Non-state actor

defiance of laws, peaceful demonstrations, boycott of educational institutions, boycott of courts, boycott of educational institutions, picketing of shops selling liquor and foreign goods, nonpayment of taxes and the closing of vital business. These non-violent but revolutionary methods influenced millions of people belonging to all sections of society and infused in them bravery and self-confidence. Millions now braved the repression resorted by the govt boldly courted imprisonment and faced lathicharges

United States is Ill Prepared for Cyberwarfare Nuclear silos launching warheads. Power plants exploding. Water systems contaminated. Currency devalued and locked away. Vehicles simultaneously going haywire all at once. That could be just the first 10 minutes of reports simultaneously reaching the President of the United States. How could all of these disasters happen? Simply put, all of these scenarios involve components which rely on the use of cyberspace. While citizens of the United States have

means to pursuing the same ends? Word count: Intro: This uncertainty reflects a growing awareness that a transformational international system still dominated by sovereign states is having to respond to change at several interrelated levels. Whilst complex policy agendas still demand a central, if changing, role for the state, many of the norms, rules and roles associated with diplomacy as it has developed over the last few centuries are no longer fit for purpose. Clearly, fundamental questions regarding

and over $1 trillion reportedly lost due to cybercrime. These are just a few concerns facing global and state level security demonstrating significant concern and requirement for action. Criminal syndicates as well as other non-state and state actors use cyberspace to conduct illegal activities. In this, a common core of countries

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was established in Washington on April 4th 1949. It was created as an intergovernmental military alliance based on the principle of collective defence that states in article 5 that "the parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all”. The organization’s goal was to “keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down”. NATO’s fundamental goal was to safeguard

The crime – terror nexus of narcotics traffickers and terrorists is a phenomenon that has been discussed for several decades. While there exists widespread agreement that the violent non-state actors and criminal narcotics organizations share similar characteristics and cooperate, there is a great deal of disagreement regarding strategies to combat these two when they occur simultaneously. In the current case of Afghanistan, where the international community has been engaged in both counterinsurgency

and interconnectedness between diverse geographic nations to increase the efficiency of providing goods, enhancing relationships of cultures, economics, and technology to state

ties to traditional methods of conflict resolution. However, as conflicts have evolved to occupy the larger and more public stages following globalization, so have the tools. Globalization not only increased state-to-state awareness of inequalities in wealth and resources, but also within states; increasing tension along ethnic and tribal lines. (Bercovitch and Jackson, 5) The political, economic, and military tools used in conflict resolution and post-conflict reconstruction present a deeply interconnected

not only took many of them, but also some multiple times including National Security Policy and Crisis Management. All of these classes reinforced the importance of international relations in my mind, particularly regarding interactions with non-state actors. I want to further strengthen my knowledge and capabilities in global policy research through a PhD in government with my focus being on international relations, specifically conflict. In addition to the aforementioned courses I took a number

sometimes told, and perhaps this is true, with no worries about what is happening around us and instead experiencing peace and tranquility, we feel immense comfort and joy when we take care of ourselves. When this is the case with nations or nation-states isolating themselves from the rest of the world, this is called isolationism. In the real world, while isolationist policies may seem beneficial for nations in the short term by maintaining their right to autonomy, in the long run, its consequences