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France and the isles around 500 and 300 BC. It is thought that their culture superiority enable them to permeate (infiltrer, pénétrer) and dominate the local population. The Celts took over (prendre le pouvoir) without major violence. Importantly, political and economic ties between the Celts of the isles and the Celts of Gaule intensified in the first century BC, providing yet further evidence that British isolationism has not been a long-term trend. The Picts of Scotland are often considered to

the world. Today it is a shadow of its former self, having burned massive amounts of taxpayer money before finally entering bankruptcy with few assets remaining. The principal culprit of this debacle was the Italian government. Trying to avoid the political pain a bankruptcy would have caused, the government continued providing subsidized financing to the money-losing airline, delaying the necessary restructuring. Not only was it a gigantic waste of taxpayers’ money, but it was a death sentence for

of Lords into a second House of Commons. KEY CONCEPTS 1) The rule of law The rule of law sets a number of Principe which stipulates that the law is applied equally to all citizens. Citizens are free from arbitrary arrest and imprisonment. Political pressures should not influence court rulings. The government should or must abide by the law. No arbitrary powers should be granted to the government. 2) The sovereignty of government The sovereignty of Parliament implies that Parliament is

military is more active in the Opening Ceremony than in the Olympic Games. This is to honour the British Military traditions of the Old Empire. -few examples of boycott The Commonwealth Games, like the Olympic Games, has also suffered from political boycotts : -Nigeria boycotted the 1978 Games in protest of New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa. -32 of 59 nations from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean boycotted the 1986 Commonwealth Games due to the Thatcher government's

is an island (same etymology as “isolation” and “insular”) Isolation: surrounded by the sea - Develop a strong navy for protection from other countries - Military purpose - Trade purpose From the “Economist”: Britain has assets in terms of natural resources, raw materials (coil, iron, water). It has been the “Workshop of the World”, by 1973; Britain has been the first economic power within the sun never set, in a sense of EXTENSION. Insular (psychological meaning): narrow-minded

policies by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well-being of its people. The University of Iowa’s Center for International Finance and Development states that: “Economic development' is a term that economists, politicians, and others have used frequently in the 20th century. The concept, however, has been in existence in the West for centuries. Modernization, Westernization, and especially Industrialization are other terms people have used when discussing economic development

therefore making China Africa’s first trading partner. Even though this position can be argued, the mutual partnership is more beneficial to China than to Africa. Numerous reasons expose why Africa should consider carefully China’s propositions in terms of potential impacts on their own development and economy. Despite the negative side of this foreign investment, one must not forget that it also has had many great consequences as it enables the African continent to industrialize itself faster, as

UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE II RESEARCH CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES MASTER IN STRATEGIE, DEFENSE, SECURITY, CONFLICT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT UE: QUESTIONS D’ACTUALITES POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA BY MBILA DAVID RENE APRIL, 2010 POLITICS AND RELIGION IN FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Nigeria has a population of over 149 million (roughly one in six Africans) with a population growth rate of 2%. Nigeria had a 2008 HDI ranking of #158

still only concern 30 % of the population, and 35% develop diseases due to the unclean water. • Politic Political System:Democratic republic inspired from the USA’s one. President : Benigno Aquino III Political stability: a stable environment, less violent and more stable in politic since 2008 due to the European partnership. Corrupted country: 125th on 160 countries. The political system is stable but corrupted and we have to handle this difficulty if we want to make business in the country:

French investments concentrated on Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary. 20 2.2.2. French investments will be very oriented towards the services. 21 2.3. Consequences of the European enlargement on the labour market. 21 2.3.1. Legal and Political criteria. 22 2.3.2.Economical criteria. 22 CONCLUSION 24 REFERENCES. 26 Books. 26 Reports: 26 Web sites: 27 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS * EEC: European Economic Community. * ECSC: European Coal and Steel Community. * EU: European