Today's Date:
January 12, 2025
Questioning the Viability of the One State Solution in the Israel and Palestinian Conflict
Tilley (2005) argues that the one-state solution is the only feasible strategy that exists for achieving “real democracy, through a bridging of peoples and their histories” between Palestine and Israel (p. ). Rejecting the two-state solution as an “obsolete” and unrealistic model because →
Offering a Definition of Terrorism : “The Clash of Civilizations” and “Unholy War”
Terrorism is very difficult to define, but still harder to define, perhaps, are the motivations that prompt individuals and groups to commit acts of terrorism. Furthermore, although the physical consequences of terrorism are often painfully visible, the effects that terrorism →
The Fundamental Causes for Islamic Terrorism in the Middle East
Numerous explanations have been offered to explain the etiology of political violence and terrorism, particularly the terrorism that has its roots in the fundamentalist Islamic groups from the Middle East. Telhami (2004) advances an argument that prioritizes a political-economic perspective →
Review and Analysis of “The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It” by Paul Collier
In his recent book, “The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It”, global economist Paul Collier puts forth the argument that perhaps poverty is not such a big problem as other social →
Recommendations for U.S. Foreign Policy Regarding China
For at least two decades now, the Chinese have been expanding their sphere of influence and power in political and economic matters around both in terms of their interactions with the United States as well as globally. China has been →
Socialization and Women’s Political and Gender Equality
With the increasing number of women in politics and in the public eye in the context of positions of power, it is becoming clear that there is still a divide between how we tend to view women and men and →
The United States’ interest in the Russo-Georgian Conflict By SASHA SAFONOVA
The five-day war between Russia and Georgia in August of 2008 shook up the international community’s relationship with the Russian government, letting it resemble the times of polarization again. Despite Europe’s dependence on Siberian fuels, the European Union and the →
Business Conditions for Clean Coal Technologies from the West to Enter Market in China : the CoalTek Example
The development of the economic landscape in China has been a staggering success as China and its robust economy have swiftly eclipsed the United States. While the fact of its rapid development creates a number of diverse benefits for the country, this →
Community-Based Natural Resource Management – CBNRM Case Studies According to Murphree
Before highlighting two cases of successful deployment of Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) strategies in the context of the elements deemed critical by Murphree, it seems most beneficial to demonstrate that failure to adhere to one or more of the →
Common Myths About the Homeless in America
When we think of the homeless in America, we are most likely prone to imagining what we call “bums” who panhandle and often have drug or alcohol problems. While this stereotype of homeless people is sometimes correct, more often than →
