The European Union foreign relations challenges in the year 2012 2012 context: In the year 2012‚ the EU had 27 members and had 61 years of history behind (if we consider its beginnings to be rooted in the European Coal and Steel Community or 19 years since the Maastricht treaty which formally created the European Union. Aside from the 27 official members‚ Croatia is expected to become a member this year‚ on the 1st of July‚ There are five candidate countries: Iceland‚ Macedonia‚ Montenegro‚ Serbia and Turkey
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Syria is a land of contrasts. “Syria” or the full name is “The Syrian Arab Republic”. The Syrian people will pronounce the local Suria‚ which means the sun. Syria is a small country but carries an aura of mystique. An indication of progress in the past completely. Also inherited cultural values are excellent. Syria is a unique and interesting country for many reasons. The first reason is unique and interesting is a location and geography. The capital of Syria is Damascus. Syria is a small country
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the war? 1966 Feb radical Syrian government came to power supported the PLO’sguerilla attack Signing of the Egyiptian Syrian pact (one country comes under attack the other rallies to its aide) Mine exploded Israel Joranian front killed 3 soldiers massive attack on Samu in Syria 15 soldiers 3 civils Other battle Israel shot down 6 planes 2 over Damascus the Syrian capital further humiliating there defeat. May 12 Israel general threatend to overthrow the Syrian government occupy Damascus
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INTRODUCTION Research and studies have recently been initiated on the under-privileged people‚ namely‚ the Dalits in India. Though it is an encouraging fact‚ yet more systematic and classified studies are required because the Dalits are located over a wide range of areas‚ languages‚ cultures‚ and religions‚ where as the problems and solutions vary. Since the scholars and historians have ignored the Dalits for many centuries‚ a general study will not expose sufficiently their actual condition.
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realism and liberalism. There are several strands of these two theories but arguments have been built on focusing the common assumptions of each theory. Arguments have been illustrated by citing international events that occurred in the recent Arab uprising. Besides‚ examples from other international affairs involving the United States (US)‚ the European Union (EU) and other international alliances have been cited in order to provide a broader perspective to the topic. The discussion reveals that despite
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing dispute between the State of Israel and the Palestinian people. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is part of the wider Arab-Israeli conflict. Essentially‚ it is a dispute by two different people with claims over the same area of land. The Israelis believe that they are entitled to the land now known as Israel ‚ while the Palestinians believe that they are entitled to the land they call Palestine. For religious Jewish Israelis and religious Muslim Palestinians
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BROOKINGS DOHA CENTER ANALYSIS PAPER Number 8‚ September 2013 KINGS FOR ALL SEASONS: HOW THE MIDDLE EAST’S MONARCHIES SURVIVED THE ARAB SPRING F. GREGORY GAUSE‚ III Brookings The Brookings Institution is a private non-profit organization. Its mission is to conduct high-quality‚ independent research and‚ based on that research‚ to provide innovative‚ practical recommendations for policymakers and the public. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely
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Syrian refugees flocking into the United Kingdom and European border have inspired international discussions on humanitarian relief‚ support efforts‚ and how these efforts are managed and prioritized. Through a comparative analysis of the UK’s response to children refugees during the 1930’s Kindertransports to that of children refugees during the 2010’s Syrian crisis‚ it becomes evident that humanitarian relief was and continues to be prevalent when the emphasize rest on children’s lives. This prevalence
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from a recession that had been caused the year before. Tensions on the border with Syria had risen significantly‚ sabotage was being committed in Israel’s territory by terrorists from the PLO in Lebanon‚ and settlements were being shelled by the Syrians on the Golan Heights. The aggression that Israel faced was due to the fact that her Arab Neighbours refused a Jewish nation in the Middle East. This is reaffirmed with the 3 no’s of Khartoum; no peace with Israel‚ no negotiations with Israel‚ no recognition
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first official political party‚ the Instiqlal Party‚ was formed since the independence. The political party is what changed the history of Syria. [1] In 1970‚ a man named Hafez al-Assad became President of Syria. He was the president who amended the Syrian constitution in order to reduce the age of the President from 40 to 30. This allowed his son Bashar al-Assad to become a ruling president in 2000‚ unopposed. [1] Since his presidency‚ Syria has become very violent because of the numerous rebel groups
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