Introduction The ‘Arab’ spring of 2011 is a wave of revolutions taking place in the Arab world. It has its own and unique characteristics. The name is an allusion to the 1848 “Spring time of the Peoples”. The 1848 revolution was also a political upheaval throughout Europe and it spread to almost 50 countries including Latin America; whereas the cause of Arab Spring is also “dissatisfaction with political leadership”. That is why a comparison is drawn between these two revolutions. This term was
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“Can 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
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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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The Israel-Palestinian conflict has been a major source of communal tension amongst Arabs and Jews in the last century. Disagreements over whom the land rightfully belongs to have erupted in violence‚ resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and fighters. This fierce fighting has led to public outcry for the two factions to come to a peaceful solution that will once again bring stability to the region. Sandy Tolan‚ author of The Lemon Tree: An Arab‚ A Jew‚ and the Heart of the Middle East
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because of hate towards a race‚ nationality‚ or religion. For example‚ in 1972 the Palestine Liberation Organization invaded Israeli dorms in the Munich Olympics‚ and held the Israeli athlete’s hostage until Israel would agree to release Palestinian terrorists that were captured inIsrael. When Israel refused to comply with the terrorists demands‚ they blew up two helicopters which held the Israeli athletes‚ killing the whole team. This was one of the many cruel types of terrorism. In recent years
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Background: Radical Islamism in the Middle East Throughout the course of history‚ particularly over the last century‚ the Middle East has been identified as a growing source of hostility and violence due to its extensive involvement in religious conflict‚ ethnic rivalry‚ territorial dispute‚ and war. Poor governance‚ as well as the absence of an effective civil society and the lack of the rule of law‚ has led to the demise of several states within the region. Such instability has fostered the growth
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connected to meteorologic‚ geographic and demographic factors. Jordan and Israel are highly dependent upon the Jordan River. Jordan‚ however‚ is facing another environmental problem which increases the state ’s dependency on the water of the Jordan River‚ (Abu-Taleb‚ 1994). The need for water and the continuing hostility between Israel and the surrounding Arab states has placed the Jordan River as a central bargaining chip since Israel ’s establishment in 1948. The Israeli War of Independence was rooted
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Palestinian fragmentation. The issue of Hamas being an illegal terrorist entity has been a source failure for many peace initiatives as well as a reason for escalation to the use of force within that conflict ever since they formed in 1989. With “Israel‚ the EU‚ the US and their allies” (Akhtar‚ 2008) deeming Hamas as a terrorist entity what this essay will attempt to analyse is; can Hamas’s position be justified by using the principles of the ‘Just war theory’‚ the essay will analyse the first section
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Japanese Canadian Internment The Japanese Canadian internment was the forced removal of more than 22‚000 Japanese Canadians during the Second World War by the government of Canada. Following the December 7‚ 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor‚ prominent British Columbians‚ including members of municipal government offices‚ local newspapers and businesses called for the internment of the Japanese. In British Columbia‚ there were fears that some Japanese who worked in the fishing industry were charting the
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Throughout history‚ there have been many periods of mass immigration of Russian Jews into Israel and the Middle East. Most recently‚ the fall of the Soviet Union has enabled over one million Russian Jews to move to Israel. As expected‚ this influx of people had a significant effect on Israel’s population and economy. The purpose of this essay is to discover what role this flood of immigrants played on Israel and Russia‚ and how each of the country’s economy has been affected by these changes. My
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