International Relations of the Middle East Fall 2014 Sunday and Wednesday 11:30-12:45 Dr. Gamal A. Gawad Soltan Office Hours: Sunday‚ Wednesday 10:00-11:00 Sunday 3:30-5:30 And By Appointment Office: HUSS 2036 Email: gsoltan@aucegypt.edu Course Description This course is designed to cover major aspects of interstate relations of the Middle East. These include the policies of major international actors towards the region‚ the relations between Middle East countries themselves and their
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empires. The modern structure that we use to analyze globalization today started to form as trade routes and relations started developing from East to West. Globalization in its modern understanding did not begin to fully develop and mature until the second half of the thirteenth century. In the seventh and eighth centuries Europe‚ China and The Middle East were all rising powers with minimal indirect contact with one another. It was under the spread of Islam and the unification of the region between
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The Geography of the Middle East Essay The Middle East is a large and diverse geographical area located in southwest Asia and northeast Africa. It extends over 2‚000 miles from the Black Sea in the north to the Arabian Sea in the south‚ and about 1‚000 miles from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the mountains of Iran. The term “Middle East” came into common use in the early twentieth century‚ but remains loosely defined. One term sometimes applied to part of this area is “Fertile Crescent‚” which
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The Modern Middle East The early modern period: beginning of the 16th century-the first half of the 18th century Three events occurred that would re-define the middle east: 1. Emergence of large-scale‚ long lived empires in the middle east and beyond * The Ottoman Empire was the largest and long-lived ‘ (a) Provides us with a direct link from the early modern period through the modern period (b) Governed territory in the middle east‚ north Africa‚ and
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the entire world depend on oil to run their machines and engines. The Middle East produces over 60% of the world’s oil supply. Demands for this oil increases every year. The United States relies on the Middle East for about 14% of all oil needs‚ but that percentage keeps on growing. As disaster and lack of reserves damage our own oil reserves‚ the United States needs more options for obtaining oil. The Middle East is the cheapest to extract. We need to maintain a healthy relationship with these
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McDonalds has always been able to face the challenges that arise when trying to expand to foreign cultures. They have successfully expanded to over a hundred countries‚ including countries in East Asia. In the book “Golden Arches East” by James L. Watson‚ he studies different cities and how McDonalds has played a role in their cultures. Three places that he mentioned in his writing were Beijing‚ Seoul and Japan. They all share similarities in the way the culture was impacted positively and negatively
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it must first defeat the imperialistic power. This is the case for the British East India Company. Before its establishment‚ the company faces many strong powers such as the Portuguese‚ Spaniards‚ and Dutch. In 1588‚ Spanish Armada were defeated‚ British were able to enter this competitive field in order to start their quest in exploring and colonizing the international markets. This marked the start of the British East India Company. Initially‚ the doubtful Queen Elizabeth did not approve of this
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targeted the Muslims that accelerated the pace of widening the gulf between the two nations. • Events Since the Beginning of 20TH Century 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Partition of Bengal‚ 1905 Simla Deputation‚ 1906 Formation of the Muslim League‚ 1906 Changes in the Goals of the Muslim League‚ 1913 Lucknow Pact‚ 1916 1: Pratition of Bengal: 1905 United Bengal’s area covered 189‚000 sq. miles with 80 million populations. Dr Abdul Hameed writes in his book‚ Muslim Separatism in India‚ that the partition was
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EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY (EAC) By Tamilwai Janga East Africa Community (EAC) was first formed in 1967. It collapsed in 1977 due to political differences. Considering the need to consolidate regional co-operation as the rationale‚ the East African Heads of State of Tanzania‚ Kenya and Uganda resolved to sign the Treaty re-establishing the East African Community (EAC) by the end of July 1999. The community was to take over from the Permanent Tripartite Commission for East African Co-operation. It
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Sexism in Middle Eastern Schools Spreads Like Wild Fire Have you ever been unfairly mistreated because of your gender? Well‚ in Saudi Arabia‚ this problem is extremely common. Recently in Jeddah‚ Saudi Arabia‚ there was an extreme wild fire‚ that made the teachers and students rethink the way girls and boys are treated in the public school system. In girl public schools‚ there are bars on the windows‚ not enough room to play or exercise outside‚ and they are kept locked in their
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