Over the last few years, the Middle Eastern nation of Syria has been the location of a brutal, nationwide conflict. Governed for the last fifteen years by the Syrian dictator, President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian people began an armed rebellion against the oppressive regime during the spring of 2011. For four years, the bloody conflict has waged between pro-Assad forces, and various factions of rebel groups. In 2013, pro-Assad forces deployed rockets with chemical warheads into rebel controlled
A major concern for collecting impartial and non-biased data needed specific requirements to be met. Once Articles were found that pertain the research topic and question, three articles would need to be chosen. The first article would then be screened to ensure there is little to no bias, and holds a neutral position. The primary source material would be made entirely of numbers and statistics
article is that it was unable to provide a sound reason of how a UN resolution would have transformed the situation as long as military means are not incorporated. Nonetheless, this article’s argument is useful as supplementary information for my research essay since it confirms how significant the role of state’s strategic and geopolitical position play when it comes to deciding whether to intervene or not. Paris, R 2014, The ‘Responsibility to Protect’ and the Structural Problems of Preventive
Library Assignment Paper Initially, one of my questions before going to the library was a broad questing dealing with the subject of refugees in the wake of the refugee crisis due to the Syrian war and the other ongoing predicaments in the middle east. This set the mentality for which I went about my research and journey to my first source. As I looked at the different primary sources I noticed that one of the documents was a report about the refugee crisis, which the United States faced during World
WARFARE EDUCATION GROUP (AIRBORNE) BY CPT TANNER R. DERFLINGER FT. BRAGG, NC DECEMBER 2017 INTRODUCTION With the proclaimed defeat of ISIS, current ties with Russia, and the seemingly inevitable defeat of rebel forces against the Assad Regime, the Iranian government has the opportunity to spread influence within the Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR), specifically within Syria. Iran’s persistent influence across Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon via proxy forces has multiple
had a long history with Syria and Israel, as the superpower has struggled to keep the two countries from abusing each-other and has, at times, provided the latter with significant financial and military support. However, U.S. involvement in Israel-Syrian relations has declined significantly in the recent decades, only to emerge in the last few years as a consequence of the fact that the Middle East currently experiences a serious political crisis. The U.S. has focused on strengthening relations with
ready to be a part of a globally reactionary force and ready to engage with people of different cultures and customs. This research paper will provide soldiers with an understanding that will allow them to learn about all aspects of culture abroad and how those cultural awareness will play an important role into the tactical application of the operating environment. This paper will focus on the country of Syria and cover the following areas: 1. Explain the major characteristics that define culture
often identified as people who are escaping “authoritarian regimes; conflict; human rights violations; large-scale
needed were not always covered by the public healthcare coverage, and were getting more expensive, and the public system was not doing anything to better cover the needs of its people. The majority of those interviewed for this study would have supported a national health insurance scheme based on how the system would be funded, and how it was structured. Consensus was that the system should take into account the amount people have the ability to pay and should still help the poor. Over the course
leaders. In its original sense, theocracy refers to a system where divine law is the foundation of all humanly created law and in which political and religious hierarchies are amalgamated. Therefore, it is correct to state that a theocratic regime is a regime that has religious meaning wedded to a specific religion. In that, the functions and beliefs focus on specific theological dogmas. A good example of states that are theocratic in nature are Iran and Saudi Arabia, where the status apparatus of