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Security Dilemma, 2002.
An explanation of the concept of a security dilemma using examples from World War One.
1,003 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper presents the concept known as the security dilemma whereby an increase in one state's security produces a decrease in the security of other states. An example of this is seen in the situation which developed in the lead up to the first world war. The writer uses Robert Jervis and his work "Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma" as a reference point for many of the issues raised here. The writer also makes use of James Joll's "The Origins of the First World War" when referencing World War One as an example of the security dilemma.
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"The reason for the effect of the security dilemma is easily seen--when one state increases its security to a certain point, its neighbors feel less secure if they perceive the protective forces of the first state to be capable of attacking them. A more secure state is perceived to be a potentially more aggressive state, whether this is the case or not. The Cold War arms race was based in part on the security dilemma. Each side kept increasing its armaments because the other side was doing so, and any increase in the security of the other side meant a decrease in our own security."
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Egyptian Foreign and Security Paradigms, 2005.
Examines how Egyptian foreign and security policy has evolved in response to contemporary international and domestic pressures, shaped specifically by the events of the last 60 years.
4,489 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 30 sources, APA, $ 117.95
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Egyptian foreign and security policies in the 21st century continue to fluctuate between the often paradigmatic dilemmas of assuring domestic security while maintaining international prestige and security as well. The paper shows that domestic threats to the perseverance of the current Mubarak regime relate specifically to the growing power of political Islam within Egypt, as well as to the increasing disillusionment of the youth due to economic stagnation. International security dilemmas result specifically from Egypt's relationship with the United States and its calls for democratic reform, and to the growing power of the European Union on the world scene. The paper shows that, in addition, the ever-present threat of Israel galvanizes the Egyptian state, still smarting from its loses in 1967 and 1973.
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"Egypt's choice of foreign policy relationships has supported its emphasis upon national and international security through military and economic relationships with the United States and with its Arab neighbors. Ideological considerations of the Cold War period have receded leaving the elite of Egypt to focus upon their relationship with the United States and the Arab world, often to the benefit of a select few (Gad, 175). Egypt's strong relationship to the United States evolved out of an economic incentive to establish a peace treaty with the state of Israel. Although Egyptian-Israeli relations remain apprehensive and distrustful, Egypt has greatly benefited both economically and militarily from the resulting U.S. aid."
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The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), 2005.
Examines the evolution of ESDP in view of the latest enlargement round.
26,000 words (approx. 104.0 pages), 183 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) is one of the most important, yet also one of the most difficult geo-strategical elements of the European Union. Nevertheless, the ESDP has made some remarkable development jumps since the late Nineties. The paper shows that one of the reasons for this has been the Kosovo crisis, where the EU had to act as one to be able to intervene successfully. Another aspect has been the initiatives of France and Great Britain at the Saint Malo Summit. The paper shows that since then, the ESPD has made it through the Nice Contract and has been institutionalised into the EU Charter. The paper includes tables.
Table of Contents:
