The hidden motivations behind the religious discourse of George W. Bush and his decision to go to war in Iraq
Essay - 91 pages - Political science
Today's American exeptionalism is not only related to the myth of the American dream and to the U.S. military and economic superiority, but also to the role of religion in the American domestic and foreign policy. The president, himself, a born again Christian, does not hesitate to use a...
Critically Examination of US policy toward the Middle East in the twentieth century
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
Throughout the course of its history, the United States has utilized its foreign policy objectives for the purposes of pursuing its own needs. Although the United States has, in rare instances, pursued foreign policy objectives for the purposes of altruistically improving outcomes for citizens in...
In-depth Country-by-Country analysis of distance learning in the Middle East
Essay - 17 pages - Sociology & social sciences
In this context, underdeveloped countries such as those in the Middle East (i.e. The Arab States, Israel, Palestine, Iran, Turkey, Sudan and Egypt) must increasingly turn to distance learning as a means of broadening access to education for their populations. In 1981, fourteen of UNESCO member...
U.S. policy towards Israel and OPEC
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
The Arab oil embargo of 1973 had no significant effect in changing the United States pro-Israeli policies, as the threat of an economic sanction alone did not induce policy changes. The embargo did however influence U.S. policy changes toward OPEC member countries, especially in the Middle East...
A closer examination of the phenomenon of globalization and its affect on India
Tutorials/exercises - 117 pages - Economy general
The term "globalization" has acquired considerable emotive force. Some view it as a process that is beneficial—a key to future world economic development—and also inevitable and irreversible. Others regard it with hostility, even fear, believing that it increases inequality within and...
What drove western intervention in the Middle East during the Cold War?
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
The Middle East was one of the most covet zones in the past century. Located at the crossroad between western nation, the "Third World" and the communist bloc, it played a strategic role during the colonial era, the Second World War and mainly during the cold war. Because of its immense natural...
The role of private equity firms as an alternative investment model in the Middle East and globally
Tutorials/exercises - 27 pages - Finance
The global economic reality has witnessed a recent international increase in the private equity markets. This fact has brought up many concerns as to whether this will have a positive or negative outcome (Financial Services Authority, 2006). This document will present an overview of private...
Almasah international real estate: The real estate market in Dubai - publié le 20/01/2009
Market study - 41 pages - Business strategy
In February, I landed in Dubai for the first time, after having heard so much about it. I was astonished by the number of towers already built at that time but more by the huge amount of cranes and construction sites. Therefore, I decided to do my internship for a real estate broker. I quickly...
Almasah international real estate: The real estate market in Dubai
Market study - 48 pages - Foreign markets
In February, I landed in Dubai for the first time, after having heard so much about it. I was astonished by the number of towers already built at that time but more by the huge amount of cranes and construction sites. Therefore, I decided to do my internship for a real estate broker. I quickly...
Arab-Israeli conflict: From Copenhagen to Beijing and Washington to Jerusalem: American-Israeli relations cooling off
Thesis - 12 pages - International relations
Since the dawn of the industrial revolution there have been two consistent interlocking themes behind Middle Eastern-Great Power interactions. First, Great Powers have a tendency to view the Middle East as a strategic commodity, because of its geographic location and vital natural resources....
Debate of Burqa in France
Dissertation - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In June 2009, the French president spelled out the official position of the government regarding burqa attire in France by saying that the burqa is not welcome. However, this ethical challenge is not only based on recent facts, but has existed for many years. Twenty years ago, the debate started...
Towards a democratisation of the Middle-East?
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
The Middle East has traditionally been a region where democracy has never really managed to break through. The times of the caliphs had been replaced by a more or less violent period of colonisation. When the time for decolonisation finally came, most of the states -some more or less artificially...
To what extent has Iran been a destabilising force in the Middle East since 1989?
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
Iran is a non-Arab Shiite Muslim country of nearly 80 million people, heir to a thousand years of Persian history, and a major regional and international player. Involved for several decades in supporting various armed groups, some of them terrorists, operating in the Middle East and other...
How does emerging China affect energy markets? (2006)
Essay - 12 pages - Foreign markets
For more than 20 years, China has been the witnessing the highest growth rate of the world, with an annual growth rate of nine percent. Chinese authorities are forecasting a 7% annual growth until 2020, and a high growth rate until 2050. Therefore, Chinese energy needs are increasing, and will...
