Syria Research Papers Samples For Students

The Islamic State must not be regarded as a terrorist organization alone. The group has evolved into a well-run political machine and a potent military force. The group believes in a twisted translation of Islamic law as an anchor political belief and demands that this particular world view be imposed on Muslims as well as peoples of other ‘inferior’ religious beliefs. Founded by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the group was originally called as the “Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), the first regiments of the IS fought against the US military in the aftermath of the downfall of Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein. The IS ...

Accounting for Change - Monarchism, Oil, and the Coercive Apparatus

A few years after the Arab Spring began numerous protests from Middle East countries emerged. Many protests have failed to challenge their political leaders. However, in spite of these disenchantments, a golden opportunity is provided by the Arab Spring. Unrests in Arab countries have been endless and the revolution of Arab culture has been gradual. The presence of oil wealth and monarchism has reduced the likelihood of an uprising through the establishment of barriers to protest escalation. Tunisia and Egypt have had protests against bad leaders. These actions have played a significant part in determining the survival of their regimes. On ...

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Since 2000, Syria’s economy was being managed centrally. Supported by the IMF and the World Bank, the structural adjustment program was used by Syria. The five-year plan started in 2006 and ended in 2010. Changing the economic strategy to a liberal market led was the main purpose of the program.
The contents of the plan were based on five main purposes. 1. Respecting the human rights, 2. The rule of law, 3. Making sure the society participates in the political process, 4. Preparing the economy to a social market, 5. Making sure the ...

The American policy is exhibiting more and more concerns in that it usually emphasizes that the free world security as well as freedom principles are more important even though the global threats are on its door. The United States’ involvement is something that has been witnessed all over throughout the years and this powerful country has come to be seen as a salvation to some people. The advancement of US support in the various world crises is still a controversial matter given that some think negatively about it as well as others think of it more positively. Nonetheless, the US military ...

Conflict in Syria

The conflict in Syria pits two sides against each other. On the one hand, there is the group loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and on the other hand those who are against his rule. The conflict has forced about nine million people to run away from their homes. The democracy protests started in March 2011 after a number of teenagers were arrested and tortured for painting anti-regime graffiti. The protests demanded the president’s resignation and by July 2011, the situation had escalated.
In August 2013, hundreds of people were killed after rockets with the nerve agent sarin got ...

Introduction:

The article outlines the efforts of the Arab Summit towards healing and ending the conflicts among the member states. The article highlights the aspects relating to the conflicts about the vacant Syrian seat. The article shows the impact of the Syrian war. The Arab summit encourages and persuades the 22 member states to join hands in solving the conflicts and wrangles in Syria. The article focus on the unusual dispute over the Gulf conflict based on the support Qatar offers to the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt. The summit tackles the conflicts between Saudi Arabia and Iraq by keeping such ...

Great Mosque of Damascus or the Umayyad Mosque

The Great Mosque of Damascus is located in Syria and is known to be one of the most important shrines of Islam. In fact it is probably the largest mosque in the world as well as being the oldest having been built on a site where there was a Christian church dedicated to St John the Baptist whose head is also said to be buried there.
The mosque was built in the year 634 and has undertaken several changes and modifications ever since. The tomb of the great Caliph Saladin is also located close by next to the Northern walls ...

The Arab Spring which began in Tunisia snowballed and among the countries that were affected is Syria. However, the events in Syria hardly followed the same course as the events in other countries affected by the Arab Spring. This was because, in most of these countries, the clamor for regime change by the citizens resulted in the removal from power of their then leaders. This was the case in Egypt with the ouster of the then President Hosni Mubarak and in Libya with the ouster of the then President Muammar Gaddafi after an approximately six months civil war in ...

It is a well-known fact that political events usually have far reaching implications. One the key ramifications of political events is that they more often than not have profound effects on the way a particular society is organized and the way people in that society behave in relation to each other. Put differently, political events have the capability of permanently altering the sociological make up of a given society; they have the ability of occasioning unintended consequences of sociological change. This submission will examine the political crisis in Syria which has mutated into a civil war and the sociological changes that may result ...

