Essays on Political Conflicts

Introduction

The MENA Countries are the countries in the Middle East and the North Africa. Many of these countries are in the process of developing and some are less developed than others. As emerging economies, these countries are still spending the effort to develop their labor markets and human resources. Considering that the number of youth in the population is an advantage for economic development, the MENA Countries seem to have an advantageous position; however, before making this comment, one needs to analyze the labor markets in these countries. The basic statistics about unemployment exhibits volatility, and the unemployment rate ...

Section I: Introduction and Statement of Purpose

Generally, terrorism is understood as the use of threats and violence that aims to achieve political objectives. According to The Global Terrorism Index, in 2014, the level of the terrorist attacks across the world increased by 80% (Bender, 2015). Despite the fact that regions that mostly suffer from the threats of terrorism include the ones in the Middle East, Africa, and Russia, the fight against terror is an international issue. The United States of America experiences the middle impact of terrorism and ranks 35 among 124 positions in the Global Terrorism Index 2015 Map (Bender, 2015). However, the middle ...

International Crime Witness: An analysis of a crime witnessed in Japan, legal and law enforcement systems

Japan is the tenth most populated country in the world. Currently, according to the 2010 Japan population census held by the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the country has approximately 128million people with a population density of 1500 people per square kilometre (CIA, 2014). Apart from that, only 5% of Japan’s population are engaged in agricultural activities, the rest are urbanised and live the city life. For this reason, the rates of crime are high because high-populated regions usually encourage criminal activities to take place. High population of the elderly with wealth and a few ...