International Relations

Biological Weapons Name Institution Nuclear and biological weapons are the common forms of weaponry in modern warfare employed by both states and terrorist groups. Groups are prohibited from applying biological weapons, and the application of nuclear arsenal is highly scrutinized. Terrorist groups are, however, more likely to engage biological weapons than nuclear ones because they are readily available and require little expertise and hence the US government must limit their accessibility among the populations to reduce the chances of a bioterror attack. Biological weapons refer to agents including bacteria, and viruses and are applicable in the form of weapons against humans (Garrett, 2017)....

Reflective Essay on Weapons of Mass Destruction Students name Course Date I am writing a reflection to a paper done by Michael Horowitz and Neil Narang on Weapons of mass destructions. It is looking at the usage of a weapon of mass destruction. The two authors question if nuclear and chemical and biological weapons rate of adoption is affected by similar factors. I agree with them that biological and chemical weapons are used complementary for host countries to achieve their agenda. I find it interesting that this research used the cross elasticity of demand to ascertain if CBWs atomic weapons are used either as complementary or as substitutes. It measures the change in demand in percentage...

Analysis Student Name Course Number: Course Name Due Date Reflection The two essentially distinctive types of conflict are Al Qaeda and the United States. Al Qaeda, with its foundation in the Islamic manner of war, battles an existential, dramatic kind of war and the U.S, with its foundation in the western manner of war, depends on a nearly absolutely influential kind of fighting. The article represents as to how both edges’ means of war are congregating towards one another. One of the arguments that stood out the most to me is the fact that the US is turning out to be overpoweringly involved in its method to war. The bombast of the warfare against Al Qaeda and connected wide-reaching dread...

Student’s Name Environmental Security Date of Submission Environmental Security The continued environmental degradation attributed to pollution and other human activities has resulted in global warming and climate change. These have threatened the survival of human beings and crops because of the shift in weather patterns and climatic conditions. Governments have reacted by embarking on reforms on the policies to include social-ecological factors linked to the availability of natural resources. National security extended its reach to accommodate environmental issues that posed a danger to the very existence of human beings. According to the reading, despite China being one of the fasters...