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are, the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, and the Rwandan Genocide. The chapter that were most useful to me were: “The Armenian Genocide: National Chauvinism in the Waning Ottoman Empire”, “Blut und Boden: Germany and Nazi Genocide”, and “From the Mekong to the Nile: Genocide in Cambodia and Rwanda”. These chapters provided insightful information on the causes of the genocides and explained the events of the three

benefits, it is estimated that the worldwide industry of human trafficking (women, men and children) moves annually more than 77 thousand 500 million and is still growing. Human trafficking came about because of its relative affluence in the Greater Sub-Mekong Region, also because of the precarious circumstances within the country like poverty, lack of education, awareness ,employment, etc. This issue is affecting greatly on human rights because it threatens the will and liberty of a person, forcing them

strategy for gaining market advantages through regional market integration. Thailand aims to capitalize on trade agreements by networking and entering partnership with neighboring countries. Currently, Thailand’s cross-border trade in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) plays a crucial role in globalization, because it facilitates rapid and convenient trade and investment. Countries seek new export markets to disperse the risk of domestic market concentration, as evidenced by the economic recessions

with my topic. While analyzing The Rise and Demise of Democratic Kampuchea, the section called “Open Conflict Between Socialist Nations”, revealed many components that led to a mandatory invasion of Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge strived to reconquer the Mekong Delta, the region bordering Cambodia in the present day, of Vietnam. It turns out that Cambodia used to exert authority over the region, but throughout many decades, sovereignty transferred to the Vietnamese. In 1952, “the radical faction of the

Human trafficking is an assault on human rights and a violation of one’s dignity by means of forced labor, sex trafficking, bonded labor, and/or domestic servitude. It remains to be both a local and global issue, “occurring in nearly every country, and its networks are vast and formidable to investigate” (Jesionka 2012). Despite government, activist groups and other organization’s methods of intervention, human trafficking is still a major concern with more individuals enslaved now than ever before

sarong and forced everyone to wear the black costume. Eventually, their religious activities were also restricted. In 1975, Pol Pot government’s hatred for Chams increased and the Cham people started to rebel. Authorities went to an island in the Mekong River in the attempt to collect all copies of the Koran (Kiernan, 82). The villagers protested this act and the Khmer Rouge trooped open fired into the crowd, and the Chams took up arms and killed half a dozen troops. The Khmer troops retaliated

Vietnam makes up a major part of Indochina, a region whose religions, philosophies, art, and political organizations were dominated by India and China for two millennia (Buttinger 1968). The region of Indochina retained its identity, despite the ideology of China that led to continual interference in the region (Luttwak 2012). Indeed, different Chinese dynasties had made continual efforts to invade and assimilate Vietnam for around a thousand years before the first central feudal government was formed

Imperialism Throughout the years of 1800-1914, Imperialism impacted many regions. The regions were Southeast Asia, Africa, India, Latin America, and Japan. Imperialism is, “the extension of a nation’s power over other lands.” In other words, it when a country gains power by taking over other countries because of their weaknesses. Imperialism occured in Southeast Asia and India where religion was strongly affected. Imperialism was apparent is Southeast Asia. In that area the Europeans ruled only

acts, or to subject them to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.” Structure/Level of Analysis/ Theory Although human trafficking is a global issue, the level of analysis I chose was regional. In this paper I am focusing on the Mekong region, where Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand are located. This region has a high amount of women and children that are trafficked into the sex industry. The theory I chose for this topic is Kenneth Waltz. Waltz is a neorealist and examines the international

Christopher Nguyen J301 Research Paper The Unwinnable War: A Nature of Herbicidal Warfare Mostly consisting of thick costal mangrove, the dense forest spread high across a wet, humid plateau in the countryside of North Vietnam. For centuries its environment provided raw natural resources such as nutrient-rich soil ideal for cultivating rice and flowing streams, providing a reliable water supply to the native people of the region. Now, on a summer day in 1961, it was under attack. Following direct