Tag: middle east
-
The European Colonization of the Middle East
Was it for ideological or geopolitical reasons The decline of the Ottoman Empire has been attributed to several different factors. Some of these include a growing debt to Western European Empires and increased nationalism within the Empire that led to failed restructuring. These factors opened the door for the Great Empires to exploit the resources…
-
European Entry in to the Middle East
A short essay on the factors that led it By the turn of the 19th century, the Ottoman empire was already facing a decline through growing nationalism and loss of territories, as well as other factors. To add further pressure to the empire, the growing imperial aspirations of other European states was increasing as they…
-
Why does the Rentier Curse represent such a Challenge to Development and Political Progress in the Middle East?
It would be easy to assume that those that live in a resource rich country are blessed with individual wealth and abundance. Particularly so for those in countries in the Middle East. There is no shortage of information coming from the region showing new mega cities, global airlines, luxury cars and reports of purchases of…
Warren Coppard 