Superpower China China = Superpower? During the last four decades, the economic reform and the policy of candidness has made China successful, prosperous and flourishing. Deng Xiaoping's policies of gradual and uncomplicated economic reforms are the main reasons why China has succeeded so rapidly. Moreover, the smooth conversion to a varied economy and the transfer of development tactic from closed-door to openness also catalyzed the whole revolutionary process in the country. However,

American Empire Is There Room at the Top? The question as to whether the United States is currently and will remain a superpower is the topic of much scholarly debate and in the general population around the dinner table. The follow up question to that, of course is, is there room at the top for another superpower, and if so which country or countries will rise to the occasion? Is America really

heroism is not new to the world. The word 'hero' often stimulates the thought process of a person in such a way that the person automatically starts thinking about the heroic figures that he or she has heard about in stories, seen in movies or read in fairytales. However, the concept of heroism is slightly different from the common perception of this word. One can ask some questions in

Pictures on the news of American flags being burned seem to appear more often than they used to. Perhaps my generation just isn't used to having our nation criticized to the extent that it has been since our response to September 11; we all know there have been anti-American protests in the past, that flags have been burned and protests against certain American military endeavors waged. Anti-Americanism has many definitions

This was in keeping with the Marxist principle of a classless society. In the United Nations, the United States has had an equal standing with other nations such as Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. The United States has participated in United Nations actions and made a show of being a part of the international community while maintaining its superpower status outside of the United Nations' walls. In light

International relations studies is the specialization that focuses on the study of foreign affairs and the global events significantly influence the trend of the states that are within the international system. These systems are categorized as governments, countries, organizations and even people who are the main agents of relations and interchange between people within varying geographical locations (WITS University, 2014). There are pertinent issues that are involved in the study