Identify a minimum of five things you learned about NATO and post a response to the question of whether NATO remains a relevant regional security organization in the post-Cold War world.

NATO in the Post-Cold War Era

Think of yourself as a blogger. For each discussion board response, you need to write a substantial response. Your response should include two paragraphs. The first paragraph should indicate what you learned from the posted content, highlighting several ideas that you found interesting. Ask yourself in writing the first paragraph of each response: What did you learn about the topic from the content – videos or articles? The more you demonstrate what your learned that you otherwise did not know about the topic, the better off you are. What ideas and/or information in the content did you learn and find interesting? In the second paragraph you should offer an educated opinion on the topic. Begin this paragraph with something like, “In my opinion,think that…? And not just what you think, but give a college-level explanation of WHY you think a certain way about the topic.

The quest to identify the causes of conflict and war, and therefore to devise international institutions (organizations) and international laws to avoid war achieve peace (i.e., the peaceful, diplomatic resolutions of conflicts among nations), has been (and continues to be) the most pressing and elusive question for scholars and practitioners of international relations.

There is a basic pattern in world politics: major shocks to the international system (major, systemic wars that span regions) are followed by international conferences ( governments coming together to restore peace, order and stability in world politics), which lead to new ideas and institutions. After the Thirty Years War (1618-48), the Napoleonic Wars (1801-15), World War I (1914-18), World War II (1939-45), the Cold War (1945-1991), etc., new ideas and international institutions emerged.

Watch the following videos and (1) identify a minimum of five things you learned about NATO and post a response to the question of whether NATO remains a relevant regional security organization in the post-Cold War world.

 

Describe and evaluate the book in relation to accepted literary and historical standards and supports this evaluation with evidence from the text and, in most cases, in contrast to and in comparison with the research of others.

Intelligence Book Review

Write a review of a non-assigned intelligence book you have selected for this course. In general we are looking for a critical review as defined in option (2). However, it is perfectly acceptable to embrace a blended approach including option (1) and you may use a combination of these two frameworks. Please visit the New York Review of Books for examples and ideas for how you might approach your own book review.

Descriptive review: presents the content and structure of a book as objectively as possible, describing essential information about a book's purpose and authority. This is done by stating the perceived aims and purposes of the study, often incorporating passages quoted from the text that highlight key elements of the work. Additionally, there may be some indication of the reading level and anticipated audience.
Critical review: describes and evaluates the book in relation to accepted literary and historical standards and supports this evaluation with evidence from the text and, in most cases, in contrast to and in comparison with the research of others. It should include a statement about what the author has tried to do, evaluates how well [in your opinion] the author has succeeded in meeting the objectives of the study, and presents evidence to support this assessment.
Reviews should be approximately 1000-1500 words total using Times New Roman at 1.5 spacing.submit a Microsoft Word document no later than the start of class on 12 July but you may submit it anytime from now through the due date.

Why is this a terrorist strategy?What infrastructures support the use of this method as part of a terrorist strategy?  How and Why? 

Impact of Current Terrorist Strategies On The Usa Interests

This paper must include a brief history of the strategy as well as answer the following questions:  Why is this a terrorist strategy? Which terrorists use this strategic method?  Why? When is this strategic method effective?  Why? What are the flaws of this strategy?  Why? and What infrastructures support the use of this method as part of a terrorist strategy?  How and Why?
The paper must include 11  full pages of content, excluding the title page, abstract
Papers will be in APA format and must use at least 5 primary and 5 secondary sources to demonstrate the plausibility of a clearly stated,Total of 10 sources minimum
Proper grammar and spelling are required double spaced, with 1 inch margins using standard 12 point font
Restrict your sources to newspaper articles from major national and international papers, published journals and magazine articles, academic sources, and websites from major organizations and government agencies. Course materials may be used as a reference, but it does not count toward the minimum number of sources. Encyclopedias and dictionaries are not appropriate sources for college level work. Online sources are fine, but they must be authoritative sources.