Arms trade, a global watch
Essay - 10 pages - Political science
?No war without weapons, and no weapons without "death traders"'. This job is indeed a golden one. We have to simply glance at the moving maps of geopolitics to figure out the whole issue. Globalization proves that this peculiar trader is rational: Due to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the...
Internet Access and the Government
Essay - 5 pages - Educational studies
Internet availability has much improved since its inception. Accessing the Internet has gone from requiring military clearance to traveling to a local library and hopping on a computer. The importance of the Internet has also subsequently risen as more people gained access to it. The Internet is...
Towards a democratisation of the Middle-East? - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
The Middle East has traditionally been a region where democracy has never really managed to break through. The times of the caliphs had been replaced by a more or less violent period of colonisation. When the time for decolonisation finally came, most of the states -some more or less artificially...
A better look at Islam and Al Qaeda
Essay - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the words “Muslim” and “Islam” have become synonymous with the feared word “terrorism.” As Americans learned that the enemy was factions of Muslim extremists operating in the Middle East and that they were driven to...
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs): Reactions of Developed Countries
Dissertation - 70 pages - Finance
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) have attracted increasing attention during the last few years, mainly due to their intervention in the rescue of the American and European financial systems. This intervention came at a time when the other financial systems were in a financial and economic turmoil....
During the Cold War, what role did oil play in driving western intervention to the Middle East?
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
After the Second World War in 1945, a new world order came up: Western Europe had to recover from the damages the war caused, and the US and the Soviet Union were competing against each other for power in a Cold War period. During this era, lasting up to the collapse of the Soviet Union in...
The Energy Challenge
Thesis - 75 pages - Political science
The subject of the thesis is about EU-Russia relations. I am really interested in knowing what the key points are and the challenges of their relations is a very difficult one: that is the energy challenge. The energy challenge is indeed one of the greatest tests for Europe. Unlike the financial...
During the Cold War, what role did oil play in driving western intervention to the Middle East? - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
After the Second World War in 1945, a new world order came up: Western Europe had to recover from the damages the war caused, and the US and the Soviet Union were competing against each other for power in a Cold War period. During this era, lasting up to the collapse of the Soviet Union in...
Federated Arab nation - from Iraq to Morocco. Movements and schemes to forge a unified Arab state in the region
Case study - 9 pages - Political science
Studying any political, cultural or ideological tendency in the Middle East is vain if one decides to look at it at the domestic scale. Indeed, the area must rather be regarded as a regional political entity in itself. Such approach is necessary for anyone who desires to understand correctly the...
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs): Reactions of Developed Countries - published: 29/09/2010
Dissertation - 70 pages - Finance
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) have attracted increasing attention during the last few years, mainly due to their intervention in the rescue of the American and European financial systems. This intervention came at a time when the other financial systems were in a financial and economic turmoil....
Polythene industry of Europe
Essay - 38 pages - Business strategy
Polythene is one of the most widely used materials today. It has permeated practically every aspect and walk of life. From the positive to the negative its always there, the positive being some of the products made from it that uphold essential functions in various industries and the negative...
What have been the main driving forces of the US foreign policy in the Middle East ?
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
Thanks to a sizeable diplomatic work, the US has gradually become the major foreign power in the Middle East. But, without any former influence in the area, what can have been the main driving forces of the US policy towards the Middle East ? This question obviously implies to know precisely what...
Islamism in the Middle East: The new face of nationalism
Thesis - 4 pages - Philosophy
Islamism and nationalism are apparently contradictory terms. One suggests the existence of solidarity is based on religion and faith. In case of Islam it is the "community of believers," the "ummah" which refers to another part of the nation state. This is a recent concept which presupposes the...
Foreign agricultural investments and human development in Africa
Essay - 2 pages - International economy
In a time where feeding the world has become an urgent problem, highly populated countries 'delocalize' their food production in order to feed their populations. Africa is one of the most attractive targets, a phenomenon enhanced by the fact that African countries are thirsty for foreign...
Essai sur les musulmans (2010)
Essay - 1 pages - Culture, religion & civilization
Due to recent terrorist events in the United States, people of this country view terrorism and Islam in the same light. Moreover, with the mass of information spread out through the Medias, people around the world tend to associate terrorism and its origination with the Islamic religion. There is...
The influence of oil on the politics and the stability of the states in the Middle East
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
As it is argued by Raymond Hinnenbush, "The core periphery struggle over oil has been a dominant theme in the region's politics from the overthrow of Iran's Mossadeq to the formation of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to the second Gulf war." The discovery of oil...
