Sovereignty of God
Many Christians struggle with the issue of God's supremacy as opposed to the apparent free will that the same God has given to humanity. The Garden of Eden seems to be a case in point. Why did God give Adam and Eve the ability to choose if he knew they were going to make the wrong choice? In the same way one could ask why sin is part of society, and indeed part of the lives of devout Christians. Why do we sometimes choose to do wrong? Why do we have a choice in the first place? Why does God let us do wrong things? The answers to these questions I believe are complicated and many, but one can also attempt to find satisfactory answers using one's own God-given common sense in combination with biblical teaching.

In Romans 9 Paul attempts to explain not only to himself, but also…...

This comes as a result of the idea that along with the right to limit foreign interference the state also has the duty to ensure the safety and security of its population (uzan, 1983). In the moment when the security of its people is not ensured, the state can no longer be considered sovereign and in control of the country; thus, international forces must intervene in order to reestablish equilibrium, disregarding the sovereign status of the state.
From this perspective, it is rather hard to say that there is one subject which is in complete control of the internal apparatus. We live in a world which is in a continuous state of interdependence. Francis Fukuyama pointed out this aspect in regard to the reconstruction of failed states. In this sense, he argued that poor states or those who have a weak system of governance cannot achieve a proper system of…...

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Bibliography

Bull, H.1992. Hugo Grotius and international relations. In Kingsbury, B. And Adam Roberts (eds.), Clarendon Press, Oxford.

Buzan, B.1993. People, states, and fear: an agenda for international security studies in the post Cold War Era. Wheatsheaf, Brighton.

Cole, W.M. 2005. "Sovereignty Relinquished? Explaining Commitment to the International Human Rights Covenants, 1966-1999." American Sociological Review, Vol. 70, No. 3, pp. 472-495.

Donnelly, J. 1986. International Human Rights: A Regime Analysis. International Organization, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 599-642.

Global Proliferation
Managing the Effects of Globalized Proliferation on State Sovereignty

What are the essential elements of an effective strategy to address proliferation?

Effectively managing the cultural, economic and sociopolitical effects of globalization needs to begin prior to its proliferation across a culture. The emphasis on ensuring consistency and balance between the cultural norms and values of a nation or region vs. The benefits of globalization need to be defined through constructs and frameworks (Nef, 2002). The essential elements of an effective strategy to address the proliferation of globalization need to include a very clear definition of state sovereignty, especially in the most critically important areas of economic policy (Hobson, amesh, 2002). This is essential for balancing the needs of a sovereign state and the clarity and stability of economic policies relative to the continual economic pressure to continually become more consolidated into a regional trading block or operating region (anderia, 2007). Nations…...

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References:

Falk, Richard. 1995. Toward obsolescence: Sovereignty in the era of globalization. Harvard International Review 17, (3) (Summer): 34.

Higgins, Winton, and Kristina Tamm Hallstrom. 2007. Standardization, globalization and rationalities of government. Organization 14, (5) (09): 685-704.

Hobson, John M., and M. Ramesh. 2002. Globalisation makes of states what states make of it: Between agency and structure in the state/globalisation debate. New Political Economy 7, (1) (03): 5-22.

Lentner, Howard H. 2010. Globalization and sovereignty. Political Science Quarterly 125, (1) (Spring): 135-137.

Sovereignty vs Self-ule: Crimea eignites Battle
Inclusion of ussia into Georgia in 2008 provoked political fear among the west political arena and the media. They dreaded that similar intervention by the ussian military would be possible in other CIS (Commonwealth Independent States) with minority states such as Crimea of the larger ussian community. Crimea was part of the imperial ussia until 1954 when it was handed over to soviet Ukraine by Nikita Khrushchev, the secretary general of communist party and Soviet Union. In 1991 it joined the independent Ukraine community while concurrently the Soviet Union broke apart. The question of Crimea region is often interpreted as a problem from the ussian community. Fear arose due to the Ukrainian domestic politics as well as the ussian external ambitions. The Crimean situation is interlinked and inseparable to the ussian-Ukrainian political relations (Hedeskog, 2008).

An interesting element of the argument amid ussia and Ukraine is…...

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References

Bukkvoll, Tor. (2001). Off the Cuff Politics: Explaining Russia's Lack of a Ukraine Strategy. Europe-Asia Studies, 53 / 8: 1141- 1157.

