INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 101. ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY AND THIRD WORLD UNDER-DEVELOPMENT NIGERIA EXPERIENCE

  » Abstract This study examines the relationship between the third world countries and the western capitalist countries. It shows dependency as a phenomenon or problem of relationship that gave rise to the economic growth and development of the western world in expense of the third world societies which are economically underdeveloped, and lack the capacity and ability to control the economic system ...Continue Reading »

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• 102. EFFECT OF ETHNIC NATIONALISM ON INTERNAL SECURITY IN THE NIGER REGION

  » Abstract Ethnic nationalism is a common phenomenon in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Ethnic nationalism in Niger Delta has been agitating for so long for self determination and to control their God giving resources, in their quest to achieve their aims, their actions sometimes has generated a lot of tension to Niger Delta region. The study examined ethnic nationalism and internal security in Niger Delta re...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  465 engagements | 

• 103. NIGERIAS ROLE IN LIBERIA AND SIERRA-LEONE CRISIS

  » 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The Liberian conflict was the first to reveal the scale of governance deficits in African states. West Africa was home to many authoritarian regimes, which were shored up by superpower allies during the Cold War and which could no longer count on that support in a new dispensation (Kuna, 2013). Thus, it was possible to reveal the structural instability in many of these ...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  707 engagements | 

• 104. WORLD WAR 1 AND 2 SHIFTS IN MILITARY STRATEGIES

  » 1.1 INTRODUCTION The purpose of military strategy is to win wars; the scholarship over the last thirty years has shown that the period from 1914 through 1918 introduced the biggest changes in war fighting strategies, tactics and technologies in all human history. With a few significant exceptions, almost everything about how large scale combat operations are conducted today traces its origins to W...Continue Reading »

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• 105. GLOBAL TERRORISM AND CHALLENGES OF CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

  » ABSTRACT Global terrorism have in recent times assumed a very dangerous dimension. The various ways and manner in which terrorists attempt to achieve their goals have altered the operation of the contemporary international relations. This constitutes a striking problem to contemporary international relations. Against this background therefore, this work is primarily aimed at pin pointing the major...Continue Reading »

  51 pages |  553 engagements | 

• 106. MANPOWER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIO...

  » Abstract This research focuses on Manpower Planning and Development as an effective tool for Achieving Original Goals, using star paper Mill Ltd Aba as the case study. The problems of this study are numerous, to which one is the absence of administrative control in achieving the overall approved programs. The objective of this study is to map out enough manpower planning time and skills that will ...Continue Reading »

  89 pages |  656 engagements | 

• 107. UNITED NATIONS AND THE POLITICS OF SANCTIONS: THE SYRIAN DEBACLE

  » ABSTRACT Conflict is never a sign of development but a darkness and economic doom to any given state or society, hence it should be treated with high handedness. United Nations and the Politics of Sanctions the Syrian Debacle is a topical issue in all Cable Networks, both the electronic and the paper media looking for adequate attention and a possible answer due to the battle and face off between ...Continue Reading »

  85 pages |  934 engagements | 

• 108. THE BUSH DOCTRINE AND THE US MISSILE DEFENCE SHIEELD IN EASTERN EUROPE: IMPLICAT...

  » ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the Bush Doctrine and the US Missile Defence shield in Eastern Europe, with the central objective of exploring its implications for Iran. To achieve the objective of this study, two research questions and two hypotheses were raised. To substantiate the claims made in this study, we anchored analysis on the theoretical framework of political realism. This...Continue Reading »

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• 109. CLIMATE CHANGE AND POLITICAL CONFLICT IN AFRICA: FOCUS ON MIGRATION AND REFUGEES...

  » ABSTRACT This study explores the nexus between climate change and political conflicts in Africa with focus on migration and refugees in the continent. The analysis of this study is anchored on system theory. Data for the study have been collected from secondary sources. Climate change, whether human induced or natural, precipitates environmental disasters like erosion, flood, typhoon, hurricane, d...Continue Reading »

  85 pages |  537 engagements | 

• 110. NUCLEAR WEAPONS FREE ZONES AND AFRICAN SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

  » ABSTRACT The need to rid the world of weapons of mass destruction and to save the future generations from the horrors the 2nd and third World War which led to the quest for nuclear disarmament and the growing threats of nuclear proliferation. This work investigated the link between the establishment of the African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone and the Security of Africa in the 21st Century. While obser...Continue Reading »

  85 pages |  766 engagements | 

• 111. PEACEKEEPING IN AFRICA: A CASE STUDY ECOMOG INTERVENTION IN LIBERIA

  » ABSTRACT Peacekeeping operations have assumed a centre stage in the operation of International Organization as a veritable instrument for maintaining International Peace and security. The United Nations and other regional and sub regional organizations have adopted these measures in their efforts to secure peace in the major conflict states of the world. The Liberian crisis which is the subject of...Continue Reading »

  85 pages |  578 engagements | 

• 112. THE STRUGGLE FOR A PERMANENT SEAT AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT...