Introduction

In the post-Cold War era, complex humanitarian emergencies have become a significant security, political and public health element. Man-made disasters have become responsible for more mortality and morbidity than all technological and natural disasters combined (Brennan & Nandy, 2001). Usually, in such disasters, the most affected are populations. As such, these populations experience serious public health problems that are coupled with breakdown of basic health services, food scarcity and displacement of persons. The World Health Organization (2013) defines a complex emergency as “a humanitarian crisis in a society, region or country, whereby there is considerable or total collapse of authority, often as a result of ...

Introduction

Practical or applied ethics relate to the use of normative ethical theories to practical problems. Moral philosophers have for a long time focused their interests on the practical queries relating to relief programs, war interventions, scholarships for the destitute students, media ethics, welfare of animals, capital punishment and so on. Actions and intentions have been a central theme in ethics. The question that arises is whether the acts are altruistic and whether such actions and programs are obligatory or simply the quest of a discretionary ethical awareness. These queries have for many years generated debate among philosophers in the field of applied ...

It is difficult as of late to find a headline that is not about the US’s potential strike on Syria for the regime’s use of chemical weapons. The Obama administration has been pushing for a strike. The American people are not in support of this war, after two decade long wars have dragged out in Afghanistan and Iraq. CNN Ed Payne wrote that the American people have a “War weariness” and that three quarters of Americans say that “United States doesn’t need to be the ‘world policeman.” Looking at the situation, what happens if the US does react, and ...

INTRODUCTION

The problem in question here is the crisis in Syria. The crisis began since the last elections in 2011 with a hardline difficult to eradicate opposition fighting a government that stops at nothing to stop its opposition and suppress resistance. The government has reportedly been using chemical weapons, cluster bombs and missile attacks to suppress the rebels. The solution to the problem will involve a military solution given the present state of the situation.
President Bashir la Assad has dealt with the opposition in ways that have severely torn the country with the opposition responding in equally radical ways. Both have ...

Introduction

The calling of Saul of Tarsus is in the Books of Acts and Romans in the New Testament. Paul had been born a Jew in Tarsus, and breathing threats and murder against Christ disciples. Paul works against the church years before his calling he witness the death of the first Christian Martyr. This was Stephen who would have shaped the destiny of Paul on his way to Damascus. Paul considered himself chief sinner among peers. Paul finally met face to face the one persecuted to whom he becomes a reliable follower and servant. He set up remarkable footsteps which are followed ...

Question 1

The increasing war in Syria has led to increase in the number of refugees. It is estimated that the number of registered are about to 1.2 million and the unregistered alone are about 970,000. This means that the influx of refugees in the neighboring countries is ever increasing. The neighboring countries such as Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq strain a lot because they have to put aside resources to cater for food, healthcare, education, setting up camps, and other needs of those people.
In Lebanon for instance, refugees have increased the country’s population by 10%. Most of ...

In terms of ethnicity, the shift from dominant minority to dominant majority is noticeable on an international level in recent times. A major principle of the pre-modern organization is domination by minority groups, usually an ethic minority, but in the modern era, the ethnicity of dominant majority is on the rise. The focus on popular sovereignty, democracy and the intermingling of politics and culture has made the principle of ethnic dominance more untenable. The latest example of this change is evident in Iraq; it is easy to spot the vulnerability of societies dominated by minority groups like Bahrain and ...

Water Problems in West Bank

Introduction
Having very low availability of water resources in comparison with the global average, Israel, Jordan and Palestine have been suffering from scarcity of water and the scarcity impacts their economic and daily lives directly mostly for the higher population in Jordan and Palestine. The continuous rapid growth in population has in the region has raised the question as to whether the basic needs of water for the whole population will ever be met in the coming future.
The resources of water in Israel, Jordan and Palestine are a mixture of groundwater and surface water sources. The major ...

In the past few months, Syria has been under a state of turmoil and it is like it has been under siege from the inside out during the past months up to now (MacFarquhar, 2011). The reason behind this is because of the several uprisings that are most likely triggered by unrest. It seems that there has been a lot of questions raised by the citizens as well as the different parties involved and it also seems that they are trying to get some answers using chaos and even violence.
One question that is of significant importance here is whether ...