 

Explain the Confucian theory of international politics

choose one topic below 3 prompts for midterm exam. • Identify and explain five core concepts related to Confucianism
Explain the what, why, where, and how of proper order
Explain the Confucian theory of international politics
For each exam,answer one question in 6–7 pages.Include the title of the prompt you are responding to. The bibliography page does not count toward your page count. If you use extensive amount of footnotes, then you should write more than 7 pages. The bottom line is that you need to demonstrate a keen understanding of the course materials. Playing with format in order to write less will decrease the probability that you can demonstrate your understanding of the materials.

Explain how pregnant teens have decreased employment opportunities after giving birth showing the need for public policy intervention to reduce teen pregnancy

Teenage Pregnancy Policy

Introduction

Is there a relationship between poverty and teen pregnancy? The purpose of this literature review is to investigate the theory that teen pregnancies are more likely to occur in economically disadvantaged populations and public policy implementation needed to curtail teen pregnancy. The results of this review could inform discussions about the need for the state and federal government to fund programs in impoverished communities geared toward education and pregnancy prevention. Studying the relationship between poverty and teen pregnancy will help build an understanding of how to break the lifecycle of poverty.

Relationship Between Poverty and Teen pregnancy

This review will be looking to examine the existing scholarly materials and literature related to the research topic. Teen pregnancy is one of the most concerning social problems that society faces. The consequences of teen pregnancy are far-reaching to both society and young teen mothers. In general, the number of teen mothers in the US requiring child support should be addressed. Therefore, it becomes increasingly important to study the aspect of teenage motherhood. Based on the existing literature materials, this review attempts to identify any relationship and identify how public policy can be used to effect change.

Decreased Economic Opportunity

Explain how pregnant teens have decreased employment opportunities after giving birth showing the need for public policy intervention to reduce teen pregnancy

Increased Social Cost

Explain how society is financially impacted and subsidizes poor teens who become mothers showing the need for public policy intervention to decrease teen pregnancy

Public Policy to Curb Teen Pregnancy

Use attached sources with policy strategies to describe the specific public policies that can be implemented to curtail teen pregnancy. Describe how these policies can be implemented in poor communities.

Conclusion

Conclude that the the policy implementations you discussed will benefit teens in poor communities by reducing teen pregnancies, thereby increasing the quality of life for the teen, increasing her economic opportunity, and decreasing public welfare funding.

Discuss the perspectives for and against allowing plaintiffs the right to proceed in civil court and what rules regulate such cases.

 The Texas Legislature, Executive, Judiciary

Texas Government

Compose complete paragraphs and sentences for each set of numbered questions. Answer all of the questions.

These are short essay questions.

How important are parties in structuring the voting in the Texas Legislature today, and how does this compare to the past? What accounts for any changes that may have occurred?

Discuss the governor’s informal powers. What are informal powers?

What are the governor’s informal powers? How do the informal powers help the governor?

Elected executives in the federal government almost never express significantly different opinions on policy proposals and find themselves in conflict with one another, whereas in Texas this is common. Why is this?

Discuss the selection of judges in Texas. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the practice of electing judges?

In civil cases in Texas, supposedly frivolous lawsuits are a common point of debate. Discuss the perspectives for and against allowing plaintiffs the right to proceed in civil court and what rules regulate such cases.

Are the City of Toronto’s changing practices related to new shelter sites resulting in better community engagement?

Analysing Community Engagement Strategies used by when Siting new Shelter Spaces in Toronto

Question: Are the City of Toronto’s changing practices related to new shelter sites resulting in better community engagement?

Outline:
will analyze the changing community engagement practices related to siting new shelters in the City of Toronto. Timney’s “Public Participation Scorecards” will be used to assess and compare the approaches; which will also be discussed in relation to frameworks beginning with Arnstein’s “A Ladder of Citizen Participation.”

How does collective historical memory influence current debates on international affairs?

Following on from your critical analysis, write a 1,500 word essay on one of the following questions:

What are the shortcomings and dangers of adopting an historical perspective on contemporary events?

How does collective historical memory influence current debates on international affairs?

To what extent are modern concepts of counter-insurgency derived from practices of imperial and colonial rule?

What are some of the challenges and opportunities of integrating military innovation studies with history?

What can the study of conflict history teach us about socio-political change?

To what extent is the concept of historical remembrance useful when seeking to understand the changing commemoration of war?

In what ways can historical sources limit the questions that can be asked about the commemoration of war?