Essays about: "Arab countries"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 66 essays containing the words Arab countries.

  1. 1. Navigating Past the Crucible and into the Blue : The Water Energy Nexus: The bold plan signed by Israel, Jordan and the UAE addressing climate, peace and trade. Can the promise of a better future really be wrested from the clutches of past conflict in the Middle East?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

    Author : Tobias Gisle; [2023]
    Keywords : Israel; Jordan; UAE; Abraham Accords; Water; Desalination; Renewable Energy; The Green Blue Deal; Times of Israel; Al Jazeera; The Jerusalem Post; EcoPeace;

    Abstract : The Water Energy Nexus or WEN is an understanding between Israel, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) whereby Israel will provide Jordan with desalinated water in return for Jordan providing Israel with renewable energy (RE). The UAE will finance the new RE projects in Jordan earmarked for this task. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Arab Spring, the rise of terrorism in the Sahel and the evolution of peace and counterterrorism operations in the region : A case study of Mali and neighbouring countries and how peace and counterterrorism operations adjusted to the rise of terrorism in the region

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Maria Maio; [2023]
    Keywords : terrorism; Arab Spring; Sahel; failed states; ungoverned spaces; peace and counterterrorism operations; war on terror; development-security nexuss;

    Abstract : The Arab Spring led to the overthrow of multiple authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and North Africa and to the flow of arms and fighters from Libya to Western African countries, triggering the crisis in the Sahel and altering the security landscape of the region. The Sahel, a quite stable region, became vulnerable to the rise of terrorism due to political instability, internal conflicts dynamics and power vacuum which led to ungoverned spaces to be seen as safe havens to terrorist groups. READ MORE

  3. 3. Development and Determinants of Political Trust in Egypt and Tunisia : A comparative study

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Catarina Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Political culture; Political Trust; The Arab Spring; Democratization; Autocratization;

    Abstract : The political uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa in 2011 created a new political order in the region. This research is aimed at examining how political trust has developed from 2011- 2022 in Tunisia and Egypt. It also aims to understand which variables affect political trust and whether the two countries differ. READ MORE

  4. 4. Strategies of counter Image-Making of Arabs' portrayals in Swedish films through a Decolonial Approach

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

    Author : Yaser Kassab; [2022-06-01]
    Keywords : Representation; Otherness; Eurocentrism; Stereotypification; Arab portrayals in films; Power structures; Symbolic violence;

    Abstract : Many groups and marginalized communities have been struggling for better representation in the media and film in different countries for many reasons. One of them is the direct effects of stereotypification on their lives. READ MORE

  5. 5. Stalling Democracy in the Middle East : Failure of US Foreign Policy or Absence of Democratic Culture?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Erik Paananen; [2022]
    Keywords : Middle East; United States interventions; Democratic culture; Case studies; nationally representative public opinion surveys.;

    Abstract : The objective of this essay is to investigate whether the repeated failures to democratize in the Middle East depends on the United States' unsuccessful foreign policy or if it is caused by an absence of democratic culture, focusing primarily on Afghanistan whilst also including Iraq and Libya based on the criteria of having been the subject of US military incursion(s). The research made for this paper is based upon the case study method combined with a quantitative dataset from the Arab Barometer in order to measure democratic culture. READ MORE