Cakmak, Cenap. (2014). The Crimean Crisis and International Law. The Wise Men Center for Strategic Studies (BILGESAM).

D'anieri, Paul, Kravchuk, Robert and Taras Kuzio. (1999). Politics and Society in Ukraine. Bolder: Westview Press.

Hedeskog, Jacob. (2008). Crimea after the Georgia Crisis." FOI. Stockholm: Swedish Defence Research Agency.

This means that the states have a certain amount of sovereignty, but not complete autonomy to simply do as they wish. States are free to adopt their own laws, but they must do so within the confines of the larger body.
The development of the United States and the Civil ar resulted in a new definition of sovereignty. If one compares the philosophy that arose in the United States to that of feudal England it appears that there are different levels of sovereignty. Once could consider feudal England to be a case of complete sovereignty of the King over the local peasants. However, the Civil ar proved that complete state sovereignty and complete unity cannot exist side by side. The end result was a case where the Federal law still has sovereignty over state law, but the states do have some form of sovereignty and self-determination. One could consider this…...

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Works Cited

Bayefsky, Anne F., ed. 2000. The UN Human Rights Treaty System in the 21st Century. The Hague: Kluwer Law International.

Brooks, S. And Wohlforth, W. 2002. American Primacy in Perspective. Foreign Affairs,

July/August 2002. 81: 21-33.

Donnelly, J. 2006. State Sovereignty and Human Rights. Accessed January 12,  http://www.du.edu/~jdonnell/papers/hrsov%20v4a.htm .

al.; Sai).
One of the reasons for the lack of political success for any of the groups that support Hawaiian sovereignty is that there is no cohesive, united, group. Much as ussia in 1916 had over 100 parties, until Lenin and the Bolshevik/Menshevik groups coalesced, there was not enough entropy to bring about change. In the 21st century, and with the history of Hawaii, this is even more difficult. A broad overview of these groups would include:

Basic View

Platform

Misc.

Kingdom of Hawaii Exile

oyalist

1893-85, now defunct

Used as historical tradition for restoring the monarchy

Home ule Party of Hawaii

oyalist

Extreme nationalism, popular early 1900s

Largely used as an historical basis for rule

Democratic Party of Hawaii

oyalist

Moderate version of Home ule Party

Using land to secure benefit for natives

Aboriginal Lands of Hawaiian Ancestry (ALOHA)

Nationalist

eparations for native peoples

Unclear if still in existence

Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Democratic/Nationalist

Legally represent interests of native Hawaiians; most well-funded organization

espected group trying to redress past issues

Ka Lahui

Grassroots Nationalist

Lobbying United…...

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REFERENCES

Budnick, R. Stolen Kingdom: An American Conspiracy. Honolulu: Aloha Press, 1992.

Coffman, T. The Island Edge of America: A Political History of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2003.

Dougherty, M. To Steal a Kingdom. Oahu: Island Style Press, 2000.

Fein, B. "Hawaii Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand." 15-16 June 2005. Hawaiian Congressional Record. .

Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God
Packer's latest work is a brief, nontechnical discourse about how God's sovereignty and responsibility of humans impacts evangelism. It is not a guide to the latest in evangelistic action. The primary objective here is to quell the ideal that faith in God's sovereignty barricades evangelistic initiatives and demonstrate it strength to evangelism. The book is laid out in four chapters. The concepts explained therein are[footnoteRef:2]: [2: Naselli, Andy (2008)]

eing a devout Christian, you have a staunch faith in God's sovereignty as you pray. Therefore, you already accept that God is sovereign due to two reasons: you thank God for being a Christian and pray for others' conversion as well. Conflict arises when an attempt is made to combine God's sovereignty with responsibility of humans[footnoteRef:3]. [3: Ibid 1]

Antimony exists, which is an inherent mismatch between two diverging truths, not viewed as a paradox, which is…...

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Bibliography

Boa, Kenneth. "Divine Sovereignty vs. Human Responsibility." May 11, 2006. Accessed June 7, 2015. https://bible.org/article/divine-sovereignty-vs.-human-responsibility .

Naselli, Andy. "Summary and Outline of J.I. Packer's "evangelism and the Sovereignty of God." Andy Naselli. February 17, 2008. Accessed June 7, 2015.  http://andynaselli.com/summary-and-outline-of-j-i-packers-evangelism-and-the-sovereignty-of-god 

Packer, J.I. Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God.IVP Books, 2012.

