Assignment: Essay INR
I. Explain the impact of European Imperialism, and more recent Western interventions, in shaping the political geography and ideological trends and reactions in the Middle East.
II. Analyze the evolution of rivalries among Middle East actors and how these have shaped the region's geo-culture and geo-politics
III. Discuss the factors that drive the international relations of key Middle East states, particularly, Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey
Choose one of the following Essay topics related to the learning objectives above (or suggest a topic):
• The regional impact/Implications of the U.S. intervention in 2003 Gulf War
• The factors behind and implications of the Israel-UAE Normalization Agreement.
• The factors behind and implications of the Israel-Bahrain Normalization Agreement.
• The factors behind and implications of the Israel-Sudan Normalization Agreement.
• Israel's relations with the Palestinians during the Trump Administration.
• The Trump Palestinian-Israeli Deal of a Century
• The Trump Maximum Pressure Policy towards Iran
• The Iranian Response to the Trump Maximum Pressure Policy
• Turkey and the Kurds in Syria
• Turkey and Libya
• Saudi-Emirati-Egyptian Ties
• Qatari and Turkish Relations
• UAE foreign policy in Libya
• UAE foreign policy in Yemen
• Saudi Arabia and Yemen
• Reaction of Middle East States (Israel, Turkey, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iran, the Arab-League etc.) to the Indian policy in Kashmir or to the rise of Hindu Nationalism
• Viewpoints and policies of Israel, Turkey and Iran towards Nagorno-Karabakh
• Reaction of Middle East states (Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc.) to China's treatment of its Uighur Muslim population
• Turkey's and its Sunni Arab rivals
• The U.S. military presence in Syria since the defeat of ISIS
• The Middle East and China's Belt and Road Initiative
• Response of Middle East states to Macron, recent events in France
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.