Regime

democratic country it is hard for Americans to look at another regime type and think of it as having positive qualities. This is especially true regarding an authoritarian regime. Easily associated with Russia and thus the Cold War, seeing any good come from our once enemies regime is difficult. However just because proud Americans cannot see something does not mean it does not exist; there are positive qualities to an authoritarian regime type, especially when limited to looking at the short term. These regimes are constantly rising and falling in the world. If there were no positive aspects to an authoritarian regime we could expect to see the opposite occur. From providing a sense of stability or faster decision making an authoritarian…

Introduction For many years, the U.S has been known to be a country that thrives on democracy. In other words, the U.S most closely resembles a democratic regime. However, many now believe this to be false. The U.S is now being viewed an authoritarian regime. The U.S. still possesses democratic ideals. It does not possess any aspect of an authoritarian regime. Democratic Regimes Regimes are much more complex than states and governments. Regimes are often perceived in a negative way. When one…

undermining systemic inequality. The Akan are the ethnic majority in Ghana accounting for 31-45% of the population, depending on reports. However they are not a uniform group, containing major sub-divisions based on linguistic divides of the Kwa language. The Asante and Fante are the most prominent sub-divisions of the Akan people. Idiosyncratically, this fragmented ethnic majority has allowed the concept of the oppressed group to shift through the various political regimes: as Rawlings…

In an article for TIME magazine entitled “Stop Sending Aid to Dictators,” Easterly states, “we need a new rule: no democracy, no aid.” He contends that dictators offer a false bargain: “ignore our rights abuses, and meet the material needs of those we oppress.” However, the idea of cutting off all aid to nations that have antagonistic leaders is overly idealistic. While it is true that democracy is the greatest long term hope for the citizens under dictators, how many need to die for the sake of…

Throughout history there have been three known regime wave changes. These changes occurred from around 1825 until 1995. Throughout this time there were “‘waves’ of ..[of both]…democratization…and ‘reverse waves’ of democratization’”(Samuels 2013a pp.121). As time has progressed more countries have turned towards a democratic government; however, certain factors have to be apparent in order for a country to successfully transform it’s governmental system. Even though “democracy reigns in almost…

it that the Jewish community did not comprehend the oppression and segregation forming as the Nazi Regime grew? As the Nazi Regime gained more and more authority, the threat towards “non-Aryan” men, women, and children began to grow. Jews, Gypsies, mentally handicapped, and physically disabled, slowly began to see antisemitism directed towards them. As Nazism began to spread throughout Germany, Nazi oppression became worse and worse towards those who were not “Aryan”. Between Dignity and Despair…

It can be seen that there were many consequences of the Pinochet regime and that is why there was the 1980 Constitution, which was approved by a plebiscite. "It delimited the participation of groups, parties or political movements that were class-based, motivated by ideology ... and fused an administrative state that was instructed to the military." (Loveman and Davies, 1989 p.270) However, he stated that Pinochet would be President until 1989 when it is another election. Chile returned to…

Introduction The monarchical government of the Ancien Regime was an aristocratic, social, legal and political system of government prior to the French Revolution. According to Sewell (1985, p. 62), the Ancien Regime developed through a number of ideologies from different historical periods. In particular, it combined feudal, Catholic, constitutional, legal and corporate ideologies. Essentially, the system involved several social and political structures: the three estates of the realm, the…

It wants their oil. It wants cooperation in finding a solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The United States cannot afford to antagonize the very regimes whose cooperation it 14 seeks. The United States must work with existing regimes toward gradual reform—and this is a good thing. In conclusion, the lessons from the U.S. experience in postwar Iraq are being derived while the postwar history of the country is still being forged. Even with all the mistakes made by the United States—in…

invasion of Iraq by Stephen Kinzer and Vivek Chibber. I will first explain the basic reasons for the invasion by each author. Kinzer arguing that the main reason is to support U.S. corporations overseas, and Vivek analyzing that U.S. business corporations interests are not compelling enough to explain such argument, and therefore, America has developed a strategic plan to become the leading power. Chibber argues that invasions such as Iraq are key for the development of such regime change. In…