Warning: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 102

Warning: Use of undefined constant host - assumed 'host' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 105

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 106

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 109
Power, Ivory Coast - Papers

Power, Ivory Coast

Power has always had a major role in international politics as an influence. Specifically when dealing with international relations power can intimidate and provoke undesirable actions on states. Power can also make a state powerful but has the same ability to completely destroy a state.
One big example of power and its influence is Turkey’s current relationship with the Arab world. For years Turkey’s top trading partner has been the European Union. However, Turkey has recently shown interesting in investing in Arab countries. To understand Turkey’s current situation we will have to focus on a systemic level of analysis.
Turkey has recently signed a series of political and economical ...

Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers

ambition, which is, to become a hegemon in the region, which is a rising concern for dominant countries in Asia like China or Russia that will eventually try to create a power balance in the region, if Turkey becomes more powerful than expected. Furthermore, Turkey has also come closer to other countries like Kuwait and Qatar exporting all kind of goods. This idea of soft power used by Turkey has greatly helped it to develop a more close relation with Arab countries. In contrast to Turkey, the US used a mix military might (Hard Power) and diplomacy/trade (Soft Power). Consequently Arab countries have developed a sentiment of rejection towards the US.
Another example of hard and soft power influence can be seen in Ivory Coast recent presidential scandal, where Laurent Gbagbo ex president of Ivory Coast refuses to admit his defeat in November's poll and cede power. We may think this is a domestic problem in Ivory Coast. Nevertheless several countries and international intuitions ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.

Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE:

APA
MLA
Chicago
Turabian

Power, Ivory Coast. (2011, March 31). Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Power-Ivory-Coast/97320

"Power, Ivory Coast." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 31 Mar. 2011. Web. 6 Jan. 2026. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Power-Ivory-Coast/97320>

"Power, Ivory Coast." Essayworld.com. March 31, 2011. Accessed January 6, 2026. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Power-Ivory-Coast/97320.

JOIN NOW

Join today and get instant access to this and 50,000+ other essays

PAPER DETAILS

Added: 3/31/2011 11:57:26 PM
Submitted By: abuma
Category: Political Science
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 508
Pages: 2

Save |

Report

SHARE THIS PAPER

SAVED ESSAYS

Save and find your favorite essays easier