Political Science

This article examines and ranks the 10 most powerful militaries in the world. It provides a brief overview of each country's troop strength, air power, naval forces, and military technology.

What are the tools of foreign policy? Most countries use these 7 tools to achieve their foreign policy objectives.

There are little bits of territory dotted all around the globe that are peculiar in a variety of ways.

This article discussions the concept of collective security.

Pakistan's current Prime Minister, Imran Khan, is a hero and the country's most iconic figure. His life story is interesting. His journey from cricketer to Prime Minister of Pakistan is both fascinating and difficult. He is the voice of his country. The article discusses the stages of his evolution.

The nobility in Britain are arranged in a rigid and bewildering order of precedence.

The British Honours System can look confusing. Here's some clarification about the M.B.E, O.B.E. and C.B.E.

This article discusses the bicameral conference committee—its definition, how it is constituted and what its functions are.

There’s a structure off the east coast of England the owner of which claims it to be, without benefit of international recognition, the world’s smallest nation, .

History recorded the fall of the Berlin Wall as the symbolic ending of the Cold War. But did the Cold War end? Was it merely on ice as a wounded Russia licked her wounds and recharged? We can see Russia’s creeping influence in the Central European arena and in the events of the 2016 US election.

Just what does the House of Representatives do? Let's take a closer look at the lower house of the Philippine Congress.

As working people struggle to pay their bills, the masters of the financial universe trundle along, rewarding themselves with massive bonuses and risking a repeat of the financial implosion of 2008.

Fascism is a threat to democracy. It's even more dangerous when someone attempt to equate it with an ideology they oppose. This is a rebuttal to an article recently written on the subject.

“What is the price-current of an honest man and patriot today?” (Thoreau).

The Latin Monetary Union was a 19th century attempt to standardize currency exchange rates throughout Europe. While countries minted their own coins, the value of said coins was supposed to remain the same, to facilitate trade. In some ways, it was the precursor to the modern Euro.

invasion of USSR (1979) and US in (2001) in Afghanistan ruin not only Afghan nation but it also destroy the economy of both countries and face failure in their aims. powerful nations attack on other small nation to get their aims and do not care about even humanism.

Contesting Views conclusively and skillfully demonstrates its point of the post-colonial relationship between France and Algeria rendering the two interconnected, but can be excessively verbose and has a host of various shortcomings as well.

It’s frequently said these days that democracy is in decline and that fascism is in the ascendancy; but what exactly is fascism?

"Ghosts of Rwanda" is a Frontline documentary that explores the Rwandan genocide and how the international community reacted. Various international relations theories can be applied to the tragedy and explain how the world let it happen. European imperialism and national interests played a role.

The Connolly Association's impact in aiding Irish Catholics in the North of Ireland is one that should not be forgotten

NORAID was pivotal to the Irish cause during the troubles, but this contribution has largely been overlooked.

A fascinating book for its analysis of how rice has been visualized and shaped throughout Japanese history and its continuing relevance and influence today.

Governor Predicts Outcome of Texas Elections Might Change Course of HIstory

Overnight, the President Went From Unorthodox Paleocon to Classical Neocon.

Although overly heavy on its extensive sociological background, Translating Institutions; An Ethnographic Study of EU Translation provides a look at European Union translation and translators where few other books exist.

After reading this article, you will have an understanding of what Cambridge Analytica is. It describes the roles of the key players and how they collected and analysed big data to influence not only groups of potential Trump voters, but also targeted individuals based on their Facebook profiles.

Despite much furor about European language policy, there is inadequate information concerning its translation and actual functioning. Crossing Barriers and Bridging Cultures helps to correct such a defect.

A brilliant sociological examination of Lin Village in Fujian Province in China, this book reads more like a richly characterized novel than a dry sociological work.

Although with some brilliant contributions, this book's lack of focus and array of more mediocre or limited chapters means that it isn't very useful to most studying the European linguistic situation.

Fact-checking the fact-checkers is an important activity in today's news cycle. Is snopes.com a truly reliable source? How can we know?

Building on Catholic social teachings, distributism is a political theory that calls for the benefits of capitalism to be spread wider.

How does the history of the US involvement in the Middle East lead to the present?

US citizens like to pride themselves on living in the “greatest democracy in the world.” But can the US be considered a proper democracy at all?

There are many forms of government, and the different forms are often intermingled. Learn about monarchy, oligarchy, fascism, communism, and a few others you probably never heard of.

Their names, race, county of crime, and date of execution is all the information the state offers about the men they've executed. Now I share the stories of how they got there.

This prescient but dated book by Michael Savage has become relevant again due to the 2016 Wikileaks revelations that indict Clinton in his inability to get off the UK’s travel ban list.

The Iran-Iraq War was a costly mistake in both human life and economic damage and it directly contributed to Saddam's decision to invade Kuwait.

All you need to know about nationalism.

What are the main reasons for war? This article lists the most common causes of conflict.

A full analysis of the Declaration of Independence. Learn what it meant in 1776 and what it still means today.

Fundamentalism and fascism are both relatively new phenomena responding to globalisation and modernity but to what degree are the two related?

This article discusses factors that complicate and hinder change in the socio-political landscape of any given nation.

Many people argue that the American Founding Fathers were interested in keeping government weak. Is this a correct view? As in most historical arguments, the answer is pretty complicated.

Truman dropped atomic bombs on civilians, brought about the creation of Israel, established the CIA, and took America into the Korean War.

What is a constitution? A word that is commonly used but often misunderstood. Read on to find out what a constitution is, and what the benefits of codified and uncodified constitutions are.

An explanation of gerrymandering and why it always favors the political party in control, and never favors the voters. How political districts are drawn and who draws them.

What is the difference between a president and a prime minister? This article is devoted to helping you better understand the difference.

Political causes of the American Civil War that come easily to mind are that the South wanted to protect their rights to own slaves and to make a state more sovereign than the Federation. One economic cause is that the South was being dominated economically by the North.

What would life be like with no state, no government, no authority? Where do rights come from? These are questions many philosophers have wrestled with. Here the accounts of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are explored and contrasted.