A vital part of understanding globalisation as a factor of contemporary society is to get a precise definition, however, globalisation has different meanings to different groups, different opinions on the when globalisation started and there has always been the argument on whether globalisation has had a positive or negative impact on communities. Therefore, the next few paragraphs focus on the meaning of globalisation. Firstly, Manfred Steger (2010) suggest that globalisation is a...

Charismatic Politics LeaderCharismatic Leadership and its Effect on Politics in History The role of charismatic leadership in modern political history can be considered a controversial topic. The subject has most recently come about in regards to Democratic Senator Barack Obama, and his campaign for the American Presidency, but can also been seen in smaller contexts globally. In some respects, charisma seems difficult to define or explain. In theory, it would seem that if one should implement...

The history of Latin America integration didn't have a good started; since the colonization's time, first's state-nations arises with a high level of governance and economic weaknesses (Edgar, 2008), and without the necessary strong bases for start to growth properly, the initiatives of integrations would have the same uncertain future that state-nations. For many years, those state-nations didn't have the capacity to create a common relation or establish commercial links; they always fought...

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is a neo-liberal regional multilateral bank that was founded in 1964 to contribute to the economic development and social progress of Africa. The AfDB does this through the mobilization and allocation of resources for investment in regional member countries; as well as by providing policy advice and technical assistance to support development. Its main objectives are in line with the African Millennium Development Goals that were established by the...

The world has witnessed various revolutions over the years. An activity or a movement, which results into fundamental changes in social, economic and political situations, can be termed as a revolution. There are numerous revolutions, which have either failed or succeeded in achieving the intended objectives to initiators and generations thereafter. 20th century is one of the most influential centuries in human history when there were numerous revolutions. One such revolution which took place...

Outlook for 2010-11: Domestic politics Mongolia has a relatively short democratic history (its first democratic elections were held in 1992), and its politics can be turbulent, with frequent changes in cabinet members and coalition partners. Most recently, the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) won the national election that was held in June 2008, but the results were challenged by the opposition Democratic Party (DP), leading to weeks of uncertainty and violent street...

The deteriorating security situation inside Pakistan's Tribal areas and the overall country was one of the first items mentioned in the United States Strategy for the Region. The US main aim is to continue and increase aid and support to Pakistan to improve there capabilities in fighting the insurgent groups active in Pakistan as well as promoting good governance within the provinces of Pakistan and also strengthening Pakistan's democratic institutions. This has actually been mention by the...

It remains unquestionable in International Relations that international, national, local, and domestic institutions fosters cooperation among states, individuals and groups, and enhances stability hence a peaceful environment. In this work, notwithstanding researcher set to explore the challenges faced by NGOs toward poverty alleviation. To actualize this objective, researcher hereby identify thematic areas that shall be explore in highlighting the various forms of NGO works as it is their work...

Position paper for United Nations General Assembly Second Committee. The topics before General Assembly Second Committee are: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Development, Promoting Low-Carbon Economic Growth in the Developing World, Protecting Developing Countries during the Current Financial Crisis. Republic of Moldova is firmly convinced that further improvements in the ICT field as well as in the clean energy sector can be the guide lines to attain a sustainable...

'It is open and clear that the ultimate aim of our movement is to contribute towards the attainment of glorious communism by ending all forms of exploitation of man by man from the face of the earth … The idea behind the concept of a New Soviet Federation at the South Asian level, as advanced by our party's second National Conference is the strategic objective of providing proletarian leadership to the national liberation aspirations of the peoples of this region'. [] - Communist...