Piper, John. "A Response to J.I. Packer on the so-called Antinomy between the Sovereignty of God and Human Responsibility." Desiring God. Accessed June 7, 2015. http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/a-response-to-ji-packer-on-the-so-called-antinomy-between-the-sovereignty-of-god-and-human-responsibility .

American Indian Studies
Native American Sovereignty

Sovereignty, in the truest definition of the word, is that which has complete independence and self-government. In a nutshell, it is a territory existing as an independent state, free to govern its self with dignity and justice. For the nation of Native American tribes in the United States, it is a dangling carrot held up by a government notorious for its broken promises, and centuries of lying and civil abuse.

Things weren't always like this for the Native American nation. "During the ritish colonial period, Indian tribes were considered foreign nations by the ritish crown and were dealt with by treaty. This relationship worked so well that the majority of the tribes allied with the ritish during the Revolutionary War" (ulzomi, 2001). After the colonists won the war, and in turn gained their independence, they continued to respect the tribes as sovereign nations, but over time, this…...

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Bibliography

Tribes Unite to Open Native American Bank

Indian Life, Nov-Dec 2001 www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m0JJC/3_22/81835568/print.jhtml

Native son: Notah Begay III finds success, but only after experiencing his share of knocks

Golf Digest, Oct 2000 www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m0HFI/10_51/65486547/p1/article.jhtml

Trade Agreements on State Sovereignty
State sovereignty is an issue that has attracted numerous concerns in the recent past largely because of globalization, which has become a definitive component of the contemporary society. These concerns have also been fueled by aggressive trade policies and practices that have been adopted by various governments and business organizations. Generally, state sovereignty is under severe threat because of diminishing barriers between countries and increased integration of domestic and international spheres of government. Aggressive trade policies and practices that threaten state sovereignty include trade agreements, which are entered into between countries. As trade agreements between countries are increasingly established, they fuel a conflict between free trade and state sovereignty.

Trade Agreements and State Sovereignty

Global trade and investment are the two pillars of the contemporary economic world given the increased interdependence of world economy in the recent past. This interdependence is one of the most significant economic…...

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References

Jones, C.W. (n.d.). Trade Pacts Threaten Sovereignty. Retrieved January 15, 2016, from  https://www.boilermakers.org/resources/commentary/V40N3 

Peet, R. (2009). Unholy trinity: the IMF, World Bank and WTO (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Zed Books Ltd.

Rodrik, D. (2011). The globalization paradox: democracy and the future of the world economy. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Stiglitz, J.E. (2006). Making globalization work. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Arctic Sovereignty
Introduction to International elations

Written by: OCdt Jennifer Wotherspoon

Major Brister

Early 20th century explorer Vilhalmur Stefannson was correct in his assertion that the Arctic was essentially a treasure chest of natural resources, and in his corresponding prediction that the far North would become a vital national interest for Canada and the British Empire. Stefannson urged Britain, Canada and the U.S. To acquire Wrangel Island and to set up naval and air bases there as early as 1919, claiming that the island could be a strategic vantage point in future wars, in addition to a plentiful source of natural resources.[footnoteef:1] His views were not appreciated in Ottawa, where government officials regarded his as an adventurer and self-promoter, and he found that "the wheels of government were to turn very slowly" whenever he offered his advice.[footnoteef:2] He later established a private company for the purpose of exploiting Wrangel Island despite opposition from the…...

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References

1. Byers, Michael. Who Owns the Arctic? Understanding Sovereignty Disputes in the North. (Douglas-McIntyre, 2009).

2. Churchill, Robin R. "Claims to Maritime Zones in the Arctic -- Law of the Sea Normality or Polar Peculiarity? In Elferink, Alan G. Oude and Donald Pothwell (eds), The Law of the Sea and Polar Maritime Delimitation and Jurisdiction. (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2004), pp. 105-24.

