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By shipping arms and providing military experts to Central American governments, Israel is repaying an historic debt to these nations for the role they played in the UN in promoting Israeli statehood in the wake of the Second World War. Yet, whereas the debt is owed to liberal Central American regimes, it is being repaid to military dictatorships and to rightist opposition forces like the Nicaraguan Contra rebels

The protracted conflict in Kosovo has led to the European Union's special concern on the issue, specifically its special activities in the entire area of the Western Balkans with the aim of fully Europeanizing the area and bringing it closer to European integration. The period from the 1980s was a kind of turning point for Kosovo, given that the changed constitutional possibilities in the then state gave the opportunity for independence and the establishment of the state of Kosovo. The understanding of the entire Kosovo issue needs to be observed from the historical aspect and the role of the international community. In general, the state of Kosovo was created mainly based on international action, which laid the foundations for the establishment of a modern European state. In this process, the Ahtisaari Plan and Resolution 1244 from 1999, from which the European Union derives its activities, played a particularly important role. Until now, Kosovo has gone through three periods – that of political unrest until the 1990s, the intensive actions of the international community until the 2000s, and the period of the European Union, which is still ongoing, more precisely, only beginning since Kosovo has signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement. The European Union has a significant impact on the further development of the state of Kosovo in terms of the rule of law, the establishment of democratic standards, and the strengthening of transparent government. Profiling itself as an important global factor in peace and stability, the European Union in Kosovo has achieved the results that are visible through the EULEX mission and the actions of the High Representative of the European Union in Kosovo, as well as all other European Union institutions. At the end of the second decade of this century, the influence of the United States of America in Kosovo, which has never lost interest in establishing peace and stability in this area, is growing again. That is the reason why joint action by the United States of ...

U radu se na temelju arhivskih izvora, stručne literature i onovremenoga tiska analizira povratak jugoslavenskih iseljenika iz Argentine i ostalih dijelova Južne Amerike u prvim godinama nakon Drugoga svjetskog rata. Prati se priprema, organizacija, brojnost, transport, dolazak, smještaj i razmještaj iseljenika u domovini. Analizira se i stručna, nacionalna i spolna pripadnost iseljenika povratnika. Posebna pozornost posvećena je odnosima dviju država, Jugoslavije i Argentine, u ovom pitanju. ; Diplomatic, consular and economic relations between the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Argentina were established on 16 September 1946. The agreement was signed by General Ljubo Ilić, chief of the Yugoslav diplomatic mission in South America, and Juan Atilion Bramuglia, Argentinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religion. In the first decade after World War II, the two states had some open problems and unresolved issues such as the question of commercial agreements, Yugoslav political emigration in Argentina, especially the Ustasha movement, Argentine nationalised property in Yugoslavia, visas for entering Argentina etc. Following World War II, Argentina became the country with the most emigrants of Yugoslav origin in the entire Latin America. The major part of those were Croats and Slovenes, while emigrants from Montenegro and Serbia made up a smaller proportion. The issue of Yugoslav immigrants in Argentina was of the greatest importance in the relations between two countries. In the late 1940s, the interests of Yugoslavia and Argentina in this matter were opposed. Both sides wanted to use a qualified work force for building their own country. Yugoslavia tried to recruit immigrants to come back and take part in fulfilment of the Five-Year Plan established in 1947. Argentina on the other hand, wanted to keep able-bodied people for building its own industry. The Yugoslav government sent ships for immigrants and organised housing and jobs for them upon their return. The majority of them were construction, agriculture, and textile workers. The peak of the repatriation was 1948, when 83% of Yugoslav immigrants returned from Argentina. There was another problem, and that was the different treatment of immigrants with dual citizenship, which especially referred to the children of Yugoslav immigrants who were born on Argentine soil. According the law, they were Argentine citizens, but Yugoslav authorities still thought of them as their own. According to official data, of all the people to return in Yugoslavia in the 1946–51 period, a total of 1,748 arrived from Argentina, which was 10.84% of the total number of returning Yugoslav citizens. Only France was ahead of Argentina in this period in terms of numbers of returns, with 3,914, while Canada was behind, with 1,727.