Today, Syria faces a serious crisis. The country that once boast diversity is now engaged in a civil war bloodier than any war in history. Millions have been displaced and nearly a quarter million have died. The civil war initially rose as an Arab Spring. Arabs across the Middle East were seeking a democratic society. However, with the rule of the al-Assad family in Syria, violence is dominant and the country rests in a blood bath.

History of Syria

Originally, Syria consisted of a large amount of land that is now many countries today, including Syria itself, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. The ...

Civil wars and domestic conflicts tend to have devastating effects on a country. Wars negatively affect a country’s political, economic, and social sectors. The Syrian civil war, which started in 2011, is stated as one of the worst conflicts of the modern times. The fighting, which started as revolutionary protests but escalated into civil war, has affected both Syria and countries neighboring Syria. The conflict has resulted in one of the greatest humanitarian crises experienced in modern times with the death toll reaching up to 250000 people. Other than the high death toll and displacement rates, the Syrian ...

Introduction

Civil uprising in Syria has become an international humanitarian crisis. Five years after the Syrian Arab Spring, armed conflict rages on without any indication of abatement. While a solution amenable to the conflicting parties is elusive, understanding the underlying causes and the consequences of the continuing conflict is important to determining a solution.

How did it begin?

Syria’s formation as a nation state created a volatile political environment. Syria has been governed by an authoritarian regime. Syria’s government from 1970 to 2000 was a dictatorship by Hafez al-Assad, from the Alawite minority sect. It was through the armed forces that government ...

Events that led to the influx of refugees in Turkey

The Arab Spring that was experienced in African countries like Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, inspired the protest against President Bashar Hafez al-Assad’s government in March 2011. The government, in response, sent its forces to contain the protest, and as a result, Syria plunged into civil war (Carpenter 2). As the war continued, alliances, mini-alliances and shifts took place throughout the region, and this led to a complex situation as the war developed dimensions involving Islamic extremists, Assad’s government, rebel groups and ethnic groups. In July 2011, defectors from the Syrian army organized a Free Syrian Army and ...

General Context

The outbreak of the civil war in Syria in March 2011 resulted in the migration of an estimated 9 million Syrians who fled from their homes and sought refuge within their country and in neighboring countries. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that more than 3 million Syrians have fled to the immediate neighbors including Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. This means that about one-quarter of the population has been displaced from the country. An additional 6.5 million are internally displaced within the country. Over the last two years, the migration of these refugees has worsened ...

Background information

In 2011, Syria plunged into political violence in the wake of the Arab Spring. The protests were aimed at the government of incumbent President Bashar al-Assad and later developed to become a rebellion. The country witnessed unprecedented destruction, occasioned by loss of property and human lives. The rebel group fighting to ouster the government were countered by pro-government Shia groups. Despite many years of international intervention, the Syria civil war has degenerated into a bloodbath. Consequently, many Syrian nationals have fled the country while millions others are in need of urgent humanitarian aid. Studies by Lobatos revealed that by ...

Wars and conflicts with countries and even between two or more of them could bring a lot of death, strife and hunger and many families suffer the least ideal consequences imaginable from the resulting outcomes. Apart from the obvious and the greatest loss, there is one more predicament, the impacts of which last over longer time periods and that is the problem of the people who have become displaced. We can call them refugees when they flee their country, and the same group of people becomes Internally Displaced Persons if they do not cross the borders of their country. ...

The Differences between Sunni and Shia

Introduction
Islam is a religion of Muslims promulgated in Arabia by the prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) in the seventh century C.E. A person can convert Islam by saying Shahada – There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger. These words contain the core meaning of Islam. Islam was born through properthood of Muhammad (S.A.W.) and the Holy Quran is the book of Islam. The Quran contains 114 chapters and it was built up with the revealing of Muhammad (S.A.W.). Islam can be divided into three periods: the time before Islam – “The Time of Ingratitude” or “al-jahiliah” when people ...

