Syria
Essays

This paper discusses the criteria that international businesses use to assess political and economic risk of new markets, prior to market entry.

Over the last several decades, the role of the UN has been constantly evolving. Part of the reason for this is because a host of events would underscore the need for an international institution that could address: the…

The concept of Zionism is one with a rich history, and ramifications in social, political, and theological realms. Rooted in the Jewish tradition, it is a controversial position that some hail as gospel to the Torah,…

This paper looks generally at the thefts of antiquities from archeological sites around the world, but specifically at underwater sites which have been pilfered of Greek and Roman treasures. The findings suggest that litigation is fraught with difficulties because of the international nature of the crime, so alternatives to this form of return are explored.

The 2008 Gaza War was a pre-emptive air strike against the Gaza Strip by Israel, in order to remove Hamas rockets from the region. The war concluded January 17, 2009 after a land invasion by IDF troops.

¶ … Arab-Israeli Conflict. Specifically it will discuss diplomacy regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict during the period December 1968 - September 1973. The Arab-Israeli Conflict has been an ongoing dispute regarding the…

Mark Mazower's book Dark Continent takes an in-depth look into post World War I Europe and sees a triangular rebellion among the leftist regime, right fanaticism and liberal democracy.

¶ … establishment of the Israeli State and the long subsequent series Arab-Israeli wars over it has been at the heart of Middle Eastern conflict over six decades. The fundamental conflict between Israel and the…

The "Arab spring" has become one of the most important movements in the Arab world of the last decades. It has resulted in the regime change in countries such as Egypt and Tunisia, with wide reverberations in Libya,…

It is, at least on the surface, an easy comparison to make between the fall of the Roman Empire and the current state of the United States. Indeed the arguments for a direct comparison are manifest.