3. Diubaldo, Richard J. Stefannson and the Canadian Arctic (McGill-Queens University Press, 1978, 1998).

4. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. "Interview with Donald McRea on the Arctic." Accessed March 29, 2011.  http://www.international.gc.ca/cip-pic/video/arctic-arctique/mcrae.aspx?lang=eng

According to various sources, the human rights situations has not progressed in China over the past few years, and in fact has grown worse in some areas (Young 2009). The Chinese deny this completely, and say that there are no human rights violations. They also add that the President has no right to interfere with Chinese affairs, and the Chinese Foreign Minister suggested that the United States address its own issues of alleged human rights violations before its leaders start accusing other countries of abuses (Young 2009).
Though the Chinese responses to these rather similar attacks on sovereignty were remarkably different in substance, they actually provide evidence of the same basic attitude on the part of the Chinese. After Obama's address, which might have carried a little more weight with the international community as it was not tainted by Guantanamo, Abu Grahib, or other human rights scandals of the Bush…...

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References

Abramowitz, M. (2008). "U.S. In 'firm opposition' to Chinese human rights policies, Bush says." The Washington post, Thursday 7 August. Accessed online 30 September 2009.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/06/AR2008080601055.html 

Young, E. (2009). "Obama brings up human rights as U.S., China leaders meet." The Christian post, Monday 27 July. Accessed online 30 September 2009.  http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090727/obama-notes-human-rights-in/index.html

Hobbes, Locke, And Democracy
There once was a time when kings ruled and their people were subject to the absolute authority of that king. The king literally was the law, whatever he said became law. All of his subject had an obligation to be loyal to their king simply because God had appointed him king. Kings claimed their authority from God, and therefore possessed the ultimate authority. However, beginning in the 1600's in England, the people began to see the relationship between king and subjects a bit differently. A new ideal emerged, the idea that a king's authority came from the consent of the people, not from God. It was Thomas Hobbes, in his book Leviathan who first broached the subject that the relationship between the king and the people was a two way relationship. The king and people formed a "social contract" and each had it's responsibilities to the other.…...

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Works Cited

Hobbes, Thomas, and J.C.A. Gaskin (ed.). Leviathan. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1998. Print.

Locke, John, and Peter Laslett (ed.). Two Treatises of Government. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1988. Print.

Sovereignty by Consensus
In Sao Paolo, homicide detectives do not serve the same function as they do in the U.S. or any other wealthy and wealthy country; they have a different means of classifying deaths. They cannot and do not investigate crimes in the same way as in wealthy countries. Violence and homicide are pervasive and common in Sao Paolo; they are even considered "normal" (Willis 6).

Police tend to investigate two types of homicides: one with an unknown assailant, and police killing citizens, which is very common, at a rate of more than one per day. These types of homicide are ironically crimes perpetrated by the police, and they are labeled as "resisting arrest"

The PCC -- essentially the mafia -- handles everything else.

The author introduces the theme of the book as being about "cities, social relations, and the patterns of urbanization common in the Global South," (p. 7).

The two patterns of…...

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of globalization.

Urmetzer, Peter. Globalization Unplugged: Sovereignty and the Canadian

State in the Twenty

First Century. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2005.

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I. Introduction
A. Definition of the state
B. Definition of globalization
C. Importance of understanding the relationship between the state and globalization

II. The Role of the State in a Globalized World
A. Discuss how the state is the traditional unit of governance
B. Explain how the state retains power despite globalization
C. Analyze the state's role in global governance

III. Globalization and its Impact on the State
A. Discuss how globalization has eroded state sovereignty
B. Explain how states have adapted to globalization
C. Analyze the changing role of the state in a globalized world

IV. The Relevance of the State in....

I. Introduction
A. Hook: Begin with a compelling statement that highlights the significance of the topic.
B. Thesis statement: Clearly state the central argument that the essay will explore regarding the relevance of the state in an era of globalization.

II. Background: The Evolving Role of the State
A. Historical perspective: Trace the historical evolution of the state, discussing its traditional functions in society.
B. Challenges to state authority: Examine the factors that have challenged state sovereignty and authority in the context of globalization.

III. Impacts of Globalization on the State
A. Economic globalization: Discuss how the rise of transnational corporations, global....

1. Analyze Thomas Aquinas' Five Ways to prove the existence of God and evaluate their effectiveness in addressing modern scientific and philosophical challenges.
2. Compare and contrast Thomas Aquinas' views on natural law and ethics with those of other prominent philosophers, such as Aristotle or Immanuel Kant.
3. Investigate how Thomas Aquinas' theology influenced the development of Western Christian thought and the relationship between faith and reason in his writings.
4. Examine Thomas Aquinas' concept of the soul and its relationship to the body, and explore how it differs from other philosophical and theological perspectives on the nature of the human person.
5. Discuss....