Specific Issues Facing a Middle Eastern Economy
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This 6 page report discusses a number of concepts and issues that relate directly to economy of any nation as it considers potential free trade agreements and international partnerships. “Dutch disease,” trade creation and diversion, capital deepening, competition policy and labor market rigidities are considered. In addition, the potential for a free trade relationship between a nation of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are also discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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State of Israel: 1948
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A 3 page paper which illustrates how the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 was justified. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Supporting Political Violence
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A 3 page essay that discusses the rationale behind political violence. Westerners recoil in horror at the use of indiscriminant violence that is targeted at civilians and justifiably so. There is no denying that violence for any reason should be avoided if at all possible. However, in its knee-jerk reaction to dismiss political violence as terrorism, an important factor is frequently overlooked by Western observers, which is why the perpetrators of political violence feel compelled to take such drastic, awful and irrevocable measures. What do they hope to gain? What are their motivations? No bibliography is offered.
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Syria - Constant "Hot Spot"
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(5 pp) The modern state of Syria was not established until 1946, after the Second World War, but it is a land that has been inhabited since ancient times. Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of habitation dating back to about 5000B.C. and Damascus is probably the world's oldest continuously inhabited city. In 1800B.C. the Assyrian King, Shamshi-Adad I established his capital at Shubat Enlil, known today as Tell Leilan, in northeast Syria. Consequently, because of its ancient role in the Arab world, Syria maintains a definite power, more than its geographic size would indicate, within the region. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Syria; The Oil Industry
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This 34 page paper considers the oil and Gas industry in Syria. The paper considers the development of the petroleum industry, the role and development pf OPEC, the impact on demand and process and the ability of Syria to play a part in the future demands for petroleum products. The paper ends with a PEST analysis of the Syrian petroleum industry. The bibliography cites 17 sources.
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Syrian Oil and Gas Industry
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A 5 page paper discussing the state of the industry in Syria, a middle-tier oil producer. The oil and gas industry in Syria is in a state that most of the rest of the world fails to understand can exist in the Middle East. The country faces declining reserves of oil, and faces the prospect of potentially becoming an oil importer within the current decade. The paper examines the industry in terms of Porter’s Five Forces. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSsyriaOil.rtf

Taliban By Ahmed Rashid
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A 5 page paper that provides an overview of Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid, who witnessed twenty years of civil war in Afghanistan and the Taliban's rise to power. The writer also comments on the importance of Afghanistan in Central Asia. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Terrorism and Conflict
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This 3 page paper addresses topics related to the Middle East and conflict in the region. The IRA (of Ireland) is the focus of an inquiry into terrorism and how it is funded. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Terrorism in the Middle East
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A 7 page discussion of terrorism in the Middle East. This paper asserts that radical Islamics account for the vast majority of this terrorism. The author presents a brief review of the ideologies and actions of terrorist Osama Bin Laden to substantiate this view. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Terrorism in the Third World: Causes and Solutions
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An 8 page paper which examines the causes and some possible solutions to terrorism in the Third World. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century
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This 3 page paper looks at September 11, 2001 as well as terrorism in the Middle East. An explanation of types of terrorism in the Middle East as well as a look at media regarding the 911 attacks is provided. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Terrorism Vs. National Liberation Organizations:
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This 6 page paper discusses the difference between a terrorist group and a National Liberation Orgnaization. This paper uses 5 specific terrorist organizations as examples. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Terrorism, Imperialism and Human Rights Abuses
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This is a 5 page paper which discusses the interaction of imperialism, human rights abuses, and terrorism in the Balkans and the Persian Gulf. The bibliography has 5 sources.
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The 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis
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This 3 page paper describes the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and the U.S. response. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Arab/Israeli Conflict
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A 7 page research paper on the Arab/Israeli conflict. Israel has had conflicts with all of the surrounding Arab states, the principal one has been with the Palestinians who were displaced when Israel was established. This conflict lies at the heart of Israeli relations with Arabs in general. Israel has had conflicts with all of the surrounding Arab states, the principal one has been with the Palestinians who were displaced when Israel was established. This conflict lies at the heart of Israeli relations with Arabs in general. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Bahraini Construction Industry
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A 13 page paper discussing the benefits of reducing delays in Bahraini construction projects. Bahrain’s commercial construction industry is booming, and indications are that it will continue in the same vein for several years to come. The government is operating on a budget allocating funds to several large projects, and the private sector is active as well. There are so many planned projects that significant cost overruns in several could result in postponement of others. The paper provides a brief history of Bahrain, an overview of the construction industry in Bahrain, and a discussion of how an active construction industry benefits the entire national economy. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: KSconsBahrain.rtf

The Battle of Algiers (Film Analysis)
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This 5 page paper reviews Gillo Pontecorvo's much acclaimed film about this battle. Attention to techniques and direction are a focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA007Alg.rtf

The Business of Tourism; A Costs and Benefits Analysis
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This 6 page paper considers the way in which tourism may influence the economy, culture and development of a country as well as its environmental status The paper cites different examples to illustrates the points raise with the main example being Egypt. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
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The Child Soldiers
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24 pages. This paper focuses on the ASEAN role against child soldiers. The use of children as soldiers has spread throughout Southeast Asia and neighboring countries such as Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Additionally, there is a brief history of the God army in Myanmar, how it happened, and how it affects other countries. The attack of the hospital in Thailand by the God army is explained and possible ways that ASEAN can provide solutions against such happenings are a topic of discussion. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: JGAasean.rtf

