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Course overview This course aims to educate students regarding the modern (post-1970) trajectory of US foreign policy in regards the Middle East, and how such policy has influenced the Middle East state system. Both in recent history and presently, the US role in the region has been pivotal in shaping the regional system as well as ensuring the stability of the regional status quo. The various interests that drive US foreign policy in the region will be examined. The US, of course, does not implement

Before beginning to outline the theoretical approach, it may be useful to outline the key aspects of the field of conflict and conflict resolution studies. Firstly, comparing to other fields of social science studies, the study of conflict and conflict resolution is relatively new "it is only in the twentieth century that the systematic study of conflict has become a field in its own right. In fact, the overwhelming majority of work in this field is a product of the last half of the twentieth century"

The Kingdom of Bahrain Amid of the everchanging history of our world, the culture of a country must be understood. Perhaps what defies culture, and what influences culture to change throughout history. Within a group of people, characteristics is what defies culture. Multiple things can defy a country’s culture such as: ideas, behaviors, customs, beliefs, and traditions that country which is passed from generation to generation. As the world is continuously changing, culture changes along with

Canada’s previous conservative government signed a lucrative deal that would see the country export $15 billion worth of light armored vehicles (LAVs) to Saudi Arabia. It is pertinent to note that Saudi Arabia performs exemplarily poorly when it comes to observing human rights. The deal was struck between the conservative government and Saudi Arabian National Guard, which mainly protects the royal family. With a past record of consistently mistreating citizens with unpopular views, there is little

1. Introduction In the period between 1916 and 2016, many significant changes happened in Bahrain at the level of transportation. These changes include setting up Khalifa Bin Salman Port in Hidd northeast of Bahrain in the 1st April, 2009 (Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication, n.d.). So, why it was necessary to construct this seaport? What geographical factors and technological changes happened in the last 100 years made it possible to build it? And what advantages that make Khalifa Bin

The topic for this capstone project is “Saudi Arabia versus Iran and the Ongoing Sunni-Shia Conflict”. The paper will delve into the historical split between the Sunni and the Shia, as well as the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran given the fact that Saudi Arabia is a predominantly Sunni state while Iran is a predominantly Shia state. Evidently, this ancient divide is contributing in one way or the other to the resurgence of conflict in Muslim countries especially in the Middle East. For

Control of Yemen: The Political Struggle SGT Douglas, Robert M. Class 15-023 35F ALC/NCOA   ABSTRACT This paper will cover the region of Yemen. This paper will discuss the events leading to the exiling of the internationally recognized government of Yemen and the effects of that takeover. This current turmoil in Yemen has again gained the attention of the international community not only because who is involved, but also the destruction it is causing. This paper will also cover the second and

The economic interactions between China and Saudi Arabia are far more relevant than the political ones in the ongoing academic discussions. The mainstream literatures are more enthusiasm on the issues of oil and energy security and put their strategic dialogues into a secondary role which has only limited influence between the two states. The most relevant work for the question of this thesis is the book of Dr. Nasser M. al-Tamimi—China-Saudi Arabia Relations, 1990-2012 (2014)—which not only discuss

Foreign oil dependency is a major topic that is hotly debated in US politics. The United States relies on imported oil for about 40% (in 2012) of petroleum consumed and is the world’s largest consumer of oil. About 53% of the foreign oil imported is from other Western nations such as Canada, Mexico and Brazil. 28% is from the Persian Gulf, 16% from Africa and the remaining from other areas of the world. Canada is currently the leading crude oil supplier to the US. Some believe that importing oil

There are many arguments for and against the United States major reliance in foreign oil. Over the years with the vast improvements and technological advances in the petroleum industry, the United States has been able to become increasingly self-sufficient, drastically decreasing its reliance on the import on foreign oil. In Michael Klare’s Book, Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of Americas Growing Dependency on Imported Oils (2004) he states that, General J.H. Binford Peay III told