and systems. ‘Multinationals such as Shell and BP experience great complexity‚ operating across diverse political‚ legal and cultural systems’ Boddy (2008) 2.1 Political Factors Affecting BP Oil Production 2.1.1 Libya Political unrest in countries such as Libya and Egypt in addition to the unstable environment within the Middle East‚ have had significant influence on the price of oil. In 2007 BP invested
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A Look at the Modern Institutions of the World Western Governors University In this paper I will be discussing the characteristics of a modern nation-state‚ the European Union‚ and a couple of the foreign policies of the United States. By the end of this paper there should be an understanding of what makes a modern nation-state and also some examples of countries that are either a nation or state. To understand what a nation-state is‚ you must first understand what both a state and
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fought in the North African lands of Libya and Egypt. The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) divisions 6‚ 7 and 9 fought in those countries. Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships served in the eastern Mediterranean and the Royal Australian Air Force provided air support. Australians fought their first major land battle in World War II on January 1941‚ when men of the 6th Division AIF‚ and other Allied troops‚ battled Italian forces at the town of Bardia on the coast of Libya. On 3-5 January 1941‚ the Italian
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journal Foreign Policy. The Arab Spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations‚ protests‚ and wars occurring in the Arab world that began on 18 December 2010 and have continued since. To date‚ rulers have been forced from power in Tunisia‚ Egypt‚ Libya‚ and Yemen; civil uprisings have erupted in Bahrain and Syria; major protests have broken out in Algeria‚ Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Kuwait‚ Morocco‚ and Sudan. Some key characteristics of this revolutionary movement are the key role of social media‚ difference
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Matars protagonist‚ the young Suleiman in the novel ‘In the country of men’ is essentially bewildered about what it means to be a man in the Libya of his youths. Receiving conflicting messages about the meaning of true masculinity and various impressions of what it means to be a man in Libya complicates the protagonists perception of true manhood and which is further confounded by the contradicting messages he receives about the form of heroism and betrayal. The young Suleiman is also mystified by
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THE MORO JIHAD Continuous Struggle for Islamic Independence in Southern Philippines The Moroland The Moroland (presently known as "Southern Philippines") is composed of Mindanao island (the second largest island of the Philippine islands) the Sulu archipelago‚ Palawan‚ Basilan and the neighbouring islands. The Moroland has the area of 116‚ 895 square kilometres (more than one third of the whole Philippine islands)‚ with the population of more than twenty million of which 12 million are Muslims
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Gourlay‚ Mussolini: A Biography (New York: Thor Publications‚ 1966)‚ 71. [2] Josh Brooman‚ Mussolini and Italy (New York: Longman Press‚ 1985)‚ 17. [3] Josh Brooman‚ Mussolini and Italy (New York: Longman Press‚ 1985)‚ 24-25. [4] Jeancey‚ “History of Libya‚” Wikipedia‚ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Libya (accessed December 07‚ 2011). [5] BookRags Media Network‚ “Benito Mussolini ’s Quotes‚” Brainy Quotes Company‚ http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/benito_mussolini.html (accessed December
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in a manner that reflects human nature is when President Barack Obama sent predator combat drones as well as‚ twenty five million dollars to the rebel army in Libya (Hannah 2011). President Obama did this to aid the residents in Libya in their uprising to protest the corrupt practices of the government. President Obama realized that Libya residents are trying to control the abuses of their
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The War in Syria In August 2013 Barack Obama made a statement that shook the world‚ he called for ‘limited’ airstrikes to be used against Syria’s government of President Assad in retaliation to chemical weapons attacks made allegedly by him on his own people‚ with the result of many deaths of men‚ women and children‚ in an effort to combat the rebels with whom they have been fighting a long civil war. The result of this announcement led to widespread debate amongst countries around the world on
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last name ) Dear : ( Family Last Name ) After Greetings ... I am Ahmed Berfad The New exchange student From Louisville university panama . Student id 296909 . i have two nationalities Libya and Italy ‚ and i speak four languages English -Arabic-German and Persian . I was Born in AL Khomes in Libya . And i have been to many different countries in my life First Germany i have lived there For about 6 years and i have been to iran for about two and half years and more ... And here is a few
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