The Conflict in Iraq: The Liberal and Realist Positions
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of liberalism and realism under the international relations (IR) theory umbrella. The paper assumes that George Bush is being briefed on these points of view. The paper concludes that attacking Iraq is the correct thing to do. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Consequences of Genocide in Sudan
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This 3 page paper looks at recent problems in Sudan. Solutions are explored. Reasons for ignoring the problem are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Controversial Madrasas System
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This 7 page paper looks at these schools in Pakistan. Are they really fostering a climate of terror? The answer is no, and the paper explains why. Scholarly articles are used to demonstrate that the majority of schools do not preach violence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA545Mad.rtf

The Creation of the Nation of Turkey
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of Turkey and how it came into being. The paper also focuses on how the military was integral to the creation of the state. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Death Penalty -- Comparing Saudi Arabia and the United States
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This 6 page report discusses the fact that numerous nations throughout the world find the fact that the United States allows and acts upon a death penalty to be a barbaric example of how uncivilized and violent America truly is. In 1998, both China and The Congo executed more people than the 68 killed in the United States. Iran (66), Egypt (48), Belarus (33), Taiwan (32) and Saudi Arabia are examples of the attitudes of other nations and other cultures. For the purposes of this report, the differences and similarities that exist between the United States and Saudi Arabia are used to illustrate the attitudes, beliefs, and politics associated with the implementation of the death penalty. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Difficulty for Kuwait in Being a One-Commodity Economy:
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This 25 page paper discusses the history of Kuwait and how they came to find oil. Furthermore, this paper gives an in-depth analysis of how finding oil has greatly impacted their economy and the struggles that coincide with oil being nearly their only resource. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: GSKuwait.rtf

The Downfall of the Ottoman Empire and its Effect on the Balkans and the Middle East:
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This 5 page paper discusses the Ottoman Empire and the reasons for its downfall. Specifically, this paper illustrates the effects of its downfall on the Balkans and the Middle East. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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THE EFFECT OF THE EXODUS ON ISRAEL’S HISTORY
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This 7 page paper discusses the effects that the exodus from Egypt had on the Hebrews and the founding of the Jewish faith. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The Failure of Emiratisation in the Private Sector
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of this policy in the United Arab Emirates. Its failure in the private sector is the focus of this paper. Reasons for failure are provided and the public sector is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA314UAE.rtf

The Failure of the Caliphate
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This 5 page paper looks at the beginnings of the Caliphate, its structure and why it had ultimately failed. The contributions of several caliphates are noted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Fall of Constantinople
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This 11 page paper discusses some of the factors that led to the fall of the city of Constantinople in 1453. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The Fifty Year War in the Holy Land: Israel and the Arabs
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10 pages. This paper is an overview of the Fifty Years' War in the Holy Land, including such topics as the War of 1948, the Sinai Campaign and the Suez Crisis of 1956. As this is a time period made up of many turbulent skirmishes, the subject is one that is vast. The political context for these Holy Land wars is explained as well as how and why the uprisings occurred. This chronicle of events will help the student to understand some of the occurrences during the Fifty Years' War. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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THE FIFTY YEARS’ WAR: A REVIEW
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This 3 page paper discusses the film: The Fifty Years War by director Dai Richards. A brief overview fo the Arab-Israeli conflict is included. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBfiftyrswar.rtf

The Formation of Israel
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A 6 page research paper that focuses on the various theories and models to explain the formation of the early Israelite state. The writer argues in favor of the position that the first Israelites were native Canaanites. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Geography of Oman
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A 10 page paper describing the nation of Oman in terms of the five themes of geography: location, place, regions, movement and interaction. Oman is located at the entrance to the Persian Gulf and so is witness to the vast numbers of ships passing into and out of the Gulf. Sultan bin Said opened the nation to the world in 1970 and began a program of modernization; Oman's location aids in progress to the Sultan's goal for his country. Bibliography lists 8 sources; includes 4 maps.
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The Great Convergence Model of History
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This 3 page paper examines David Northrup’s article, and supports his idea of history as a divergence/convergence model. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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The Gulf War and Its Effects
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A 13 page paper discussing The Persian Gulf War, or Operation Desert Storm. This war was one of the shortest US military operations in history, and also the least destructive in terms of lives lost. Many within the effort believed that the US should have not discontinued the war when it did, but the US was not acting alone. The the larger body of the United Nations Security Council influenced the decision to terminate hostilities when the original objective - the liberation of Kuwait - had been reached and assured. The paper discusses the broad coalition of UN nations involved in the effort, the nature of the air and land wars and Hussein's rise to power. Includes one table. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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The Gulf War and the Concept of “Just War”
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This 6 page report discusses the origins and outcomes of the Persian Gulf conflict. This report also considers the context of what historians and social theorists call a “just war” or the “just war doctrine” and how it was viewed in terms of modern understanding of what is and is not just war. It can be argued that it was a battle over natural resources (oil) and it can be argued that it was an essential action taken to protect a small nation from an aggressor. The question of whether or not the Gulf War was a just war has to be asked because it is emblematic of the ways in which modern humanity views its rights and obligations in the world. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The Halabja Massacre
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A 10 page paper. In March 1988, the Kurdish city of Halabja in Iraq was brutally attacked (by Iraqi military) with chemical bombs as well as with artillery and cluster bombs. It was not the first chemical attack against a Kurd village but it was the worst. This essay reports what happened and the subsequent denial of the event. The writer also discusses the failure of the international community to react. The essay also discusses what could be done to prevent future genocide events. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGklbja.rtf

THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA AT THE TIME OF RAMA
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This 3 page paper discusses the legend and the history of Ramayana as depicted by historians and by R.K. Narayan. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The History of the Middle East
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of some of the central questions on the history of the Middle East. This paper outlines the major issues in Safavid history, the decentralization of the Ottoman Empire, the causes and course of the Crusades and perspectives on the Israel/Palestine conflict in the role of the United States. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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