear ... "Holy Land" and back again, traders began to take their wares with them, in order to bring back Middle Eastern spices, textiles, and any other goods they could possibly sell in their homela...

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... Persian and ancient Egyptian culture which date from 2500 BC used to cultivate lentils (Erskine et al. 1989). Nowadays is cultivated in warm and subtropical regions around the world. The Middle East, Europe and India are the major consumers of lentils. Currently the largest commercial producers are India, Turkey, Canada, China and Syria (Leff et al. 2004). Lentils are famous for being ... has the ability to reduce the impact allergic substances in the body; this aspect has open doors in research for future hypoallergenic products (Thermo Sc. Inc. 2011). Onion, native to Middle East and ...

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... areas such as China and Europe, as well as shaped what would become the modern world in the process. After conquering the Silk Road, a network of trade networks that connected East, South, and Western Asia with Europe, Genghis Khan realized how important it had become to his empire, seeing how much easier travel was for his soldiers. He then came up ... to live in the city of Khanbalik, the capital of the Mongol empire. He did this by evenly dividing up the city into sections for different communities such as the Middle East and China. This was done to increase interest in profits from ...

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... these holy sites," (Ellwood) "At the same time, the Muslim religion was gaining followers throughout North Africa and what is now the Middle East As these two religions grew, there was conflict between their followers over areas of the Middle East that were sacred to both religions," (Doherty) In addition, the advance of the Seljuqs posed political and economic threats to the Latin-speaking ... that when one side does something the other is likely to seek revenge. Various conflicts heat up periodically and then die back down again with repercussion much like in the Middle East. "The Gol...

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... child dressed in blue suggests a boy. In China the color blue means immortality, and Iran it can both mean paradise and mourning. In the Middle East the color for protection is blue and for the Israelis it signifies all that is holy. For Westerners blue signifies depression, sadness, conservatism, and for ... . Depending on the shades it can convey the promise of a future full of achievements inspires creativity and offers a positive mental state. In the Middle Ages death was represented by yellow, but today is associated with the sun and its sun beams. In the Orient it stands for the sa...

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... roadways, but as so often, the real culprit is usually excessive speed. And salting only works if the ambient temperature stays above the middle teens. Recent environmental concerns have curbed widespread salting in recent years so less effective materials like clay, sand, and soot have replaced it in ... hits the pedestrian. An impact at 18 mph can seriously injure or even kill the pedestrian. Who are the bad drivers? They are young, middle-aged, and old; men and women; they drive luxury cars, sports cars, SUVs and family cars. Almost every qualified driver I know admits to ... the ne...

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... and disease. The rising landowners that welcomed these desperate peasants became their own independent economic units foreshadowing the arrival of manorialism in the latter Middle Ages. As this transition to a more decentralized kingdom progressed, commercial ties began to sever as the last unifying force of the empire ... the later Sui and Tang dynasties. The Roman Empire however had a very unique outcome as the kingdom was divided in half. In the east, the area developed into the Byzantium Empire, which continued a peaceful state for approximately 1000 years after the fall of Rome and ...

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Afghanistan is located in central Asia. Its history goes back about 50,000 years ago. In the past centuries, many empires and cultures have affected Afghanistan. Empires in the Middle East, Asia and the Mediterranean world have shaped Afghanistan in some way. About 50,000 years ago, during the Vedic Age, the first group of people settled in Afghanistan "the ... culture. In 800 B.C., they learned how to make tools out of iron. By 500 B.C., they developed a written language, called Sanskrit. Priests used Sanskrit to record their sacred texts. In the Middle East, around 500 B.C., the Persian E...

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... -hostile peoples lived together in peace and virtually all religions were tolerated. From the Khanate of Persia in the west to the empire of the fabled Kubilai Khan in the east, the law code first promulgated by Chinggis Khan ordered human interaction. The result was an important new stage in international contact. From eastern Europe to southern China, merchants and travelers ... move across the well-policed Mongol domains without fear for their lives or property. The great swath of Mongol territory that covered or connected most of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East served as a bridge b...

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... . The largest plain in China (North China Plain) o South China: Rain forest in the south-west to small hilly regions in the south-east. rugged terrain, many small to medium-sized valleys. Plains along rivers and lakes. Major rivers The Yellow River (China's Sorrow, Cradle of Chinese ... twenty-one provinces that form China proper. Overseas Han Chinese consisting of large Chinese communities which have established themselves in most of the countries of South-East Asia (Indo-Chinese peninsula, Indonesia, and the Philippines), Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, etc. (See the t...

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... Beinfield, 24). Another fundamental difference is the way information is understood and processed. The West uses "reductionism," breaking things/ people into their parts. The East operates from a point of "connectionism," putting a part or an individual problem in the context of its whole(Beinfield,112). While The West focuses more ... on the illness in the person, the East focuses more on the person who has the illness. A metaphor that illustrates this well is that in Western science, to study a tree, a scientist ... who have sold or giving out their prescribed drugs. Ten years ago you ...

