Farmers are stated to have become "risk takers, created new markets, developed rural industries and migrated to urban areas. Farmers were no longer slaves to the state..." (1996) Dorn notes the statement of Jianying Zha (1994:202) in the book "Chin Continue Reading...
Temperatures and tempers are soaring in Iraq, and every day the news flashes tell the stories of one, two, three, or more American soldiers who died in combat. Whether it was justified or not, the actual war to seize power from Saddam Hussein came an Continue Reading...
Sugar Industry The United States Sugar Industry How many sodas and candy bars are drunk and eaten in the United States each day? This report will focus on one of the main ingredients in those sweet treats and the related industry here in the United Continue Reading...
As shown later, the Japanese were able to successfully adapt use and excel successfully in using the Western technology against the other powers to repel advances and to build their own empire. Perry's mission successfully ended Japanese isolation Continue Reading...
Barak Obama recognize the Armenian Genocide? The killing of more than 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 by the erstwhile Ottoman Empire rulers in Turkey is one of the biggest mass murders in human history as recognized by many countries. The Turkish ru Continue Reading...
" that one administration official observed, "I can assure you a young generation of terrorists is being created" (Zaharna 2003). At present, "The current [Israeli-Palestinian] conflict is mortgaging the future of both nations. A new generation of P Continue Reading...
Weapons of mass destruction are just an excuse. But is known that "President George W Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney were both oil company executives before entering politics, as was half the present US administration," which means that not onl Continue Reading...
They however fail to see the strategic linkage in the U.S. foreign policy. Israel is the most trusted ally of United States in the region. It has the same strategic interest as the United States and has a firm foundation of democratic support. The Continue Reading...
Conflict Resolution in the Middle East History of the ARAB-ISRAELI conflict The Palestinian Arab and Jews rivalry is of recent origin that started on the eve of 20th century. Even though both of them have different religions the religious diversity Continue Reading...
Water Crisis in the Middle East What is the Six Day War, and what are the various events that led to the War? What is the background of the War, and what were its consequences? The Six Day War took place in the month of June 1967. The crisis had act Continue Reading...
Human Rights in the Arab World As stated by the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" in the United Nations, Human rights has almost become one of the most important factors that decided the development of a country. To be able to promote economi Continue Reading...
Middle East comprises a diverse group of regions, countries, peoples, customs, and cultures. On the one hand, it is daunting to offer a semester-long course that treats all Middle Eastern issues with clarity and fairness. The risk of oversimplificat Continue Reading...
The UAE and IsraelIntroductionIsrael has been, for most of its existence, involved in some form of conflict with the Arab world. However, the Arab world itself is largely conflicted between the Sunni and Shia states. Israels recent pivot toward formi Continue Reading...
The map of the Middle East was completely redrawn as a result of WW1, reflected especially in the case of Turkey, Iraq and Palestine. The Ottoman Turks had ruled the realm prior to WW1 and had an alliance with Germany. The English, always wary of a s Continue Reading...
(Jabal Omar Development Corporation 2010) Kuwait Since 2008, the real estate market in Kuwait has been continually declining. The reason why is because the economy was largely depending upon oil revenues. However, in 2010 the sector began witnessi Continue Reading...
Iraq War In 2003 the United States President George W. Bush officially declared war on Iraq to depose Saddam Hussein from power. The rationale given by the Bush Administration to justify the invasion of Iraq was manifold. The U.S. Government accuse Continue Reading...
The international community can obviously respond by seeking to marginalize the Taliban and similar movements as extremists. However, it has become clear following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that western governm Continue Reading...
Containment Policy of the United States Containment was the United States' major attempt to stop the spread of communism. It involved several strategies as it tried to curtail the efforts of the Soviet Union to enlarge its communism influence to Ea Continue Reading...
President Roosevelt's Corollary, introduced in 1904, marked America's emergence as a world policeman.[footnoteRef:6] in World War I, America greatly contributed to Allied victory and saw marked advancements in technology and the military, followed b Continue Reading...
Business Ethics Changes in U.S. Business Ethics Practices Changes in U.S. Business Ethics Practices Since Sep 11, 2001 The incident of 9/11 made the world pass though many sad and undesirable changes. One of such changes is declining rate of ethic Continue Reading...
Residential Segregation Since the peak in residential Black/White segregation during the 1960s and 1970s, there has been a slow decline in the index of dissimilarity; however, this did not translate into an increase in interactions with different ra Continue Reading...
The spectre of assimilation, was even more pronounced in the native community. In the Hockey Game, Wes Fineday relates the memory of a game played on his reserve. Children were taken to boarding schools, where even the food was unfamiliar. Hockey w Continue Reading...
Conflict prevention theory may seem contradictory in a country that has just held a civil war, but it remains an important focus of U.S. foreign policy going forward in Libya. Socio-historical problems facing Libya stem from the tribal bonds that d Continue Reading...
Playwright Israel Zangwill Is United States of America in the second decade of 21st century a melting pot -- the kind of melting pot that was envisaged by Israel Zangwill close to 104 years ago? The answer is an overwhelming no. Today more than ever Continue Reading...
U.S. National Strategy What three United States national interests do you think will be at great risk over the next five years? Describe those interests and identify which instruments of national power can be leveraged to protect or advance those na Continue Reading...
Strengthening Ties: Arab-Japan Relations Pre and Post-Oil Shock, and Japan\\\'s Shift Towards Arab Partners for Energy SecuritySummaryThe relationship between Japan and Arab nations has seen a significant transformation since the oil shocks of the 19 Continue Reading...
Territorial Control and Geographic Distribution of Terrorist Attacks: A Comparative Study of IS and FARCIntroductionOne of the critical aspects of understanding terrorist activities is examining the relationship between the territorial control of ins Continue Reading...
The force of the explosion ripped the building from its foundation. The building then imploded upon itself," read a Defense Department report on the attack. "Almost all the occupants were crushed or trapped inside the wreckage (CBS News, 1983)." I Continue Reading...
PTSD in the Middle East Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common mental health or psychological disorders facing people in the Middle East region. This condition emerges from episodes of social upheaval, combat, and violence t Continue Reading...
The Effects of Early Christian Attitudes and Beliefs -- Positive and Negative -- On the Development and Emergence of Islam in AmericaCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Second Continue Reading...
U.S. Invasion of Iraq- Reasons US Invasion of Iraq: Reasons The Republic of Iraq is located in South West Asia. Baghdad is its capital and Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the Persian Gulf, Iran and Turkey are its neighboring countries. More th Continue Reading...
Part of the problem is governmental intransigence. For the past eight years in particular, energy policy has been driven by the oil companies (Environmental News Service, 2008), resulting in clean energy having been sidelined. Another reason is that Continue Reading...
Iran Contra and Drug Trafficking An Analysis of Our Government's Role in Drug Trafficking American foreign and domestic policy has long been shaped by more than what is reported in the mainstream media. Yet, sometimes events transpire that the main Continue Reading...
Health and Environmental Issues in the Middle East and Third World Countries The World health organization states that "More than three million children under five die each year from environment-related causes and conditions. This makes the environm Continue Reading...
Islam/Arabs Muhammad appointed no successors and had no sons, only his son-in-law Ali. In fact, under Islam there could never be another prophet after Muhammad since his revelation was considered to be the true and final word of God. Instead, the Ar Continue Reading...
Gary Powers Spy Plane Issue The Cold War has been called the twentieth century's 'longest-running international morality play.' It was a play that lasted decades and produced thousands of players, both major and small, as well as two critical scenes Continue Reading...
