response to the efforts of Western oil companies to drive oil prices down. The original members of OPEC included Iran‚ Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia‚ and Venezuela. OPEC has since expanded to include seven more countries (Algeria‚ Angola‚ Indonesia‚ Libya‚ Nigeria‚ Qatar‚ and United Arab Emirates) making a total membership of 12. The first move towards the establishment of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) took place in 1949‚ when Venezuela approached Iran‚ Iraq‚ Kuwait and
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KPDC Submitted on October 10‚ 2008 2008-0xxxx BA Political Science Thesis: Ancestral domain‚ cultural differences‚ and hostilities in Mindanao are the reasons behind the Muslims’ appeal for secession. I. Introduction II. Muslims have occupied Mindanao even before the colonization of the country. a. A ‘baranganic’ society and government were established before the spread of Islam in the country. b. Sultanates were formed during the spread of Islam in the country. c. Foreign
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Bibliography: “America and the Middle East: Murder in Libya‚” The Economist Newspaper Limited‚ September 15th‚ 2012. Armitage‚ Richard L.‚ and Joseph S Beitz‚ Charles R. Political Theory and International Relations. New Jersey: Princeton University Press‚ 1979. Bohorquez‚ Tysha Colson‚ Philippine. “Soft Power
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0-100. On the index of economic freedom‚ those with higher measurements have higher levels of economic freedom. Some countries such as Syria and Libya are still developing making it very hard to measure their economic freedom. Typically the wealthier a country is the higher the level of economic freedom. Some of the least economic free countries are Libya and Venezuela. (Zafar 2010) The increase in government involvement lowers
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Trojan war had ended‚ he was forbidden from returning home because of Zues which is why he traveled to Egypt. After he lived in Egypt for seven years‚ he went to Phoenicia with a scoundrel. After a year had passed‚ he traveled by boat to Libya although on the way to Libya‚ his boat was struck by lightning. He washed up on Thesprotia and after being taken care of by the king‚ he heard about Odysseus. He heard that he was on the Island and befriended by the king. After the king had sent the beggar away
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implementation experiences in these three cases‚ the basic concepts of activity-based costing (ABC) have been identified. Activity-based costing (ABC) was mainly applied as a superior method for allocating overhead costs. According to the case of Tripoli Libya‚ it mentioned activity-based costing (ABC) has received its name because of the focus on the activities performed in the realization of a product. Costs are traced from activities to products‚ based on each product’s consumption of such activities
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Walter Rodney in his seminal book- ‘How Europe Under developed Africa’ prescribed a sort of developmental template for Africa. Rodney argued‚ “African independence was … the threshold of a new era … “(Rodney‚ 2012:279). Rodney wrote at the time when most African States were emerging from colonialism. However‚ decades after most African States got independence‚ the thoughts of Rodney remained unrealistic. The state of economic development in Africa generally provokes feelings of disillusionment. This
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From the 1800’s to present day‚ the Middle East has undergone many changes and continuities causing formation of their national identity‚ main factors that contributed were social aspects on society‚ government structure‚ and the strong religious roots they possess. The majority of changes occurred through the society aspects with the treatment of women and the discovery of oil. In Middle Eastern history women have had limited rights and have always been unequal to men. Women have always remained
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The Tuareg People The Tuareg are nomadic people who live in parts of Sahara that covers Algeria‚ Tunisia‚ Libya‚ Mali ‚ Niger and Burkina Faso . Their numbers are unclear‚ but estimates run between 300‚000 and 1 million. The Tuaregs speak a language called Tamershak‚ to which there is a proper alphabet. They are known under the name of "Blue Men"‚ because men cover their face with a dark blue veil. The veiling has different meanings; it shows the male gender role identity and shows
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During the decade of the 80’s the government of United Stated of America launched Operation JUST CAUSE to removed General Manuel Antonio Noriega from power‚ safe guard the canal of Panama and restore a diplomatic government. United States government deployed around 30‚000 troops to end the mission in a reasonable time. During the 60’s decade General Manuel Antonio Noriega Rosa was part of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Drug Enforcement Administration officer. General Noriega became
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