Iraq: Politics‚ Governance‚ and Human Rights Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs June 3‚ 2013 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RS21968 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Iraq: Politics‚ Governance‚ and Human Rights Summary Ten years after the March 19‚ 2003 U.S. military intervention to oust Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq‚ increasingly violent sectarian divisions are undermining the fragile stability left in place
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THE NEW AUSTRALIAN RECOGNITION POLICY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE BY HILARY CHARLESWORTH* 1. INTRODUCTION Until recently‚ the recognition of foreign governments played a role of some consequence in Australian foreign policy. In January 1988 the then Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade‚ Bill Hayden‚ announced a Cabinet decision to alter Australian practice with respect to recognition: Australia would continue to recognize states but would nolonger formally recognize governments
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Islamic Online University The Foundations of Islamic Studies 101 Islamic Online University http://www.islamiconlineuniversity.com 1 Islamic Online University The Foundations of Islamic Studies 101 أُصُول الدراسات ْاإلسالَميﱠة ِ ِ َ ِ ِ َ َ ُ ﱢ The Foundations of Islaamic Studies By Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips Module ONE ‘AQEEDAH http://www.islamiconlineuniversity.com 2 Islamic Online University The Foundations of Islamic Studies 101 1.1 THE CATEGORIES
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an Students‚ Teachers‚ and Edward Said: Taking Stock of Orientalism Since the publication of Orientalism in 1978‚ Edward Said’s critique has become the hegemonic discourse of Middle Eastern studies in the academy. While Middle Eastern studies can improve‚ and some part of Said’s criticism is valid‚ it is apparent that the Orientalism critique has done more harm than good. Although Said accuses the West and Western researchers of "essentializing" Islam‚ he himself commits a similar sin when he writes
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The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction ‘McMahon has produced a commanding short narrative of a vital period in recent world history. Clear‚ concise‚ and compelling‚ The Cold War is a superb primer on the subject.’ Fredrik Logevall‚ University of California‚ Santa Barbara Very Short Introductions are for anyone wanting a stimulating and accessible way in to a new subject. They are written by experts‚ and have been published in more than 25 languages worldwide. The series began in 1995
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BP plc[3][4] (LSE: BP‚ NYSE: BP) is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London‚ United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by 2011 revenues and is one of the six oil and gas "supermajors".[5][6] It is vertically integrated and operates in all areas of the oil and gas industry‚ including exploration and production‚refining‚ distribution and marketing‚ petrochemicals‚ power generation and trading. It also has renewable
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79 The Arab Uprisings in Historical Perspective Jerzy Zdanowski* PL ISSN 02398818 HEMISPHERES Vol. 29‚ No. 1‚ 2014 The Arab Uprisings in Historical Perspective Abstract At the turn of 2011‚ turbulent events occurred in the Middle East. Initially‚ these protests were a form of civil disobedience‚ but the situation later developed in several directions. In Tunisia and Egypt‚ the authorities finally gave in to the growing protests. In Jordan‚ Algeria‚ Morocco‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Kuwait‚ the United Arab
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This is a system in which every individual owns the enterprises or business organizations equally i.e. equal subsidy for each individual. Socialism emphasis on equal distribution of the wealth In the hands of public. No private individual has share in capital assets of the enterprise. It is the state which holds it for the benefits of the public. Currently‚ steel mill is owned by the state‚ hence it is in a system of Communism or Marxian It is a system based on theory of Karl Marx It regards violence
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capitalistic world. The Americans promised and gave military backing to the house of Saud and other Sunni Arab nations. In 1979‚ Iran freed itself of this hegemonic capitalistic system when the Iranian revolution happened‚ bringing the Ayatollah Khomeini to power. The West backed Saddam Hussein‚ the leader of Iraq‚ to try and overthrow the
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Thank you all for the help on this study guide‚ best of luck on your tests! I’ll leave the guide up for sharing with friends. Big Sean UPDATE: Added Gelvin and Final Essays to work on. The order is: 1. Lecture Concepts 2. Frieden 3. Gelvin 4. Final Essays Please Note: If you want to correct any answers‚ please use strikeout and highlight instead of deleting the old text. Highlight your new answer‚ and strikeout the incorrect answer. I will try to come through and doublecheck and correct as needed
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