by Frank Pobutkiewicz | Dec 28, 2017 | Topic Briefs
Topic Summary As the foremost arbitrator of international disputes, The International Court of Justice serves two primary functions: to settle legal contentions between two states on the basis of international law, and to provide advisory opinions on legal questions... by Rose Jacobs | Jan 5, 2017 | Topic Briefs
Introduction and Instructions A Constituent Assembly is an instrument of representative democracy assembled to draft or adopt a constitution. The members of a Constituent Assembly are citizens themselves building a set of internally imposed actions. A Constituent... by Aditya Iyengar | Jan 4, 2017 | Topic Briefs
Introduction The Federative Republic of Brazil, a nation with the 9th largest GDP faces one of its biggest economic struggles of its times. The Current President, Dilma Rousseff, has had some of the lowest approval and success ratings in Brazilian history. With the... by Arlo Halpern | Jan 4, 2017 | Topic Briefs
Background The Alliance of Small Island States, or AOSIS, is an international coalition of small-island and coastal countries that work together to solve collective development challenges and environmental concerns. The forty-four member states of AOSIS form an... 
by AlexNehrbass | Dec 16, 2016 | Topic Briefs
Background: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian organization dedicated to the protection and assistance of victims of armed conflict and violence. Though originally established in 1863, this independent and neutral organization’s... by Frank Pobutkiewicz | Jan 6, 2016 | Topic Briefs
Background The discussion of modern Argentinian economics begins with the crisis of 1999. A fixed exchange rate between the Argentine Peso and and US dollar, the huge foreign debt incurred by former Argentine President Carlos Menem, and a further increase in debt...