List of Abbreviations
1 Introduction 6
2 The Theoretical and Historical Context
3 Towards a European Security Strategy
3.1 New Threats, New Challenges
3.1.1 The New Security Dilemma
3.1.2 European Geo-strategic Objectives
3.2 The ESS
4 Genesis and Evolution of the ESDP
4.1 A Tour through Europe: From Maastricht to Seville
4.2 Evolving Objectives of the ESDP
4.3 Missions to date
4.4 What Kind of Power is the EU?
5 Aspects of Power Distribution and International Relations
5.1 A Special Relationship: Partners Across the Atlantic
5.2 The ESDP and International Organisations
5.2.1 NATO
5.2.2 UN
5.2.3 OSCE
6 Enlargement and the Consequences
6.1 The Enlargement Process
6.2 A View from the East: the approach of eight New Members
towards ESDP
6.2.1 Estonia
6.2.2 Latvia
6.2.3 Lithuania
6.2.4 Poland
6.2.5 Czech Republic
6.2.6 Slovakia
6.2.7 Hungary
6.2.8 Slovenia
6.3 Implications for ESDP
7 Enlargement, ESDP and the Balance of Power:
7.1 ESDP: An Assessment
7.2 Intra-EU Aspects
7.2.1 Germany
7.2.2 United Kingdom
7.2.3 France
7.2.4 Italy
7.3 Extra-EU Aspects
8 Conclusion and Outlook for the Future
9 Bibliography
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"The development of the ESDP has been seen by some as critical to the EU's international influence. If Europe integrated its security and defense efforts, it could not only defend itself but also export security to others. Others have viewed the ESDP as a threat to the EU's strengths as a civilian power. For the ESDP to develop in a manner that does not usurp Europe's civil power, there needs to be solid, sustained political and military dialogue at all levels-institutional, national, and personal-between ESDP/CFSP and NATO, and between individual national governments and parliaments, not least the U.S. Congress. A successful European Security and Defense Policy will change the European Union's position in the international realm relative to security, including restoration and/or maintenance of the economies of the region."
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Theories of War, 2005.
This paper defines three interrelated theories of war: Realism, security dilemma and the balance of power.
3,950 words (approx. 15.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 107.95
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This paper explains that the concept of realism has been one of the most important and dominating theories which has come into force especially after the World War II. At the core of the principle is the question of whether justice must be applied when carrying out international affairs. The author points out that the security dilemma theory elucidates that when a state tries to increase its own security, it eventually tends to decrease the security of others. The paper relates that, over the years, the United States of America has as its foreign policy the concept of balance of power, which is used to control any big country trying to challenge her hegemony in the Asia-Pacific regions.
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"A realist believes that moral principles such as justice must not be forced onto theories of War and the principles involved in maintaining international relations. A realist prefers to state that the issues of power and security must be given more importance that those of morals, and that a given state must concentrate on developing its own self-interests, and that the world of international affairs is an arena in which to display their own power in a sort of anarchical regime. A realist also believes that the idea that War is in itself an anarchical thought since it involves the entire anarchical world system that relies on national self-interest, where once a war has begun, it is imperative that one must make all the necessary attempts to win the war."
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A Personal and Professional Dilemma, 2007.
This paper is written from a personal point of view and concerns a personal and professional dilemma.
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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In this article, the writer relates that, while registered at the University of Phoenix as a student, she was also pushing her business more aggressively by advertising as a grant writer. She further explains that, as a single parent with an enormous amount of responsibilities, she needed to look for extra resources to maintain stability. The writer then notes that when focusing on research for each client, her studies were pushed aside, as well as her family responsibilities, and her grades began to slip. The writer also relates that, within this dilemma, she realized that she would have to organize her life better before she lost everything, including her health and her children's respect and trust. The writer then describes the way she organized her life so that she could fulfill both her professional and personal responsibilities.
Outline:
Describing the Dilemma
Analyzing the Dilemma
Evaluating the Dilemma
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"Each day I would check for emails from potential clients but would not be interested in writing for them due to the subject matter or the markets involved. One day I received a telephone call from a former client that expanded her business and needed my services again. The client informed me that other companies have been expanding and needed my services. Conference calls were set up for introduction and discussions into sending proposals to various foundations. I mailed out several contracts totaling 45 and began to receive early portions of monetary retentions."
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Ethical Dilemma at Stroud-Lawrence Funeral Home, 2006.
This paper describes an ethical dilemma that occured within the confines of the Stroud-Lawrence Funeral Home and discusses how the dilemma was managed.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses an ethical dilemma at the Stroud-Lawrence Funeral Home, a small, family owned enterprise. A specific ethical dilemma that was faced by the author is recounted relevant to the parties involved and their positions of authority and power. The outcome is reported as being equitable although more could have been done to make ethical training and counseling mandatory.
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"The ethical dilemma occurred within the confines of Stroud-Lawrence Funeral Home. Stroud-Lawrence is a small family owned and operated enterprise with less than 10 employees. The ethical dilemma that recently arose dealt with insurance paybacks for certain funeral related services that were not fully performed by certain staff members. While not necessarily intentional, this oversight resulted in the billing for services performed that were not, in fact performed and the ethical issues arising from the fact that employees, myself as well as management, were aware of this oversight and yet, the process was overlooked. The Ethical Issue. The specific issue involved billing for funeral clothing on a deceased individual who was scheduled for cremation following the viewing."
