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This paper compares the status of women in Chile and Taiwan in order to examine two research questions: First, what can explain Taiwan's considerably better record in enhancing the status of women? Second, what are the implications for the ongoing debate among global feminists about the effects of globalization on the status of women? Case studies of the two countries suggest that they are fairly similar in terms of progress on women's education and health, but that Taiwan has a very significant advantage in terms of women's employment status and political representation. Taiwan's better performance in these areas reflects its distinctive development pattern and electoral institutions, while the implications of the case studies for the nature of globalization's effects on the status of women are more complex and nuanced.
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Today, more than 70 countries possess drone technology and many others are seeking to acquire it. This outburst in drone technology compels the nations to involve in a new arms race and promises to change the conduct of war as they counterbalance their adversaries. The development of technological improvements will eventually usher in a "boundless & borderless war without end," such as the case of the U.S. drone program in Pakistan. It raises some important issues regarding how drone use should be governed in the future. This paper primarily focuses on the political and strategic costs of drone campaigns in Pakistan. It is argued that drone strikes undermine the legitimacy of local governments, crumble its stability, intensify anti-American sentiment, and breed terrorism by creating new recruits for militants who aim to overthrow their governments and who, by the same token, portray these governments as helpless and subservient to the United States' unchecked power that consequently weaken the credibility of these government to win the loyalties of their own population.
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