  » ABSTRACT This work set out to investigate the struggle for Permanent Seats At The Security Council: A Critical Assessment of the Contestants in 2012. While observing that there exists a fundamental need to reform and enlarge both the membership and voting pattern in the Security Council in order to reflect geopolitical realities of the 21st Century by making both the organisation and the Security ...Continue Reading »

  85 pages |  446 engagements | 

• 113. THE EFFECTS OF OIL JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIPS ON ENFORCEMENT OF ZERO-GAS FLARING...

  » ABSTRACT The act of gas flaring in Nigeria began with production of crude oil in 1958, and has since engendered serious trans boundary environmental, energy, economic and health implications. This has led to the adoption of zero gas flaring policy in 2003 in line with the domestication of related international initiatives and treaties in Nigeria. However, oil joint venture partnerships between Nig...Continue Reading »

  85 pages |  473 engagements | 

• 114. BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY AND NIGERIA’S RELATIONS WITH UNITED STATES, 2009 – 201...

  » ABSTRACT The persistence of Boko Haram insurgency impinges upon Nigeria’s relations with US, which have been cordial but restricted. Researchers have divergent opinion about the extent U.S. should be committed in assisting Nigeria in countering Boko Haram insurgency. Researches on the interconnectivity between Boko Haram insurgency and Nigeria’s US military security partnership, trade ...Continue Reading »

  85 pages |  481 engagements | 

• 115. BOUNDARY DISPUTES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEPAD IN WEST AFRICA: 2001-2014

  » ABSTRACT The New Partnership for Africa’s Development is a pledge by African leaders, based on a common vision and a firm and shared conviction, that they have a pressing duty to eradicate poverty and to place their countries, both individually and collectively, on a path of sustainable growth and development and, at the same time, to participate actively in the world economy and body politi...Continue Reading »

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• 116. DOMESTIC POLITICS AND NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Historical Background Of Nigerian Foreign Policy A study in Nigeria’s foreign policy over time has quite often under scored the potency of its domestic contents. Notable scholars on Nigerian external relations such as Akinyemi, Aluko, Gambari, Birai etc demonstrated the influence of domestic conditions on the country’s attitude and behaviour to other actors...Continue Reading »

  76 pages |  468 engagements | 

• 117. THE US SECURITY POLICY AND NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAMME, 2000 – 2008

  » Abstract This study examines the interface between the US security policy and North Korea nuclear programme. The thrust of the study however is to find out if the US government perceived North Korea nuclear programme as a threat to its national security on the one hand and part of its war on terror, between 2000 and 2008 on the other. The study also investigated whether the US government security ...Continue Reading »

  70 pages |  518 engagements | 

• 118. THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION: A CAS...

  » ABSTRACT This research effort grew out of concern for the increasing use of force in settlement of disputes by the United States which has the tendency to reduce the moral stature of the UN (above all, the security council) an organization committed to the maintenance of international peace and security. It seeks to analyse the role of the United Nations security council in international conflict ...Continue Reading »

  70 pages |  967 engagements | 

• 119. EUROPEAN UNION AND CHALLENGES OF AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL, 1...

  » ABSTRACT This study examined the European Union, EU and challenges of African development. Specifically, the study ascertained if the increasing rate of EUAfrican relations has increased the volume of trade between EU and Africa and secondly, ascertained if the increasing rate of EU African relations has increased the volume of foreign direct investment from EU states to Africa. The study interrog...Continue Reading »

  70 pages |  450 engagements | 

• 120. AFRICA AND THE UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM REFORMS: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL

  » ABSTRACT Since its (United Nations) establishment in 1945, the United Nations has been in a constant state of transition as various international stakeholders seek ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the U.N. system. Controversies, such as the unhealthy use of veto by the Permanent 5 (P5), lopsided composition of the Security Council, and instances of waste, fraud and abuse by U.N....Continue Reading »

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