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    investment is being reduced. This action by the government is of great concern when the World Health Organization, the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system, is sharing

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    Since it’s inception in 1945, the boundaries of the United Nations have expanded to the point to where we must ask ourselves, where do we draw the line? At it’s current rate of bureaucratic expansion, the possibility exists that the United Nations will eventually usurp the governments of the world, including that of the United States. There are both those who praise and demonize the collective functions and goals of this entity that we have fabricated out of an admirable search for global reconciliation

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    world of states can exist in a condition of constant peace. The closest thing we have today to a world government is the United Nations. The United Nations was established after the second world war and its main purpose amongst others, is to foster peace among nations so, in what ways did Immanuel Kant contribute to the shaping of the International System and the United Nations? To answer this, the first section of this paper will deal with the theories proposed by Immanuel Kant in perpetual peace

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    Smaller nations tend to struggle under the tariff systems of bigger nations because they do not have the same political power to push for trade agreements or compete against the larger importers of competing goods (Carbaugh, 2013). Under the tariff system the consumer in the smaller nation ends up having to absorb the extra cost due to high prices of goods resulting in them being price takers in the world market (Carbaugh, 2013). Since the smaller less developed nations cannot impact the world

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    Since the birth of the United States, the issue over how strong the national government should be has always been a controversial one. While some believe that decentralization will inevitably lead to chaos, others contend that a powerful central government will inevitably become a tyranny. Although the United States would wholeheartedly embrace the idea of a loose alliance of independent states at first, the many glaring problems that the nation faced under the Articles of Confederation would quickly

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    Health Organization (WHO) is constantly monitoring and taking the lead when it comes to providing the health care that so many countries desperately need. Their primary mission is to direct and coordinate the international health within system of the United Nations. The World Health Organization set the standards, promote and monitor their plan. They also provide any technical support that is

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    theories of Globalisation that explain it relatively effectively are Immanuel Wallerstein 's World-Systems theory and John W. Meyer 's World Polity Theory. Contrary to the tendency of classical sociologists to focus on society within the nation-state, World-systems theory portrays nation-states as units within the larger world system. Wallerstein described the “world System” as an international class system based on countries as units instead of individual people. He thought there are three main categories

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    established countries already having a developed education system, health care system, and strong central government where as these poor and developing countries are struggling with all of the above. Poor countries also suffering from terrible diseases, crime, and corruption on all fronts, including government; something that these rich and powerful countries know not much about. However, when the question comes up, “Do these rich nations owe poor nations?” The answer should and always be no. Rich countries

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    League of Nations was formed after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. The league of Nation failed, as it lacked the political weight and the legitimacy to carry out tasks. United States and several other countries did not join it because they did not see any personal benefit. The failure led to the outbreak of the Second World War (Mingst and Arreguin 38). It depicts typical human nature that is primary fearful, selfish, and power seeking. Individuals

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    The Syrian Civil War

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    displacement of over 10 million people of this nation. The rise of ISIS in conjunction with a corrupt government has left millions of men, women, and children without a country to call their home, and the branding of refugee status. Within the international system, sovereign nations have a responsibility to provide for these persons under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Cherem 2015). While this expectation for more well off nations to provide for those in need across the world may

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