Henry Kissinger and the Sinai Accords
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This is a 13 page paper discussing Henry Kissinger’s involvement in the negotiation of the Sinai Accords and the affects of the accords on the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Sinai I and II Accords between Egypt and Israel in 1974 and 1975 were largely the result of negotiation efforts made by U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in his step-by-step process aptly named “shuttle diplomacy” between the two countries. Kissinger spent over three years intervening between Egypt and Israel eventually finding concessions which resulted in Israel’s occupying army withdrawing from parts of the Egyptian Sinai. Kissinger did not want an American presence in the Sinai but eventually both sides agreed to Sinai II only if there was an American civilian presence and American funding for an Egyptian surveillance station to match the Israeli surveillance station on either side of the buffer zone. After Kissinger’s retirement in 1977, progress in the Middle East seemed to stall and negotiations were taken up by President Carter in 1978 with the development of the Camp David Accords. While Kissinger’s peace keeping efforts were applauded, several issues within the Middle East remained untouched including the U.S. non-recognition of Palestine despite its acceptance by the UN. This caused a great deal of additional tension in the area as many of the Arab nations preferred negotiations through the UN and not those initiated by the U.S. Conflicts still continue in the Middle East despite various peace accords over the years and Kissinger himself once commented that the area must find “some solution which balances the Arab need for self-esteem with Israeli security. I’m not sure it exists”. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Historical Roots of the Drug Trade in South America
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An 11 page essay that traces the South American drug trade to its historical roots and economic origins. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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How "Gabriella, Clove and Cinnamon" Demonstrates the Impact of Modernization in 20th Century Latin America:
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This 4 page paper refers to the novel, "Gabriella, Clove and Cinnamon" in order to show how the characters from this book demonstrate modernization in 20th century Latin America. This paper provides insight into what such measures meant socially, politically, and economically. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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How Beneficial is the IMF?
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A 6 page paper discussing the performance of the International Monetary Fund. In a time when the current role and even the continued existence of the IMF is questioned with increasing frequency and exuberance, news that the IMF generally hands over millions without requiring accountability for the disbursement of funds is disturbing at best. The usefulness and ultimate agenda of the IMF increasingly comes under fire, and apparently for good reason. Three points of controversy - conditionality, mission creep and the question of abolishing the IMF - are discussed here. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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How Chile can Prosper in the Twenty-First Century
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This 5 page paper outlines a plan for Chile's growth in the future. Problems it has had in the past are duly noted. The paper focuses on its population problems as well as its environmental concerns. Bibliography lists sources.
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How The Political and Economic Concerns of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Impacted New Governments and Reconstruction in Germany and Japan Post-World War II:
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This 3 page paper discusses the Cold War era and how the Soviets and the U.S. influenced the formation of governments around the globe in order to advance their superpower status. Specifically, this paper examines East/West Germany and Japan to highlight the theme of the paper. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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How Three Forms of Nationalism (Romantic, Ethnic, and Religious) Affected World History
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A 6 page paper which examines how nationalism influenced 19th and 20th century world history, also considering the various factors in each and what they share in common. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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How to Become a Dictator: Hitler, Mussolini, and Augustus
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A 4 page discussion of the factors which combine to form a dictatorship. Contends that Hitler, Mussolini, and Augustus all had certain characteristics in common. They were able to manipulate people and they were relentless in achieving their goals, regardless of how demented those goals may have been. Concludes that it is the power of persuasion and a degree of relentlessness which makes a dictator. Aggression, egotism, and the ability to take advantage of the circumstances of the time, all combine to form a dictatorship. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Human Rights / Economic & Political Views
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An 8 page research essay on the current human rights issues facing the United Nations, and the economic, political and religious aspects of the struggle for global equity. The writer argues that although the sheer number of human rights violations is numbing, the recognition of the problem and the work that is proceeding toward curing this social ill speak in favor of the human species. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Human Rights Abuses
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This 8 page paper considers the way in which human rights abuses occur and how backlashes will manifest. The paper looks as Israel and the treatment of the Palestinians, Turkey and the Kurds and Kosovo and Bosnia. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
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Human Rights as Defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and by Islam
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This 6 page report discusses the differences in the Islamic point of view regarding human rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration was composed as part of the United Nations’ framework for member countries as a “common standard.” In essence, its thirty articles assert that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” In comparison, the various Islamic human rights “arrangements” (civil, social, judicial, and political) offer and that rely on Islamic principles and sources, systematically limit, rather than protect or expand, the sorts of civil and political rights found in the Universal Declaration and related international law. And yet, not one voice or one nationality serves as a single representative of all of Islam. It should be noted that the diversity of Muslim views is as great as on any other political issue. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Human rights evaluations in two countries
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A paper which looks at political freedoms and civil liberties in Cuba and Argentina, according to the US State Department's scoring system, and considers the usefulness of the system as an aid to evaluating such issues. Bibliography lists 2 sources
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