Essays on Assad

Introduction: In the twenty-first century America’s military has reached its grip and influence all over the world. From Africa, to Asia, to the Middle East, America has intervened in a number of domestic situations that did not directly affect their own interests. For this reason, America is often seen as a policeman of the world, because it sees itself as a power to regulate the internal affairs of other nations and the globe as a whole. Thesis Statement: America is a policeman of the world because they intervene and regulate the affairs of other countries that they are ...

Modern international relations have significantly increased the influence of American presidents. Three in particular served with similar events playing out: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and Barack Obama. The terms of these presidents were denoted by tumult in Iran and a resurgent Russia, and as far as foreign policy is concerned, their legacies may not be pristine. Jimmy Carter faced significant challenges in regards to Iran, whose revolution in 1979 instilled a theocratic regime devoted to Islamic law. The Ayatollah blamed the West for many of the region’s issues and when Carter allowed the deposed Shah to receive medical ...

The Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant, abbreviated as ISIL is the same organization known by the name Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). ISIS is an Islamic militant group that has taken responsibility for terror and destabilization in the middle-east states of Iraq and Syria, forming what they term to be restoring the Islamic caliphate which operates across the borders of the two countries from which it draws most of its members. The USA and Russia have been at the forefront in helping the Syrian and Iraqi troops to fight the ISIS by bombing them from ...

The article dated 25th January 2016 on The Cairo Review of Global Affairs by Nabeel Khoury talks about the Syrian peace negotiation efforts fronted by the United Nations. Khoury gives reasons why the peace talks are destined to fail based on the current situations in Syria. Among the reasons is the continued offensive by the Assad’s regime with support from Russia airstrikes and Iranian forces. Lack of unity and coordination of strategies within rebel forces also complicate the negotiations. Besides, the US and Russia are almost always at loggerheads. Observing the current situation in Syria, it is right ...

Today, Syria faces a serious crisis. The country that once boast diversity is now engaged in a civil war bloodier than any war in history. Millions have been displaced and nearly a quarter million have died. The civil war initially rose as an Arab Spring. Arabs across the Middle East were seeking a democratic society. However, with the rule of the al-Assad family in Syria, violence is dominant and the country rests in a blood bath.

History of Syria

Originally, Syria consisted of a large amount of land that is now many countries today, including Syria itself, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. The ...

China and Russia are two significant members of the group known as the BRICs. The other members are India, Brazil and South Africa. While China seeks to use its economic influence in buying world power, Russia seeks to regain its lost political influence by challenging the United States and Western Europe. This paper seeks to examine and explore China’s use of economic incentives in the form of cheap loans to gain influence in Sub-Saharan Africa. It also examines Russia’s constant antagonism with the United States and its allies in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The argument ...

Events that led to the influx of refugees in Turkey

The Arab Spring that was experienced in African countries like Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, inspired the protest against President Bashar Hafez al-Assad’s government in March 2011. The government, in response, sent its forces to contain the protest, and as a result, Syria plunged into civil war (Carpenter 2). As the war continued, alliances, mini-alliances and shifts took place throughout the region, and this led to a complex situation as the war developed dimensions involving Islamic extremists, Assad’s government, rebel groups and ethnic groups. In July 2011, defectors from the Syrian army organized a Free Syrian Army and ...

Military campaign in Syria, which Russia started in the end of September of 2015, naturally raised issues related to the goals of Russia in this conflict. Despite the fact that it was known earlier about Russian assistance to the government of Bashar al-Assad — it took many by surprise that Russians openly joined the war in Syria. Russia officially announced that its aim in Syria is to create an international coalition to combat the ISIL terrorist group. In practice, Russia has nevertheless focused on the attack on other armed rebel groups. This focus helped to ensure the sustainability of the ...

The modern world is divided into two major geopolitical axes concentrated around the Middle East. One of the axes consists of the countries that resist to Israel (Iraq, Lybia, Syria, Russia, China, Iran, Palestine), and the other one includes its supporters (the USA, Saudi Arabia, France, UK, Egypt, Turkey). The aim of this paper is to analyze the reasons that divided the two geopolitical axes and united each of them at the local, regional, and international levels in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Lybia, and Palestine-Israel wars. Palestine-Israel conflict has a long story. After the end of the Shah monarchy in ...

ABSTRACT

The Hamas in a terrorist organization that has a long and diverse history. In this paper, I will examine this body and break down its organizational structure. Other sectors of key interest will be its ideologies, military involvement, and past atrocities. This will facilitate an in-depth understanding of the Hamas, its vindication as a terrorist organization and the role it plays in the Middle East.

INTRODUCTION

While all these definitions appear concise at face value, countries worldwide are confronted by a serious challenge of picking a comprehensive definition. With the State Department of the United States' definition, for example, sub-political ...

The twenty-first century continues to be underlined by war and terrorism. The history of humanity seems to stick to the war narrative. Numerous conflicts and wars have been witnessed from different places around the world. One of the most dominant conflicts within the mainstream media is that of Syria. The country has been at war for the last five years following the violence that was used to quell democracy protests in 2012. The war was as a result of protests all over the country in rebellion against the leadership of President Assad. The conflict has resulted in the death ...

One of the wars that have the highest impact on its residents, the surrounding countries and to the global security is the civil war in Syria. The war started in 2011 and it still lasts. Millions of people have fled their homes and Turkey and European Union confront with millions of refugees. The war started approximately at the same time when the Arabian Spring occurred, but it did not stop. On the one hand, there is a totalitarian regime of Basher al-Assad and on the other; there are many fractions of militant groups who are forming, on the territory ...

More than 250,000 civilian Syrians have lost their lives in around 4 years in an armed conflict that started with anti-government protests and then converted into a full civil war. External involvement in the war is also increasing. In September 2015, Russia deployed fighter jets, air-missiles and around 2000 military personnel in Syria in order to support the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. After the terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015, France expanded its air strikes in Syria and UK also launched its air campaign as the Islamic state took the responsibility for the attack. In October ...

Paradise now (suicide bomber drama).

I saw the movie on paradise now, the suicide bomber drama in March 2015 at a joint where I used to hang around with my college mates. We were randomly selecting movies to watch, and when we saw the title on the paradise now, we decided to pick it from the many so that we could look at the drama of the suicide bomber in the movie. The movie is a story of two Palestinian friends, Khaled Ali Suliman and said Kais Nashef, who were recruited by a terrorist group as suicide bombers in Tel Aviv. They armed themselves ...

RE: TURKEY-RUSSIA CRISIS

Introduction The fight against the ISIS has elicited numerous controversies with different nations taking sides in the war against the global menace. To start, the emergence of ISIS has been a global concern and considered to a matter of gravity. Every rational nation finds it necessary to condemn the security threat that ISIS continues to pose on the local and international arena. It is critical to highlight that the war on ISIS continues to divide opinion and also create the danger to certain countries. However, the worrying situation is the devised method to combat the extremists group that have ...