Analyzing the Great Discussions

¶ … learn about a lot of political issues, including their historical and political backgrounds, and what led the countries to take decisions that changed their entire course of living. The risings and civil wars in the Middle East are trending topics, which have enlightened me on why the region is going through a time of crisis when it was peaceful before. The Arab Spring was a major disruption followed by civil wars and terrorism in Yemen, Libya and Syria. Even before all this, the U.S.

invasion of Iraq in 2003 destabilized the entire region in different extents (Ryan, et al., 2016). Even several years down the line, these regions are still facing the same situations, meaning that they have not learnt from the happenings of their neighboring countries and continue to be a victim of the same devastations and disasters. The regions are busy safeguarding their elites whilst compromising the security of the citizens.

The countries that economically depend on other countries, have to compromise their own defense, and fight wars for the countries they are dependent on like Jordan, Sudan and Morocco. ISIS is one of the trending global topics, which started in 2014, when a group of Islamists captured several towns in Iraq. The military, which was trained by the United States, abandoned their weapons and posts and fled the towns due to the rising of the ISIS.

The ISIS continued to overtake different territories and after they were attacked by the U.S., they responded by beheading several Western hostages. Although ISIS has been affiliated with Al Qaeda, they have a different approach, with their focus on killing the Shi'a Muslims. Furthermore, this group is making ample use of the internet to reach and attract followers, making it difficult to fight their ideology (Ryan, et al., 2016).

Kurdistan turned out to be the strong one from the flock as it sided with the United States in 2003, despite not having fought in any way. With the Iraqi army flying out of their posts, the Kurds found a chance for themselves to prove their bravery; thus they welcomed the displaced Iraqis on the fight against ISIS. The Kurds gathered prominent attention from around the world and their fight against the Islamic State proved their strength of governing a nation of their own.

The Kurds have a long brutal history in which they have been murdered and executed, their villages put on fire and their culture suppressed; but their determination of a separate nation gave them the opportunity of becoming an independent nation from Iraq (Ryan, et al., 2016). The Middle East is one of the most talked about region, currently, with the fights going on in Syria and the people being displaced to different countries.

Great Discussions helped me to learn about all the historical facts that have led the situation to be how it is presently. I have become a lot more enlightened after reading the book as I can now understand the political history behind the situations of the region. I can debate on a higher level and understand different political moves made by these countries. In order.