The European Unification 500 years ago, the European age began. Portuguese seafarers swept Europe out of the medieval age, and boldly helped Europe to grow. During the European age, constant wars were fought among the many nations that made up Europe. By 1945, Europe had all but destroyed itself...

The Delegation of Trade Authority in the EUEven though, for the past several decades, member states of the European Union (EU) have been derelict with their power to act as independent players in international trade negotiations, they have recently begun to recapture some of their lost trade soverei...

1. Introduction The Enlargement of the European Union is a great opportunity for European Countries to end the artificial divide that has split the continent for the past 60 years. Both, the EU and the candidate countries are able to profit economically and politically by the new enlarged domest...

I. Introduction The Turkish nation cannot hide the fact that it holds a horrific human rights record. Yet there are many other states that have abused such rights, were able to put an end to violent acts against humankind, and now stand amongst the greatest and most respected powers in the world. T...

Europeans had many reasons to risk their live in a really long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Many new technological advancements such as the cannons, new ships, magnetic compass and the astrolabe- helped make the trip something possible. Eventually Captains didn't have the money to afford t...

Throughout the past centuries, much of our world's nations have converted from various types of governments to a democracy of some kind. Of all of the countries that have switched to this type of government, none have found this form of government to be undesirable. What is it that mak...

30 countries and even more distinct cultures;it is now trying to adjust to new economic systems throughout the world. Today with the trend toward big trading blocks like: N.A.F.T.A. or G.N.A.T.T. Europe is trying to advance it's old Trading block called the European Economic Community (EEC) to becom...

Food safety is an issue that has plagued the food service industry since its beginnings. Although distributors as well as consumers have done an excellent job at curbing the issue, still there are issues that are simply "Inescapable". Many problems with food are associated directly with the envir...

Intergovernmentalism as a Mode of Union Governance Part 1: Intergovernmentalism I. Introduction II.The Negotiation of the SEA as a Case Study A. Mode of Political process and Style of Governance B. Principal Actors and Players C. Typical Issues of Governance D. Level of Institutionalization...

THE RECONSTRUCTION OF EUROPE AFTER WORLD WAR II Even while World War II war still being fought, leaders of the Allied powers began thinking about how to reconstruct Europe after the war. Winston Churchill of Britain, Franklin Roosevelt of the United States, and Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union a...

The Euro and Its Potential for Harmfully Affecting Britain Great Britain, a leading country in the world since the industrial revolution is likely to eliminate a major barrier between itself and the formation of a European state in the next several years. The introduction of a new currency, the ...

Samuel P. Huntington's article The Clash Of Civilizations was a rare foresight in the time it was written. One must agree that his analytical skills have proven him mostly right, up to this point. Even though his warnings on this clash of civilizations has not been taken into account by the wes...

Summary The beginning of the book gives stories of different people around the world and explains how these people are affected by their existence in a "global village". These examples are given for two reasons. The first is to show how the entire world is connected and the second is ...

Marshall Plan In the spring of 1947, the atmosphere in Europe was unstable and tense. World War II left behind misery, unemployment and a housing crisis. The cold weather intensified the severe economic and social dislocation that plagued the continent following the long and destructive war. At t...

Tocqueville does not believe it is a forgone conclusion the world will become democratic. It is only through special circumstances that America was able to become and maintain its democratic society. From its inception, America was founded by people who brought a special sense of individualism t...

"I am here in a country that hardly resembles the rest of Europe," said the French philosopher Montesquieu in 1729. Europe, then known as the 'old continent', was an aggregate of great powers, which had no interest in any sort of unification. Nearly three centuries later, new na...

Mad Cow Disease There are two new diseases in a growing line to plague humankind. Bovine Spongiform Encenphalopathy and its human form, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, better known as mad cow disease, are new kinds of diseases that appear to be unstoppable. Mad Cow disease is caused by a mutated ch...

Ireland is the second-largest island in Europe (James Martin, goeurope.com). It is made up of Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, which is a completely separate country. Northern Ireland consists of 26 counties and the Republic of Ireland consists of 3...

Analysis of Luxembourg Introduction The purpose of this essay is to discuss the history, economy and politics of Luxembourg. First I will start by briefly discussing the history of Luxembourg and the recent economic trends and political structure of Luxembourg. Then I will discuss the cou...

In this journal entry we ask ourselves who we are as Austrians. What does it mean to be an Austrian and come from our country? Today's Austrians are a complicated and interesting people. They have a long history closely tied with Germany. Both countries share many of the same policy issues, and...

"Vikings," the term is given to a race of Scandinavian people who raided and settled in large areas of eastern and Western Europe during a period of Scandinavian expansion from about 800 to 1100. The term came from an old English word "wic", which is a derivation from a Latin wor...

The Importance of a Successful NAFTA for the United States Economy In this new millennium, international trade and commercial relations are growing more quickly than world national economies. This area of growth is expected to be the source of economic prosperity for all nations. Governments wor...

If all states were democracies there would be no more wars. This is the statement that the Democratic Peace Theory claims to be true. It is a decidedly difficult statement to agree with however because at a glance it would appear that democracies are involved in war nearly as often as any other type...

After the devastating effects of WWII, Europe's economic and social conditions where in shambles. The personal suffering and internal upheavals threatened chaos. There was a lack of coal, steel, electrical power, railroad cars, locomotives, trucks, oil, and grain. All of the West European countri...

In recent decades, migration has become a major global phenomenon and Europe has received a significance share of it. In order to move along with the changing demands of society, various countries within Europe had to make modifications to their legislations. However, it was not until a decade ago t...