After the end of the Second World War the two war time allies THE USA and SU became involved in a war of ideologies the cold war. The US saw communism as a threat to democracy and capitalism. Therefore the US set out a new foreign policy that was of containment of communism in the Truman doctrine. There were however other reasons for the USA’s involvement such as their military confidence, UN agreement, domestic pressure which called for the T admin to be more tough on communism and their economic interest in Japan which led to the US governments decision to use military intervention in the K war. The main reason for the USA’s military intervention in the Korean war was that of containment.
This case is about the problems faced by the management of a joint venture initiative between a South Korean company, Korean Conglomerate Inc. (KCI), and a North American Company, Western Systems Inc. (WSI). The project is of major strategic significance and a major stepping-stone towards further business opportunities for the American company in the Korean market. Ellen Moore, a System Consulting Group (SCG) consultant of WSI, has been sent to Korea as a project manager of the Systems Implementation (SI) project. Ellen struggles to immerse herself into the new culture, as she faces several issues, such as lack of communication, cultural differences, and leadership issues. As we have identified in this case, Ellen’s personal relationship with her Korean counterpart Jack Kim is also impeding the project’s progress.
Korea was divided at the 38th parallel; it forced Korea into two parts, the north and the south. Today, tensions continue as the unpredictable ruler Kim Sung Un, threatens war between South Korea Relations between the two sides were never good, with both the United States and the Soviet Union installing leaders generally welcoming toward their respective ideologies, leaders who grew increasingly negative toward the other. Even though history shows us that the war officially broke out on 25 June 1950, border clashes had been going on since 1949. Other confrontations in the southern half of the peninsula, which included peasant rebellions and guerrilla warfare, demonstrated opposition first to U.S. occupation of the country and later to the conservative rule of Syngman Rhee. To the north, the Communist regime apparently enjoyed better success in repressing opposition forces.
The museum also exhibited some daily necessities that were currently used by people in the North Korea, which were really out of date. At that time I thought the South Korean people did this on purpose to embarrass the North Korean since the historical hostile attitude between them. However, after the death of Kim Jong-Il, several documentary videos that disclose the real situation in North Korea taken by foreigners were hot on the internet. Those videos are shocking and unbelievable. The most impressive one was the “Inside North Korea”(Ling, 2007), which was taken by a female American journalist Lisa Ling.
The ultimate question we face now is will Kim Jong Un be able to replicate the balancing act of his father to guarantee regime survival? Through an examination of significant policy changes and maintenances of Kim Jong Il as well as the current systemic and domestic conditions for the DPRK, this paper seeks to make sense of the balancing upon which regime survival hinges and make predictions as to the future of the Kim Jung Un era. Ensuring the security and survival of the DPRK regime starts with maintaining complete authoritarian control over its own general populace. Daniel Byman and Jennifer Lind argue using regime stability theory that North Korea Budd 3 prevents popular revolutions through restrictive social policies, manipulation of ideas and information, and the use of force. By tightly restricting the “activities of
Tensions arising from the dispute continued to exist after the World War II, during which time it remained unclear where the demarcation line in East Asia ought to be under the international law. To date, no solution has been found for the stalemate, and focus is primarily on ensuring that the dispute does not escalate into a full-blown military confrontation or worse, an all-out war. A number of factors are at play in the dispute, and the main ones include economic interests, historical grievances, international law requirements, nationalism, and domestic politics (Drifte 12). In this dispute, China claims that Diaoyu and its surrounding islands are an integral part of its territory. It supports its claims using legal terms, geographical considerations, and historical ties with the islands.
THST: Islam Professor Amir Hussain The Mystery of the 12th Imam: His Effect on Islam in Iran * The recent developments in the Iranian crisis may seem relatively new, or may be evidence of an internal conflict that has been growing for years. The political disparity in Iran stems from two conflicting interpretations and applications of Shi’ism to theocratic society, for each of these interpretations has its own foundations in the social, cultural and religious roots of Iran. To fully understand the situation in Iran today, one must analyze how the crisis started, why it is a crisis and how to potentially solve this crisis. A potential answer to this problem lies within the mystery of the 12th Imam, which is coincidentally the central basis of Shi’ism. Ayatollah Khomeini’s adapted definition of Twelver Shi’ism is what led millions to follow in his vision of a new Iran.
Why did the Cold War start? The Cold War was a geopolitical, economic and ideological struggle between the two world superpowers that arose from the aftermath of World War II. Arguably, it spanned from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the fragmentation of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991. The fifty yearlong struggle was waged through various proxy wars, where economic and military aid was meted out to other warring countries’ sides; whereby the victor would defend the interests of either the USSR or USA. Fears of ideological shifts in the political stage over Western and Eastern Europe also shifted the intensity of foreign policy intervention of both sides.
VisiDat represent a high emerging international threat, especially if DataClear continue to operate in the U.S. market instead of going global. As Susan Moskowski said: “If they start out as global player, and we stay hunkered down in the U.S., they’ll kill us.” Thus, according to Susan a main reason of going global is directly related to VisiDat and its competition. Moreover, another reason could be that if DataClear want to succeed in the long term and beat the competition it should develop a worldwide strategy and begin to operate in the global market. What is/are the alternative strategy (ies) of going global? A possible alternative strategy of going global is to decide of not going global by concentrating in others potential U.S markets as pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals and chemicals.
Both sides eventually picked sides in the region and supported opposing forces. These opposing alignments became more clear when power struggles in Asia occurred. Events such as the Chinese Civil War and then the Korean War polarised the two superpowers and would serve as a precursor for future Cold War conflicts. Hence it will be argued that the power vacuum which occurred in Asia in the wake of WWII was a necessary precondition, but not the sole cause, of the Cold War in Asia. The desire of both the United States and USSR for primary influence in the region and the effects of the Chinese Civil War and Korean War must also be explored in order to fully explain the origins of the Cold War in Asia.