Tema ovog diplomskog rada je geopolitička strategija Saudijske Arabije u suvremenom svijetu. Bavi se utjecajem kojeg saudijsko kraljevstvo dobiva širenjem vehabizma te kakve posljedice to ostavlja na Bliski istok i ostatak svijeta. U radu će se analizirati savezništvo između Saudijske Arabije i Sjedinjenih Američkih Država koje je u prošlosti bilo okarakterizirano kao "nafta u zamjenu za sigurnost". Budući da se smanjila ovisnost Sjedinjenih Američkih Država o nafti, promijenio se i odnos između te dvije države. Danas je taj odnos okarakteriziran kao "preklapanje interesa" , vidljivih u odnosu koje te dvije države imaju prema Iranu koji želi zauzeti dominantnu poziciju na Bliskom istoku. Uz analizu geopolitičkih odnosa Saudijske Arabije, Sjedinjenih Američkih Država i Irana, u radu će se analizirati suvremeni saudijski utjecaj na ostale države Bliskog istoka. Na kraju rada istražit će se kakva je perspektiva saudijske države u budućnosti. ; This master thesis is about the geopolitical strategy of Saudi Arabia in contemporary world. It discusses the influence of Saudi kingdom through spreading of wahhabism and the impact which it has on both Middle East and the rest of the world. This thesis is going to analyze the alliance between Saudi Arabia and the United States, which in the past has been characterized as "oil in exchange for security". Since the dependence of the United States on oil has decreased, the relationship between the two countries has changed. Today, this relationship has been characterized as an "overlap of interests", visible in the relationship that these two countries have towards Iran, which wants to establish a dominant position in the Middle East. In addition to analyzing the geopolitical relations of Saudi Arabia, the United States of America and Iran, the paper will analyze contemporary Saudi influence on other countries in the Middle East. At the end of the thesis, the perspective of the Saudi state in the future will be explored.

Predmet ovog diplomskog rada su obilježja vanjske trgovine Europske unije sa SAD-om. Rad se sastoji od šest međusobno povezanih dijelova, u kojima je osim uvodnih i zaključnih riječi objašnjena trgovinska politika Europske unije te SAD-a. Trgovinska politika Europske unije opisana je s nekoliko primjera potpisanih sporazuma između Europske unije i drugih država. Također je opisana i nova trgovinska strategija Europske komisije koja se primjenjuje u pregovorima o Transatlantskom partnerstvu za trgovinu i ulaganja (TTIP). Prikazana je trgovina izemđu EU-a i SAD-a, uvoz i izvoz proizvoda i usluga te kretanje međusobnih investicija. Pregovori o TTIP-u između Europske unije i Sjedinjenih Američkih Država traju od srpnja 2013. godine te je održano trinaest runda pregovora. Odvijaju se u tri područja: pristup tržištu, regulatorna usklađenost i pravila. Cilj pregovora je ukloniti prepreke u trgovini kako bi se olakšala kupovina i prodaja roba i usluga između EU-a i SAD-a. U pregovore su uključeni i predstavnici interesno-utjecajnih skupina koji dolaze iz područja akademske zajednice, sindikata, predstavnika privatnog sektora i nevladinih organizacija. ; The subjects of this diploma thesis are the characteristics of European foreign trade to the USA. The work consists of six mutually related parts, which, except introduction and conclusion, explain the trade policies of the European Union and the USA. The trade policies of the European Union are described with several examples of signed agreements between the European Union and other states. The new trade strategy of the European Commission, which is currently being applied in Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations, has also been described. On-going cooperation between the European Union and the United States of America has been represented and systematized. This includes import and export of products, services and investments between the European Union and the United States. The TTIP negotiations between the European Union and the United States of America have started in July 2013, and so far there have been thirteen rounds of negotiations completed. The TTIP negotiations are being held in three parts: the market access, regulatory cooperation and rules. The aim of the negotiations is the removal of obstacles within trade in order to facilitate purchasing and selling of goods and services between the EU and the USA. Various representatives of interest and influence realms of academia, unions, the private sector and non-government organisations are all participating in the negotiations.