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Background
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a terrorist group that was formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The group gained ground during and after the Syrian civil war between 2012 and 2014 where they got new recruits and resources (Wood, 2015). The group had close ties to Al-Qaeda that is another terror organization and was officially formed in April 2013 from it. Since then, ISIS has broken ranks with Al-Qaeda and has become one of the main jihadist organizations fighting the Iraqi and Syrian governments. The group also took ...

Abstract

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau is a lone attacker who launched a terrorist attack in Canada in 2014. Zehaf-Bibeau is believed to have been experiencing mental issues as well as a drug problem. Several years after his conversion into the Islamic religion, Zehaf-Bibeau became radicalized and started finding ways through which he could join other foreign fighters in Syria. The Canadian government had placed strict regulations at its border which led to the invalidation of his passport, an act which is believed to have provoked him. Following his displeasure with Canada's new foreign policy to deploy its soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

Berro (6) defines Syrian Americans as the Americans of the Syrian origin who were as a result of cultural integration among the Arameans, Circassians, Arabs and the Syrian Jews. Kira et al., (176) view that the majority of the New York and Boston cities. In addition, the United States Congress allowed the immigration bill act of 1924 which restricted immigration in the USA. The people from the Great Syria arrived in the United States from 1899-1919. Berro (7) believes that are several driving factors that pushed the Syrians to emigrate in the United States. The Syrians settled in America ...

Main Argument: The Islamic state of Iraq and Syria has recently waged war on the two countries and annexed vast amounts of territory. Under the leadership of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the newly declared state has waged war in Iraq and in Syria that has caused the death and displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and massive damage to property. According to AL-QARAWEE, ISIS is the most recent re-creation of an outfit known as Tanẓīm Qāʻidat al-Jihād fī Bilād al-Rāfidayn formed in 2004. A critical analysis of the sectarian conflicts in the Middle East ...

Introduction

The Syrian civil war has progressed for about six years now. There have been various adverse effects of the war. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, more than a million injured and tens of millions have fled the country. The war is yet to end, and more effects to the citizen should be expected (Schmid, 2015). This paper will evaluate the repercussions that would result if the United States government was to intervene in the war as Russian government did. The paper will also evaluate a comparative analysis on the impact of war the international security if ISIS wins ...

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The Fighting in Syria and Iraq has been pronounced since 2013 with concurrent warfare at the hands of jihadists in sectarian enclaves fighting to protect their areas, but failing like the Iraqi, and Syrian government to reclaim national territories from ISIL rule. Jenkins (2015) mentioned that there is a connection between the civil war in Syria, the perpetual conflict in Iraq, the breakdown of Al Qaeda, and possible connection to the Islamic State, and threats of terrorism that have been posed by jihadist foreign fighters who have joined jihadist groups that have become active participants ...

Describe the item or behavior.

Syria officially referenced as the Syrian Arab Republic neighbours Turkey, Israel and Jordan. The culture of Syria is of an ancient traditional background that has a lot of cultural multiplicities and a rich history. The Syrian traditional dress is a symbol of cultural heritage and is common in the Arab region. The dress possesses a stylish design and is full of embroidery, according to lovely planet (2012).

If it is an item, who wears the item?

The traditional dress is commonly worn by both men and women, though each gender has the dress specially made in the appropriate design that fits the needs of both men and women. ...

Al-Qaeda and ISIS.

Introduction
In the ongoing issue that the country has dealt with in the issue of terrorism, we as a country have been a force to deter from our normal lives and focus on the safety of the nation. The two Jihad organization are the most dangerous group there is in the world that can affect the way of life. In the current time knowing that this organization is out there people should do what is necessary to find out the difference between the two groups. The ongoing problem that these two organization have brought terror and hate too countries have ...

Introduction

Investing can be easier said than done. It is a process that not only involves money, contrary to what most people believe, but also time, effort, energy, skill, knowledge, and usually the most important of all, experience. It is a very tedious task. It has to be made clear that there is a big difference between making investment decisions and making gambling or shotgun decisions. While investment decisions do get affected by luck and other unexpected things such as the collapse of a company or a shifting market trend, it still is unique from gambling decisions. Gambling decisions are usually based on luck, nothing ...

