The state can no longer control all in-state language and education due to the global mass media and, as a result, the state is now not completely relied on for educating its citizens.
Democracy in Kerala has given rise to redistributive pressures that have translated into effective social policy and an exceptional performance with regard to most social indicators.
While some theorists contend that the Security Dilemma is an unavoidable consequence of state interaction, others argue that, though problematic, it is possible to mitigate and ultimately transcend the Security Dilemma.
Rulers following Machiavelli’s populist model are better able to maximize coalition supervision, manage economic resources efficiently and maintain state security.
Russia, during its transition to democracy, helps illustrate that a multi-party system alone does not ensure “more” democracy. Many factors shape a country’s level of democracy.
The UN, IMF, and World Bank are characterized by democratic deficit. Chains of accountability are long, indirect, and consequently, very weak.
The Chicken game theory is not only applicable to the strategies of current global actors. It forms an explanatory framework for all strategic interactions between any two actors.
It is possible to observe that the US has sufficient strategic reasons to block the creation of a Palestinian State in order to not jeopardize its security strategies.
The mainstream media and the Bush Administration blended the Taliban and Al-Qaeda together making the two groups the same terrorist entity in the eyes of the American public.
Argentina miscalculated how, and to what degree, Britain would react. This was the primary reason for Argentina’s failure to gain sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
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