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... Greece. The Mesopotamian area had become China's strongest relationship in trade, starting very important cultural exchanges. The merchandise that was carried on the Silk Road was basically sold from the East and bought in the West. The Silk Road was primarily used for exporting goods such as silk, porcelain, salt, and sugar. Merchants also imported good like ivory, gold, silver, and ... Road. Buddhism grew throughout the route; it migrated to China and Japan becoming the dominant religion. Gunpowder made its way from China to Middle East forging the future of the Ottoman, Safavid, and ...

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... were largely of Neolithic culture. This activity was witnessed at different times in different regions throughout the earth. The prominent cultures emerged in South West Asia (Middle East) around 10 thousand years ago, China and South East Asia around 12 thousand years ago, Mesoamerica around 9 to 7 thousand years ago, Mesopotamian civilization is believed to have existed around 9 thousand years ago. Each civilization contributed ... out of the area. Their main exports were food, textiles and manufactures produced from the imported raw materials. Egypt however was isolated from the exte...

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... the same countries that other nations rely on which will create large political, economic, and military imbalance. Rising demand for Middle East oil would push oil price up sharply which would send major shock through United State economics which we rely on Middle East's oil that serve half of our nation's oil resources. Also, there are concerns that China would start trading weapons for ... ...

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... should be placed depending on their status, with the most superior being placed from right to left or at the middle and turning to the right and left hand side, respectively. Next to the Buddha are Dharma implements. At the very middle, the censer is positioned for the incense sticks. On either side of the image, there should be a lamp with a red ... light bulb turned on at all times and the offerings are always placed in the middle. Throughout the year, many Buddhists follow the lunar calendar. According to different events, a Buddhist prays or abstains from certain things. On the birt...

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... Through Trade," it was 7,000 miles long and passed through places like Kansu, Sinkiang, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. At this time, China had many items that were desired throughout the Middle East and in Europe. Such items include two kinds of beer, seven kinds of meat, rice, wheat, barley, lentils, two kinds of millet, and seasonings like salt and sugar (Lecture 9/12 ... standing with other nations (14). The major foreign relations issue of the time was the conflicts with the Xiongnu, their neighbors to the north-west. Eventually, the migrated south and east and posed a threat on the Han dyn...

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... captivated some Korean artisans back to Japan." After this reply, the Japanese stormed out of the conference room. Recently, there was another event in East Asia which shocked the Asians all around the world. The Japanese Educational Board had accepted Japanese history books which the Asian Historian Committee denied. The ... If they don't, they will never get along with other Asian people." This proved to be true. On an annual Asian History contest, which involved middle school students from Japan, Korea, and China, a Japanese student said that the action they took to invade Korea was, "...

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... to human happiness, but instead human suffering, so he left his family in search for the key to human happiness. After years of meditation and study, he found the "Middle Path" and became enlightened. In view of that, the Buddha started teaching others of his newfound answer. Buddhism sought out to teach people in ... East Asia that instead of rich and impoverished lives, one should follow the Middle Path. This path represents a great emphasis on human thoughts and actions towards their environment and society. Buddhism affected people's lives deeply that they wanted ... spread the Bud...

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... sales: alcohol is banned, the climate is hot and dry, the population is growing at 3.5% a year, and the Saudis' oil-based wealth "make it the most valuable market in the Middle East" (The Economist, 86). Coca-Cola, long known as "red Pepsi", has finally started to fight back. The battle for Saudi Arabia actually began 6 years ago, when the Arab boycott collapsed ... that the Indian market may be more lucrative than the Chinese market. India has 850 million potential customers, 150 million of whom comprise the middle class, with disposable income to spend on cars, VCRs, and computers. Th...

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... city-state. Eventually, Rome transformed into the center of an enormous imperial state that surrounded the Mediterranean basin, as well as parts of continental Europe, Britain, North Africa, and the Middle East. China, on the other hand, instead of creating something new like in Rome's case, their rise to be was a matter of restoring something old. After the fall of a Chinese state ... rulers, both the Roman and Chinese empires also had major foreign religion influence and assimilation. In the Roman empire, Christianity, as well as Persian and Egyptian faiths, came from the east. Christ...

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... the building and planned the layout which would mean that the wall would be shaped like a dragon. Additionally, it would stretch from Lintao in the west to Liaodong in the east (Barrett 98). It took nearly forty years for the completion of the Great Wall and certainly tired out China's population. The construction required 700,000 convict laborers; however the end ... , the Terra Cotta symbolized the Qin Dynasty's brilliant war strategies. They were aligned exactly how the Qin Dynasty soldiers. For example, a unit of 200 soldiers face east, behind are thousands of soldiers in the middle ...

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