Any company with the aim of making a huge impact on the globe is willing to work in any setting provided they are making the right sales and revenues. It is critical for a company to make the right choice that will champion for the company’s position within that society. It becomes hard to sanction such provisions while making the ideals means of addressing the sales as they arise within the society. KFC is looking for new ways of delivering its products across the world, hence, opened shop in Damascus Syria in 2006. This was good, but the ...

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in 1999 founded the Jamāʻat al-Tawḥīd wa-al-Jihād which is the present day ISIL. Initially, the organization pledged support to the Al Qaeda and fought alongside them against the Multinational force which invaded Iraq in 2003 (Spark 3). In 2006, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi died and the remnants of his militant organization founded the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI). Subsequent leadership who had the ability to keep the group aligned to the ideology of Al Qaeda died in US led attacks (Spark 4). Eventually, the Al Qaeda, in 2014 realized it could no longer keep ...

Work ethics has had many definitions over time; however, we can conclusively say that it is a set of standards that is set and usually based on the level hard work and meticulousness that is expected. In other cases, for example when work is conducted voluntarily, as in the case of churches or community service, we view it as having a moral advantage or gain and posses the ability to enhance or produce good character. There are many attributes associated with good work ethics and include; having and keeping good social standings, being dependable and having a self-drive or not waiting to ...

The current digitalized era continues to see the magic of technology that is governing almost every aspect of life. From shopping to business transactions, everything is now a matter of few clicks. The advent of cell phones, tablets and other gadgets have converged the various forms of media to be easily accessible which serves the purpose of information, education and entertainment. While talking about the various forms of media, the current mode which is seen to host a lot of power is the internet merely because of the fact that it is not only a source of accessing information, but it is ...

The Arab Springs and Karl Marx’s Theory of Capitalism

Introduction
Sociology resonates around analysis and observation of social relations. It goes further than that and explains occurrences in life and their remedies. In the field of sociology, Karl Marx occupies an important niche for his appreciated contribution in terms of analysing, explaining and predicting societal events and outcomes. One would remember that Karl Marx opposed the concept of capitalism and predicted that it would crumble down to socialism before finally settling on communism. Indeed, it is also historically recorded that Karl Marx was the face and father of communism. His original theory has been adjusted by contemporary ...

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Poverty is defined as lack of access to the resources necessary for survival due to low level of income earnings in a household. The different countries have different thresholds for defining the poverty. UNDP accepts people who earn less than 1 dollar a day as the poverty threshold and the Millennium Goals of the United Nations aim at reducing the number of people earning less than 1 dollar a day (UNDP, 2017). Recently, sustainable economic development is discussed among the academicians and the professionals. Fast economic growth has been the main aim of many emerging economies in the last ...

The history of one of the most famous people in the World War I, namely Theodore Lawrence, better known as the leader of the Arab people has been full of events and turning points. Early in his life, very few people liked or even respected him. The habits, which were too unusual for an Englishman, were ridiculed and regarded by the senior management as a sign of incompetent. To somehow involve a not disciplined expert in Arab culture, the generals sent Lawrence to Arabia, where he was instructed to get in touch with the local prince and an overall ...

Introduction

Mustard gas, or sulphur mustard is a chemical term for an agent that causes burning of the skin, respiratory tract and eyes. Mustard gas can be captivated into the body via ingestions, inhalation or by getting in touch with the school or students with the eyes or skin. Mustard gas is delivered in a vapour or liquid form, and it burns the skin, windpipe, eyes, and lungs. The physical result depends upon the exposure level and might appear after few hours or in some cases it is sooner. Although mustard gas is lethal in high volume, blister agents are ...

The Middle East history has a high number of full-scale, inter-state wars, such as the wars due to Arab-Israeli conflicts, Yemen war, and Iran-Iraq war. The Arab-Israel conflict has two elements to it, which are the Israeli-Palestinian element and the Israeli-Arab element. At the end of the 1800s, the Promised Land was set up so that the Jewish people can overcome the anti-Semitism and persecution and the migration of Jews to the Promised Land created issues. During WWI, the British convinced the Arab Leaders to revolt against Ottoman Empire as they support Germany, in return for which the British ...

