Chee Keong Matriculation Number: A0085762W Module: PS2255 Discussion Group: E2 Question Number: Q4 One cannot help but notice the cognitive bias in Western views of the Arab Spring. The apparent focus has been on clamours for democracy and how the democratic ethos has finally permeated a hitherto impenetrable region. Even President Barack Obama‚ in his speech before congress‚ lauded the efforts of the Arabs in advocating democracy in their respective countries (The White House‚ 2011)
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Imagine living in a nation were the government wasn’t on your side. Everything that the government did was in there best interest without any consideration of the people. Imagine that your government was in a conflict with another government and this government had the power to say if you were getting food eat and water to drink. Imagine that in this so called nation the kids instead or going to school would rather throw rocks at members of the other nation instead of going to school. Imagine
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European colonialism paved the way for new nations to develop in the Middle East; however‚ they additionally caused the fall of other nations and empires. Great Britain‚ France‚ and Italy provided financial and geographical advantages for Middle Eastern countries‚ but for the most part‚ negatively affected the government and politics of those same Middle Eastern countries. By funding the projects and events taken place in the nations‚ the European nations formed alliances and created great influence
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War‚ over something as small as a bit of dirt to call your own‚ war broke out with Israel and Arabs‚ over land. The Israel Arab war could have been avoided‚ but there are two main things holding them back. The Balfour Declaration‚ the Zionist movement and The United Nations Partition Plan all three of these things helped bring war. Let’s take this back to the Zionist movement. The Zionist movement was basically a group of secular European Jews trying to make a homeland for the Jews in Palestine
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The Middle East is part of three major continents‚ Africa‚ Asia‚ and Europe with trade routes overland and sea. Cultural Diffusion is the spread of ideas‚ invention‚ and achievements by traders‚ conquerors‚ and migrating people. Strategic locations like the Middle Eastern nations sit on vast reserves of oil. It has importance to the world’s military and economy. Some countries link seas to the ocean by canals so ships with tanks filled with oil can transport the goods. Physical Features have affected
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The Middle East is a significant historical region where it served as the birthplace for many cultures such as Christianity and Islam. Christianity an Islam expanded from this region‚ both religions had substantial impact on the course of history. However‚ Christianity and Islam have their similarities in religious beliefs‚ and deference a in expansion between the two. Christianity and Islam are the two largest regions in the world. They were both inherited from Judaism. They both believed
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Middle East Part 1 The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Many issues still remain today between the two groups. These include mutual recognition‚ borders‚ security‚ water rights‚ control of Jerusalem‚ Israeli settlements‚ Palestinian freedom of movement and legalities concerning refugees. The violence resulting from the conflict has brought international actions‚ as well as security and human rights concerns‚ within‚ between both sides‚ and internationally
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biggest problem in the Middle East is the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq‚ also known as ISIS. This Muslim extremist group has be-headed three international journalist‚ two of them being United States citizens. They are looking to militarize radical Islamic followers and re-establish a radical Muslim rule in Iraq and Syria. Recently an allied international force‚ headed by the United States‚ has joined forces to stop ISIS from growing and gaining a stronger foothold in the Middle East. The recent international
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What is the Middle East? According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica‚ the Middle East is the lands around the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea‚ extending from Morocco to the Arabian Peninsula and Iran and sometimes beyond. Geography There is no single definition of what constitutes the Middle East. The CIA website states that the Middle East includes these countries. Egypt is also included in many lists of countries in the Middle East. The borders of countries in the
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Introduction: The Middle East as a whole is one of the biggest regions in the world which is constituted of a large number of countries that are both small and large in size‚ these countries together have been causing a huge impact throughout the years in the world economy. Out of the many countries in the middle east‚ there are those countries that cause an impact in the whole region and others that just live with the ongoing conditions. Turkey is one of those great countries that have been very
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