there be peace in the Middle East?” To ask the question of whether there can be peace in the Middle East is an interesting and quite personal question. The question‚ to me has always been a resounding YES‚ as I myself live there and for me there is no option but to answer yes in answer. This particular question though‚ runs deeper than a mere comment‚ and answer it in such a short time‚ we must first look at the problems in general. Oil ! That is what the modern Middle Eastern geopolitics have
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sporadically throughout the Middle East‚ can now be found virtually anywhere in the world. Also‚ these sporadic persecutions in the Middle East have also turned into what seems like a mass execution of the religion. The persecution of Christians in the Middle East‚ a persecution much like the Holocaust‚ has become a problem in a world today as it is exploding into an epidemic that is much like a genocide that is being blamed on the Christians themselves. Christians in the Middle East weren’t always
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Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the realist paradigm for the analysis of international politics in the region. Realism with its emphasis on war among great powers‚ and security competition has been a dominant player in the study of International Relations. It has assisted theorists in understanding human nature‚ how states interact with each other and portraying things in their true nature‚ by showing them for what they really are. In it’s aesthetic sense it is
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The Causes of Unrest in the Middle East The causes of unrest in the Middle East are historical‚ religious‚ economic and geo-political. Ancient history and ancient civilizations can serve as a framework for understanding some of the existing enmity. For example‚ the Persians (Iranians) and the Babylonians (Iraqis) have been fighting for more than 3‚000 years. However‚ the current unrest in the Middle East is the result of Western ethno-centrism and colonialism (covert and overt)‚ combined with
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American Involvement in the Middle East “A man can fail many times‚ but he isn ’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.” – John Burroughs We as citizens in the United States are‚ for the most part‚ familiar with the U.S. intervention in the Middle East. However‚ if you were to ask random citizens why we are there in the first place‚ you will get a few different answers. So why are we there? The Bush (W) administration claimed it was to fight terror‚ or‚ in Iraq’s case‚ to confiscate
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study Russia and their interests in the Middle East. I will start this essay with a short overlook of Russia and their foreign policy. Then I will examine their policy in the Middle East. Further will I look into Russia and its reason for the invitation of Hamas after the 2006 election in Palestine. The reason for this is to get an overview of how Russia applies their policy. Then I will have a short look at the consequences of the Russian policy in the Middle East before I finish of with a conclusion
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Middle East Water Shortage Due to geography and population growth‚ the Middle East nations are faced with a growing demand for a shrinking water supply. Throughout most of the Middle East region rainfall is irregular and the rainy season is very short. The World Bank reports that this area (including North Africa) has 5% of the world’s population‚ but only 1% of the world’s water. Droughts have been occurring more frequently and lasting longer‚ warning of a bleaker future. Man himself has
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October 2014 A New Middle East Fareed Zakaria is a writer‚ political scientist‚ and magazine and television news commentator. He was born and raised in Bombay‚ India‚ the son of a politically progressive parents were also practicing Muslim. Over the past years there have been several conflicts in the Middle East over who have dominated the nation of the Arabs. Zakaria writes this particular story to educate and persuade his readers that‚ there will never be peace in the Middle East as long as Western
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Contents Page Geopolitical problems in Middle East and Northern Africa 3 Unresolved Euro Debt Crisis 6 Unknown Impact of the Japan’s Tsunami and Earthquake 8 Reference 10 Geopolitical problems in Middle East and Northern Africa There are many ways in which geopolitical problems the Middle East and Northern Africa would affect Malaysia. An example of a geopolitical problem in the Middle East would be the 2003 Iraq Crisis. This crisis
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Doing Business in the Middle East The western businesses that try to succeed in the Middle East face a lot of disappointments in each aspect of business. The main reason is that Western business leaders do not understand that the Middle East is different from the Western business environment in every single way. There are cultural differences that cannot be neglected. In order to start doing business successfully the Western businesses need to stop looking at business from the Western point of
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