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Inclusion and the Dilemmas Facing Schools, 2007.
This paper discusses inclusion and looks at the dilemmas facing schools in identifying and implementing inclusion policies in practice.
2,357 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that inclusion presents dilemmas in principle because the real human right, that all pupils receive a good education, is easily confused with something else, that all pupils receive the same education. The writer maintains that inclusion also creates dilemmas in principle because it represents an intensification, and not a resolution, of a dilemma that has always been inherent within mainstream education - how to impart a single education to children who are different from one another. Finally, the writer notes that inclusion also presents dilemmas in practice for a host of reasons to do with implementation at school governance and individual classroom level for which high-sounding statements about 'community', 'infinite potential', 'inclusion' etc. offer no guidance. The writer concludes that in this context, the religious education (RE) teacher has a duty to use the unique capacity of RE to capture the unique potentials of pupils whose particular challenges can only be appreciated over the long-term by a vigilant and caring class teacher.
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"As well as presenting dilemmas - and conflicts of interest - in principle, there is a vast range of practical dilemmas arising from inclusion of which the following represents the tip of the iceberg. Where pupils present severe behavioural problems, for example, schools are faced with the dilemma of using resources for in-class support or using them to support intensive withdrawal work. Eventually, some schools face the dilemma of struggling to control pupils with extreme behavioural difficulties or excluding them altogether. Schools face a dilemma of diverting resources from mainstream education only to plough them into projects designed to cope with behavioural difficulties that could perhaps be treated more cost-effectively - without the diseconomy of small scale - beyond the individual school.
"A further dilemma that arises from the attempts to implement inclusion within school is that of developing systems, structures and procedures of enabling inclusion to occur. In the schools studied by Clarke and colleagues, the most common form of technology was in-class support."
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Two Ethical Dilemmas, 2004.
Answers questions on 2 ethical dilemmas related to corporate activity.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 23.95
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The paper presents a discussion of two ethical dilemmas related to corporate activity. One involves finding a competitor's confidential new product announcement. The second dilemma involves use of a new product. Issues of intellectual property and obligation to stakeholders are discussed.
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"Faced with the opportunity to salvage her own research budget due to the unexpected gift of a competitor's new product announcement found on an airplane, an auto industry market intelligence manager must make an important ..."
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Is Cooperation Achievable In Social Dilemmas, 2005.
An overview of social and philosophical aspects of social dilemmas.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, $ 80.95
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A paper on the subject of social dilemmas. The paper looks at how the individual is influenced to act differently depending on different social dilemmas, and discusses the important role that cooperation plays by bringing about decisions and solutions. The paper further notes that cooperation is only achievable if the person is willing to cooperate with others.
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"When it comes to social dilemmas, why do people make the decisions they do? What part does accountability play in social dilemmas? These are important questions when looking at the social and philosophical aspects of social dilemmas. Individuals are influenced to act differently depending on what the issues in the social dilemmas are. Cooperation is achievable if the person is willing to cooperate with others and to listen openly what solutions are available. Cooperation plays an important role in social dilemmas bringing about decisions and solutions that can only happen when individuals are willing to cooperate."
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An Ethical Analysis: "The Accountant's Dilemma", 2002.
Applys both Kant's ethical theories and utilitarian ethical theories to the case of "The Accountant's Dilemma" and then argues that the utilitarian theories are superior to Kant's.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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One of the problems of ethical analysis is the fact that the application of two ethical theories to the same case can actually produce two different choices for action. As will be seen in the following application of utilitarianism and Kant's ethical theories to the case study of the "The Accountant's Dilemma" not only do these theories provide two different choices, but both present valid arguments for each choice. However, it will be argued that the utilitarian theory presents the preferred ethical alternative.
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Ethical Dilemma in a Woman's Prison, 2005.
A look at ethical dilemmas within the women's prison system.
