Bashar al-Assad

The events of 9-11 and more recently the emergence of ISIS has put a magnifying glass on the Middle East and has defined the area as a breeding ground for terrorism and fundamentalist ideologies. Despite putting up a united front against terrorism, world governments fail to fight terrorism at its roots. Utilizing military force and placing troops in countries of interest has bred malcontent. The recent spread of ISIS through its social media presence has furthered the spread of fundamentalist ideologies

The World According to Donald Trump “I want to tell the world community that while we will always put America’s interests first, we will deal fairly with everyone, all people and all other nations.” Donald J. Trump, victory speech on November 9, 2016 On November 8, 2016, Donald J. Trump shocked the entire nation and the world when he was elected President of the United States of America. Against all odds, he was able to defeat Hillary Clinton, a candidate who had greater knowledge of the political

The creation of drones started a new era of warfare, one in which people can kill from behind a screen and attempt to erase the feelings that come with murder. In years prior to the events of 9/11, the U.S. has been flying drones in Afghanistan. Drones take away the physical distance as well as fear between adversaries, with pilots operating these RPV’s from behind a screen. These drones are equipped with HD cameras for clear flight navigation that allow the pilots to see an image of what, or who

Chief Legislator is supposed to be the highest position in the United States. Otherwise known as the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama currently holds that position; however, there is a lot of conflict between Obama and congress which is putting a damper on future plans to help improve the country. The government is setup so there is equality within the system, Congress and the President go hand and hand even though sometimes it might not work out the way it was planned. Sometimes

(Chenoweth and Stephan, 5) The issue in Syria in relation to the resistance was being able to relay information on the protests across the country. (Chenoweth and Stephan, 5) This managed to become an issues rather quickly when the dictator Bashar al-Assad started killing an “estimated 1,000 people a month” (Chenoweth and Stephan, 5) this number grew rapidly and this in turn managed to lead to civil war. A substantially high amount of Syrians have claimed refugee status. (Chenoweth and Stephan,

Saskia Binder-Tulenko sb47593 12.5.14 Events of the new millennium irreversibly changed the direction of American foreign policy. During the 1990s, Anti-American sentiments burgeoned in the Middle East within growing radical Islamist groups that perceived America as empirical and expansionist after the prolonged US occupation of Muslim holy sites in Saudi Arabia after the end of the first gulf war. The September 11th attack on the Twin Towers, once representative of American military and economic

Terrorism and war have affected Israel, and the people living there, ever since they became their own nation. Over the long history of Jerusalem it has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times. Jerusalem was established by King David as the capital city of Israel, however there has since been a struggle of which religion should occupy the region. Christians and Muslims have been fighting a long time to control the land of Israel because they

What impact did the Cold War have on the Middle East? We see the cold war as a period of hostility, which ended in 1989 between the Soviet Union and the USA in which neither country fired shots at each other directly but engaged in proxy wars to propagate their opposing ideological views and expand their influence globally. The tentacles of the opposing sides spread globally and the Middle East was no exception and it is impossible to know what influence Oil had. In 1953 the countries of the Middle

Comparable to past catastrophic events throughout world history, Syria’s civil war began as a chain of significant circumstances which lead to eventual turmoil. Although the Arab Springs, a series of uprisings against dictators in northern Africa and southwest Asia, was the primary basis for the Syrian civil war, climate change induced drought was undoubtedly the inception that provoked the Arab Spring in Syria. Water is essential to human life aiding in agriculture production and livestock care

McDonald-Gibson’s Cast Away closely reports the moving accounts of five refugees journey to Europe. Her narrative style offers the reader a chance to be face to face with real people. People who have similar lives to us, but in situations we can never imagine. However, there is a political and social undertone. The author promotes empathy and better policy. She argues that Europe’s closing of borders and retraction from international treaties is a mockery of liberal ideas, such as freedom and tolerance