In the modern world, with Democracy in an upward advance in countries like our own, the world is a huge battle field. The people of countries all around the world are in uproar, looking at the free society that the United States has and using it as its light house, directing it in the right direction, with their own input and ideals. These uproars are commonly known as revolutions, which usually end in the death of many thousand innocent lives fighting for their own right to govern themselves. These rebellions come about because of how the prior government has handled things related to the people, like in Communist or Socialist governments. People in those instances are stuck where they are born, no raise in social class or job title, they are put where the states requires them to be. In a Federal Republic, like the United States has, people have the choice in what they want to do with their lives, and they have their own power to do so. This is the trait in a government that all people want, they want to be able to have complete control over their lives, so they will go to great expenses to achieve it, even war. When a revolution is won, and the old government is pushed to the curb, there is one issue that must be resolved, what to do with the old standing army. The solution is Security Sector Reform, though this isn’t the only use for this practice, it is the most common.
Initially, Security Sector Reform can come in many different policies, that attend to different situations at hand, and what the extent of the people are rooting for. First we must define the topic of Security Sector Reform, “Strengthening the institutional framework for managing the security sector involves three broad challenges: (a...
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...r new Democratic countries to be formed out of governments that have been overthrown, to push the expansion of Democracy, and crush that of Communism.
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During the 20th century, the rise of communism sparked rage in people throughout the world. More towards the end of the 1900's the fall of communism and dictatorships was just the beginning of what would eventually be a large democratic change for several countries. 1989: Democratic Revolutions at the Cold War's End, speaks about the change brought to several different countries from the 1980's-1990's and plans to show "the global transformations that marked the end of the cold war and shaped the era in which we live"(Pg V). During the cold war, communist had power and control over a large area and spread communism throughout several continents. This book specifically hits on six different studies of where communism and dictatorship affected these areas and what they did to stop it. Poland, Philippines, Chile, South Africa, Ukraine, and China throughout the end of the 20th century created revolutionary movements which brought them all one step closer to freeing themselves and creating democratic change.
In pursuing the Camp David Accords, Sadat was aiming to achieve certain strategic goals for Egypt, including a new alignment with America, improved bargaining power for Egypt in relation to Israel in the region, foreign capital for its new economic initiatives, and regional independence. While Sadat succeeded in achieving some of these goals with the accords, others he did not. I will examine the years leading up to, during, and after the Camp David accords, and how internal and external pressures pushed Sadat to accept that particular course on which he set Egypt. In particular, I will examine superpower relations, Egypt’s economic circumstances, and its relations with the Arab world as principal factors which led to Egypt’s bilateral agreement with Israel. In addition, I will examine the major political decisions of Sdat, and how they increased or decreased his bargaining power in Camp David, and the eventual terms. These include Sadat’s decision to break off relations with the Soviet Union, the start (and end) of the 1973 war with Israel, his trip to Jerusalem, and his behavior in negotiations with Israel. Finally, I will examine how Sadat’s political maneuvers have translated to Egypt’s international standing to this day.
In the years immediately after the First World War, a promising new era of democracy seemed to be unfolding. The autocratic regimes in Russia, Germany and Austria, were all overthrown and replaced by republics. The seven newly created states in Europe all adopted the republican form of government. Democracy seemed triumphant in the post-war world. Yet within two decades, many democratic countries in Europe were taken over by some kind of dictatorship.
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Early 2011 uprisings swept across the Middle East and North Africa, and many rebellions are still going on today. The Arab region has seen revolts and conflict since the 1800‘s, but only recently have these revolts been redirected to the problems of Arab society (Ghannam, J. 2011 pg 4-5)The Arab Spring Uprising was first sparked in Tunisia and eventually struck Algeria, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen and then spread to other countries. Citizens throughout these countries were dissatisfied with the rule of their local governments. Issues like human rights violations, political corruption, economic decline, unemployment, extreme poverty, dictators...
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