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This paper discusses how the women's prison system is fraught with ethical dilemmas and how the women within the system, no matter what the crime, are relatively helpless despite whatever physical strength or position of strength outside the system that they possess. It looks at how women in prisons might be subject to sexual harassment or rape by prison guards, be denied gynecological care by officials, or be threatened into submission to perform various acts by people in authority who possess superior physical strength. It presents a perspective on one of these issues, denial of gynecological care, in the form of three fictional interviews from people in the field of criminal justice: Joachim P., a correctional officer (male); Felicity M., a medical technical assistant; and Katerina G., a correctional treatment specialist.
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An Ethical Dental Dilemma, 2008.
Describes an ethical dilemma facing a student employed in a dental practice.
1,461 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 48.95
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The paper discusses a dilemma facing a student witnessing unethical practice whilst in employment in a dental office. The paper questions situations in what should be done where an action appears to be correct but in reality is totally incorrect. The paper stresses that the patient's safety is of foremost importance and cannot be endangered in any manner during treatment. The paper also questions whether the negative activity should have been reported as an incorrect procedure, which the student found difficult, as the student was not a permanent staff member.
Outline:
Introduction
Concrete experience
Reflective observations
Abstract concepts
Active experimentation
Conclusion
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"This experience was certainly a shock merely because the act was done in a setting associated with cleanliness and a professional environment that was autonomous and upheld the highest standards of health care. Moreover, it sent a message that real life in general was wrought with gray areas and more importantly, less than ideal practices. What is meant here is that, as a profession that is self-governed, its constituent members should perform their duties to the best of their abilities without compromise up to the standards set by governing professional organizations. As clear cut as this may seem to do, reality is often wrought with conflicting interests such as this one."
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"Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma", 2008.
An examination of the reconstruction of the life of Pocahontas in Camilla Townsend's book, "Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma."
939 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses the historian Camilla Townsend's new book, "Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma", in which she attempts to shed some light upon the history behind the myth of Pocahontas. It discusses Townsend's reconstruction of the life of Pocahontas and the difficulties that she faced in doing so. It also looks at Townsend's attitudes to the early Jamestown settlers.
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"Townsend admits that in reconstructing the life of Pocahontas, she faces many difficulties, including the fact that Pocahontas came from a non-literate society that left no formal records, and that the settlement of Jamestown and the records of Smith cannot always be relied upon as a true and fair depiction of what Indians were 'like' at this time. However, she believes that the relationship of the tribes of the area were more complex than that of two people who were at war, who suddenly were brought to a truce by Pocahontas. Sometimes, the Indians would provide the colonists with food, as the people of Jamestown were struggling in the new climate and the demands the settlement made upon their fortitude, although for a time Powhatan began to kill the men who openly came begging for food, in an attempt to make the colonists go home (96)."
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A Moral Dilemma, 2002.
A personal account of a young persons moral dilemma regarding cocaine use.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper discusses the moral dilemma I once faced in experimenting with cocaine. The paper discusses what the utilitarian, categorical imperative, and virtue ethics positions would have instructed me to do. The utilitarian position would give me a green light, since it values individual freedom. The imperative would say no, since there are higher moral laws. The virtue ethics position would also say no, since doing the virtuous thing is the priority. 9 pgs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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"Race, Religion and the Continuing American Dilemma", 2005.
An analysis of the book "Race, Religion and the Continuing American Dilemma" by C. Eric Lincoln.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper offers an analysis of and response to four chapters in the book "Race, Religion and the Continuing American Dilemma" by C. Eric Lincoln, showing how the Black Church developed in America and how this relates to the ongoing problem of racism, tied as well to America's vision of itself and how that vision is false in key respects so that there is a disconnect between image and reality.
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"Eric Lincoln first describes his thesis regarding the American dilemma, noting that the Americana people are captives of their own myth about race as something that was an issue for others, usually those in the South. Americans decry killing, yet violence is part of American life at many levels. Power without a sense of responsibility is tyranny, says Lincoln, and he discusses different manifestations of power in American life and ways in which these instances show a lack of responsibility. He finds many instances of racism in American life and shows that simply believing that racism is only practiced by others and that the problem of racism has been solved is insufficient. The proper use of power is in service of morality. Lincoln finds that Americans are confused by these issues and too willing to accommodate evil. "
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