Academic papers on Global & Comparative Politics

The Cold War / Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
A 10 page piece that discusses the self-fulfilling prophecy of the Cold War, in that the buildup of arms against the perceived threat to borders and national economic stability, created an atmosphere of fear and annihilation. Or did it? The...
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The Cold War -- A Reaction to Foreign Policy ?
A 6 page paper on the possible effects of foreign policy in igniting the Cold War. The writer examines the different doctrines at the time and explains how the failures of foreign policy may have precipitated the Cold War. A number of global events...
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Nuclear Weapons / Their Impact On The Outcome Of The Cold War
A 5 page overview of how the presence of nuclear weapons during the years of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union prevented the occurrence of another World War. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Mikhail Gorbachev's Role in the Fall of Communism
An 8 page paper discussing the contributions of Glasnost and Perestroika to the breakup not only of the Soviet Union, but also that country's control over satellite governments. Many of aspects of Glasnost led to the ultimate fall of Communism,...
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U.S. - Russian Relations / After The Cold War
A 3 page research paper exploring the necessity for the Presidents of the United States and Russia to continue meeting despite the end of the Cold War. The recent summit focused on expanding NATO, which Russia opposes, and further arms agreements....
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Conflict In The Post-Cold War Era / The Neorealists vs. Liberalist/ Idealists
A 20 page research paper that provides an overview of the issue of Post-Cold War conflict and the seeming contradiction evidence by neorealist and liberalist/idealist views regarding international relations. Bibliography list 12 sources.
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Post-Cold War Leadership
A 9 page paper looking at the problems facing and the options available to the US in developing a national security policy following the collapse of the old Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. There were lessons presented following World War I and...
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What Won The Cold War?
A 6 page essay presenting the thesis that it was internal reform movements and the efforts of reform leaders such as Mikhail Gorbachev, rather than the actions of Ronald Reagan, which led to the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union....
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Child Prostitution & Pornography : The Failure of Other Governments and The Hypocrisy of Ours
Approximately 8 pages worth of discussion related to child pornography under the context suggested in the paper's title. No bibliography available.
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The European Union
A 12 page paper describing the European Union. Details are given on the history of Europe and the desire for a form of unity. Separate countries are given some mention for the purpose of examining more closely the individuals and their situations as...
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The European Union / A Realistic Examination
7 page discussion & analysis of the European Union, its formation, feasibility, economic vitality, relations, etc; Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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How To Become A Dictator
An 8 page paper describing the political and social conditions necessary for dictators to rise. The writer explains what a dictator is, characteristics and conditions of a dictatorship, and tests these characteristics by using Hitler, Lenin, and...
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Lenin: Totalitarian or Pragmatist?
An 11 page discussion of Vladimir Lenin's role in the years following the Russian Revolution of 1917. Debates whether he was strictly a totalitarian or a pragmatist. Presents the views of numerous authors and concludes that while many of Lenin's...
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Hannah Arendt/Between Past and Future
A 15 page analysis of Hannah Arendt's Between Past and Future. According to Arendt, the beginnings of Western thought began specifically in Plato's allegory of the cave, from The Republic. This compelling allegory was designed by Plato as the basis...
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The Origins Of Totalitarianism
5 page book review. Written during the height of the Cold War, Hannah Arendt's 'The Origins of Totalitarianism' discusses worldwide tensions and problematic scenarios of former tyrannies that contributed to the eventual creation of the most ruthless...
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