Throughout the course of modern history, numerous events have revolved around the Middle East, affecting the cultural perspectives of the people living there. For instance, the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and the subsequent political maneuvering by Western/Arab nations spawned decades of bloodshed in the region, destroying both an entire generation of people and the viability of a nation. The creation of Israel in 1948 created a massive power shift in the region, as the Arab nations attempted to retake the territory but were soundly defeated, and again in 1967. The Second World War engulfed the North African Muslim countries, ...

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It is emphasized by the global peacekeeping organizations that countries resolve their conflicts through table talk and that they should refrain from carrying out full on offense against each other. The reason behind this is that when conflicts go violent and turn into wars, then they bring devastation to the public of the related states.
No matter how weak or feeble one of the competitors seems, there is always potential for it to hurt the stronger opponent hard. The illiterate and weaponless militants of the most devastated and unstable region like Afghanistan were able to bring down, ...

The benefits of the crusades vs. the benefits of the current terrorist group (ISIS)

Introduction
Since the medieval ages, religion has been used to spread acts of narrow-mindedness against others. From the time of the Christian inquisitions and crusades to the current Islamic jihadism and terrorism, this fundamentalist attitude has caused the death of many. At its root, is the selfishness and ambition for power and wealth that rules the hearts of men. Religious organizations are responsible for establishing the moral fiber in the society. They undertake this duty by selling the concept of ‘salvation’. In return, they obtain rent in the form of tithes in order to intercede on behalf of individuals ...

ISIS is a Salafi group within Sunni Islam, which originally operated in areas inhabited by Sunnis (Stanford, par.14). More precisely, the creators of the Islamic State were Sunni Muslims, who primarily adhered to Hanbali, the most distinguished among the four existing schools of Islamic law in Sunni Islam, known for its rigor and discipline. They have played on these fundamentalist sentiments, which allowed them to get support of the Sunni population. Not because ISIS banned the teaching of biology, physics, music, social sciences (in particular, those connected with democracy), not because the members of this group cut off the heads ...

How Muslim Brotherhood began as a religious institution

The Muslim brotherhood is also called the Muslim brethren or The Society of Muslim Brothers. This is an Islamic organization that has a political approach to Islam. It was founded in the year 1928 in Egypt by cleric Hassan al-Banna after the Ottoman Empire collapsed. The organization has been strongly linked to the reign of terrorism that has been downplayed by many Muslims in the world. They state that the organization only has an Islamic political approach in the country and therefore they do not involve themselves with violence. Many terror groups have been linked with the organization across the ...

The background of the War

In May 1967, the Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser proposed the Arab countries to destroy the Jews as a nation (Dunstan, 2009). He was supported by the Syrian Defense Minister Hafez al-Assad, who would not object starting a war of extermination. Ahmad Shukeiri as the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization promised that the Jews will be allowed to return to their country of birth, if some of them survive.
Syria, Egypt, and Jordan started a general mobilization. Partial mobilization was announced by Kuwait and Sudan. Saudi Arabia also proclaimed the desire to take part in the war with Israel. Algeria ...

The Islamic Golden Age is a historical time that lasted before the 1258. It is an Abbasid period in existence before the Mongolian invasion and conquest of Baghdad. Islamic Historians trace the beginning of the period to the 8th century. It lasted between Muhammad’s eras in 700 AD to 1200 AD. It is one of the most important periods in the Islamic history in which developments during the period brought about an Islamic Renaissance and contributions to the uncivilized period. The Abbasid Caliphate (Muslim religious leaders and a succession of the prophet) ruled over the Muslim subjects in Baghdad, a new ...

Introduction

One of the current and global issue of our time is the refugee crisis. There are thousands of desperate refugees who wanted to flee from the unbearable conflict and bloodshed in their countries, and are knocking on the doors of other more developed and peaceful nations. The question is, how far and to what extent should other countries extend support to refugees? The 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol, which is the international refugee law provided that, “refugees deserve, as a minimum, the same standards of treatment enjoyed by other foreign nationals in a given country and, in ...

