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Tag Archives: power
The First Achievement that President Obama brought for America
In International Relations theories and glossary, one can find a term called “Soft Power”. This term means the ability of one state to affect politically another’s behavior or interests through ideological or culture means. In other words this kind of power means to achieve what is needed for the interest of one state through others policy or interests peacefully; spreading a culture or an ideology that attracts the other side to follow and join the policy of the leading state.
The International Law and Community, is it real?
Laws and agreements were made to protect the people that live in this world. The world contains countries and each one has its own internal law and also is committed in a way or another to the International law. The question is whether it is only right to commit to the International law even if it is unfair and it may be affecting your basic needs and rights, or there is a chance to search why and who did put these rules and laws?
The New Realism Idea and the Truth of the Two Pole Strategy
The basic idea of the New Realism theory talks about the world situation regarding relations between countries and the fact that always there is more than one great power or state in the world. This means that there is nothing called a one pole world that is controlled by one great power.
The Source of Power and Control
In order to understand a certain country and know how decisions are made in it and who really affects and can decide, we need to analyze and try to configure who runs this country and how he or she keeps on controlling the state.
