I. Background to the crisis in Syria Protests asking for the release of political prisoners began mid-March 2011 and were immediately met by Syrian security forces who at first detained and attacked protestors with batons‚ and later opened gunfire‚ and deployed tanks and naval ships against civilians. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad refused to halt the violence and implement meaningful reforms demanded by protestors such as the lifting of emergency law‚ broader political representation and a freer
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The Economic Impact of the US/Iraq and Afghanistan ECO2013 August 18‚ 2014 Introduction In the past decade‚ the US has engaged in a number of wars with countries in the Middle East with regard to increased terrorism threat in the world. Presently‚ the US troops are engaged in armed conflict with the Taliban groups in Afghanistan and Iraq‚ and is contemplating engaging its troops in Syria to combat the Syrian government in the Syrian civil crisis. This move
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Berlin Wall opened (1989) The opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989 emanated from a complex combination of factors. Such causes include the intensification of new liberal leaders‚ vanishing of communism and economic uncertainty in Europe as well as the escalation of nationalism in East Germany. The fall of the Berlin Wall meant liberation and amalgamation of Germany. The aforementioned had global significance as it showed the unification of entire Europe therefore ending the cold war. All these
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MANILA‚ Philippines - Budget Secretary Florencio "Butch" Abad is happy with the developments in the Senate panel probe on the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). Abad‚ the acknowledged architect of DAP‚ said Monday that the eight-hour hearing of the Senate Finance Committee last week on the DAP was "very positive" despite the Supreme Court’s ruling against it. He claimed that the Senate probe similarly showed that no abuses and irregularities occurred in using reallocations under
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neighbor‘s country to pursuit rebels and refugee (Congo) and for their prestigious natural resources. Also sometimes African infighting‚ internal trouble and destruction are attributed to religions (Somali and Nigeria) and cause the existence of UN peacekeeping troops in many African places C- Poor and inadequate road and communication infrastructure in many countries. D-Lack of regular marine transportation lines. E-Fewer insurance companies coverage for higher risks existing in Africa. F-modest
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Imagine four of the most powerful countries at war for a very long time‚ fighting over the survival instinct to obtain natural resources. Soldiers were dead‚ some were wounded‚ and others were tired of fighting. Families were losing loved ones‚ and the war won’t end‚ creating a downfall in economy‚ resources‚ armies‚ energy and ending in a gloomy and depressive atmosphere worldwide. What would make England‚ France‚ Israel fight Egypt for? The one and only paramount location which is the Suez Canal
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INTRODUCTION 1. China’s insatiable appetite for natural resources‚ oils deposits and other raw materials to power its economic engine questing her to emerge as the new superpower‚ has catalyzed her desire to engage Africa in her Foreign Policy. This has heightened the Chinese desire to geo- strategic reach into Africa as ‘The Going Global Strategy’ according to (Corkin‚ 2006). This has been the plan far back in the 1978 eras of Mao Zedong. 2. China’s objective in the new phase of assertiveness
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Journal of Applied Psychology 1997‚ Vol. 82‚ No. 2‚ 262-270 Copyright 1997 by the American Psychological Association‚ Inc. 0021-9010/97/$3.00 Organizational Citizenship Behavior and the Quantity and Quality of Work Group Performance Philip M. Podsakoff‚ Michael Ahearne‚ and Scott B. MacKenzie Indiana University Bloomington Despite the widespread interest in the topic of organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs)‚ little empirical research has tested the fundamentalassumption that these forms
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POSITION PAPER Committee: GA fourth committee- Special‚ Political and Decolonization (SPECPOL) Topic: The question of self determination for non- sovereign regions seeking to exercise substantial autonomy- The Kashmir story. Country: Sudan Delegate: Divya Shetty‚ Manipal University The Kashmir dispute dates from 1947. The partition of the Indian sub-continent along religious lines led to the formation of India and Pakistan. Because of its location‚ Kashmir could choose to join either
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The UN provided Peacekeeping by putting in charge Special Rapporteur Martinez Cobo of Ecuador to so a study on Indigenous Populations. His study concluded in 1984 that there were many laws put in place to protect them but were mostly disregarded. The results showed that if
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