Notwithstanding the fact that the war on terror was officially launched by the White House a little more than a decade ago the main trends in the American foreign policy regarding Middle East have changed significantly in these dozen-something years a couple of times. The issue the United States of America are dealing with in case of ISIS is something very different – both in nature and in scale. Compared to the zeal of the Bush administration to fight every single suspected organization and individual in retaliation for the 9/11 assault, Obama administration was (and is) far more reserved about American warfare in ...

Israel has a very turbulent history, with the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Egyptians, the Romans, and the Arabs seizing the lands and subjugating Jews who proved unable to withstand the onset of foes for want of a strong army. In the 20th century, when the Ottoman Empire was on its last legs, it was the high time Israel rose from the ashes. The British authorities took control over Palestine in 1917 and went on to have diaspora Jews immigrate to their historical homeland is a series of what is known as Aliyah. Granted a mandate by the UN, the British Crown boosted further waves ...

Islam’s origin was with the Prophet Muhammad in 612 C.E. when he began preaching his revelations from God; he did not believe he was founding a new religion, “but that he was merely bringing the old faith in the One God to the Arabs, who had never had a prophet before” (Armstrong 4). The beginnings of Islam were not without great difficulties, such as a ban on trade with Muslims, and it was not until the hijrah, or migration to Medina around 622 C.E. that Muhammad was finally “able to implement the Quranic ideal fully and that Islam became a factor in ...

Problem Statement and Recommendations

The growing influx of Mid-East refugees into Europe, particularly in last five years, cannot be overemphasized. The mass uprisings, civil wars and political persecution are leading causes for current refugee crisis. The path made by refugees into Europe's heart is, if anything, a major logistical issue, apparently minor but is at core of current refugee crisis. As Mid-East asylum seekers and refugees continue to pour into European countries and across borders, European security is at stake at multiple levels. First, "source" countries – i.e. countries at Europe's southern borders at which refugees first set foot from countries of origin – pose ...

Introduction

The economic power in current global ecosystem has assumed more significance compared to conventional use of military power. The world has become increasingly flat and hence economic influence is becoming more impactful. On an upside, economic influence can be used to promote bilateral and/or multilateral economic relations between nations. On a downside, economic influence can be used to promote specific political, social and, of course, military goals. This is called, for current purposes, economic terrorism. By coercing nations into specific actions – or, for that matter, intimidating nations to backtrack from specific actions – coercive powers (state actors, non-state actors or ...

Iran's Nuclear Program and Conflict in the Middle East

Abstract
Nuclear Program of Iran has been tagged as a controversial issue ever since it has been conceptualized and this is more so because it has gone on to become a politically defined issue with most of its details deeply shrouded in mystery. In this context, Middle East remains in a very instable situation even though the nuclear agreement with Iran paves way for a beneficial provision for the ISA and also the international security. As far as the topic is concerned, it is to be looked after why the agreement took place in the first place and what’ ...

Qualitative Research

Brief Description
The interview was conducted among two people on the topic “Interpretation of the migration crisis”, which turned to be quite challenging due to the sensitiveness of the topic. First of all, it was problematic to find participants, as the majority thought that the answers may affect their social or professional life, even though I made it clear that the participation is anonymous. Secondly, one of the respondents refused to continue answering the questions in the middle of the interview without explaining the reasons. However, as this option was discussed before the interview, it did not affect the ...

Introduction

Tobacco smoking is considered to be a major health issues around the globe and is also claimed to be the most preventable cause of death in current time (Borgan, et al. 2014). Tobacco smoking is associated with 6 million deaths per year around the globe and is considered as one of the biggest public health issues by the World Health Organization (WHO) (Behbehani, et al. 2014). Based on current evidence and a report published by the WHO, 5 out of 6 million deaths are associated with direct tobacco smoking while nearly 600,000 deaths are due to non-smokers exposed ...