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Military Might and Political, Economic, and Social Institutions: A Global Time Series Empirical Test of Terrorism
Get PDFCurrent U.S. counter-terrorism policy deals with terrorists in a somewhat rational fashion. However, the ideology of terrorists has been characterized in a U.S. Government report as involving “oppression, violence, and hate”. These ambiguous terms share text with more specific irrational reasons for terrorist activities. In the same report, experts state that terrorists hold “a false belief that the United States is the cause of most problems affecting Muslims today, our enemies seek to expel Western power and influence from the Muslim world and establish regimes that rule according to a violent and intolerant distortion of Islam”. Furthermore, the report continues by stating “[f]or our terrorist enemies, violence is not only justified, it is necessary and even glorified – judged the only means to achieve a world vision darkened by hate, fear and oppression”. Moreover, they describe terrorists as having a “distorted and violent view of the world”
Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity (review)
Get PDFThe rise of “capitalist entrepreneurship” has been gaining momentum for the past three decades, or so. It is more than about economics, politics, and the rule of law - or even culture. Perhaps more aptly it is a synergy of all three. More specifically, it’s a type of capitalism where entrepreneurs, who continue to provide radical ideas that meet the test of the marketplace, play a central role in the system. It is also a sign of the times, reflecting a profound blend of the newest technological achievements and oldest human habits: basic needs and not so basic wants.Arguably, capitalism has been evolving for centuries. It has taken many shapes and forms - good and not so very good. (“Capitalism can bring the best in products and the worst in people” – went one popular ditty.) Just to capture its ever changing and evolving nature alone would require volumes
A Cultural Comparison of Drug Use among American and South Korean College Students: An Application of Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory
Get PDFThe United States faces a major drug problem. In 2001 the U.S. consumed 1606 metric tons of cocaine alone. Adults who use drugs face many potential problems. The obvious problem is the threat of being arrested and prosecuted for the crime of possession or intent to sell/distribute, but the real cost of drugs is apparent in the lives of users. A promising future is often cast aside for the next “fix.” One may find that the true problem is not the occasional user but the user whose life is engulfed by drugs. This perspective, however, does not leave the occasional user innocent. The money spent on drugs fuels the industry. For example, the American drug users purchased $10.6 billion in marijuana in 1999; an astonishing figure that testifies to drug dealers’ determination to sell illicit drugs. In addition, prescription drugs are being abused, adding to the almost insurmountable drug use problem.
China’s Communist Party: Atrophy and Adaptation (review)
No full textThe Revolution in China in 1949 brought the Communists to power, and for 60 years, the single most important entity in the country has been the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). All the world knows about China’s extraordinary economic reforms, and it is also generally known that the CCP could not have moved the country to a market based economy without abandoning much of the sacred theology of the Communist Socialist State. But what about the CCP itself-its philosophy, its policies, its organization and operations and its key people? This is the subject of a book by Dr. David Shambaugh entitled “China’s Communist Party: Atrophy and Adaptation”
The Historical Status of China’s Tibet (part 3)
No full textHow were relations between the motherland and Tibet during the period of the Republic of China (1912-49)? Did the local government of Tibet still maintain the subordinate relationship with the Central Government? When the Tibetan separatists were obliged to admit some facts that Chinese emperors before the founding of the Republic of China had ruled Tibet, they went all out to say Tibet was an independent political entity following the founding of the Republic of China. Chapter 15 of Tibet: A Political History by Xagabba had Further Evidence of Tibetan Independence as its headline. Chapters 4 and 8 of The Status of Tibet by Van Praag state “Tibet declared independence.” Both mean to show Tibet was “independent” in this period. Is this true? Historical facts provide their own answer