Predmet ovog diplomskog rada su obilježja vanjske trgovine Europske unije sa SAD-om. Rad se sastoji od šest međusobno povezanih dijelova, u kojima je osim uvodnih i zaključnih riječi objašnjena trgovinska politika Europske unije te SAD-a. Trgovinska politika Europske unije opisana je s nekoliko primjera potpisanih sporazuma između Europske unije i drugih država. Također je opisana i nova trgovinska strategija Europske komisije koja se primjenjuje u pregovorima o Transatlantskom partnerstvu za trgovinu i ulaganja (TTIP). Prikazana je trgovina izemđu EU-a i SAD-a, uvoz i izvoz proizvoda i usluga te kretanje međusobnih investicija. Pregovori o TTIP-u između Europske unije i Sjedinjenih Američkih Država traju od srpnja 2013. godine te je održano trinaest runda pregovora. Odvijaju se u tri područja: pristup tržištu, regulatorna usklađenost i pravila. Cilj pregovora je ukloniti prepreke u trgovini kako bi se olakšala kupovina i prodaja roba i usluga između EU-a i SAD-a. U pregovore su uključeni i predstavnici interesno-utjecajnih skupina koji dolaze iz područja akademske zajednice, sindikata, predstavnika privatnog sektora i nevladinih organizacija. ; The subjects of this diploma thesis are the characteristics of European foreign trade to the USA. The work consists of six mutually related parts, which, except introduction and conclusion, explain the trade policies of the European Union and the USA. The trade policies of the European Union are described with several examples of signed agreements between the European Union and other states. The new trade strategy of the European Commission, which is currently being applied in Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations, has also been described. On-going cooperation between the European Union and the United States of America has been represented and systematized. This includes import and export of products, services and investments between the European Union and the United States. The TTIP negotiations between the European Union and the United ...

Almost seventy years ago German philosophers Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno predicted the immense influence of capitalism and commercialization on media systems and media content. Today commodification and the hunger for fun, spectacle, shock and emotions have become an intrinsic part of media offer and consumption. The central place belongs to television and the transformation of the news industry into packages of high-emotional stories, very often in sequels. Spectacle, strong emotional bond and empathetic members of audience are important elements of what media expert Brian A. Monahan calls public drama - a new hybrid form of television news. The American mainstream media transformed the terrorist attack on the USA on the 11th of September 2001 into '9/11' - a series of dramatic and emotional stories which imposed certain frames of understanding of what happened - and which were built into the cultural memory. In the first few hours after the attack the core of the 9/11 narrative was born: moral shock, a strong emotional bond with the victims of the attacks, transformation of rescuers into heroes, a feeling of love and togetherness among Americans, along with worldwide compassion. Emphasis was put on emotions, fear and a sort of spectacle of crisis, with little discussion about responsibility and critical evaluation of the reasons behind the attacks. Focus on human tragedies, fear and panic are immersed in a wider story about terrorist attacks which is a big threat to America. The power of television and its pictures to form and impose frames of understanding events is huge, along with the long-term consequences this can have on the audience, but politics as well. Adapted from the source document.

This article provides an outline of the history of the American Empire's rise and transformations. The analysis examines the political situation in America around 1800 when the country was established as a republic at a time when international imperialism was prevalent with still powerful British, French, and Spanish empires. The article argues that the territorial expansion within the North American continent was conducted within the realms of imperial ideology, although, unlike other empires, once included in the empire each state became an equal participant in the central authority. The article poses a new type of empire that have emerged in America following the second world war; an American Empire based on international alliances for the purpose of international and national security based on voluntary participation, although subject to economic support or sanction. The article suggests that the war on terrorism has brought power politics and alliances that mirror classic imperial ideals, with an increase in military presence to enforce imperial alliances. The author concludes that based on the problems experienced with imperialistic use of power in Afghanistan and Iraq it is unlikely that the U.S. is establishing a new classical empire. This article is one in a series of articles on the topic of empires. References. E. Sundby