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My personal water footprint came out to be 752,265 gallons a year according to Grace Communications Foundation. While the other calculator, Hoekstra Chapagain calculated it about 242,774 gallons a year (I don’t even know how to read that number). While according to Michiel van Heek, Egypt’s per capita water footprint for a year was 356,764…

The recent lecture on the War in Gaza from an international lawyer’s viewpoint was a compelling exploration of the legal frameworks and complexities surrounding the conflict. The speaker, deeply immersed in drafting treaties on crimes against humanity at the United Nations (UN), provided invaluable insights into the historical context and contemporary dynamics of the situation.…

What do you assess as the most important outcomes for regional politics of the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003? Explain not only what effects you see as important, but how the invasion led to them, and why they matter. Consider not only the Iran-Saudi competition that Gause discusses but also the challenges and opportunities…

As I’ve understood from a few months of taking International Politics of the Middle East, MENA is a very complex region and to truly grasp the factors that influence the politics and policies of a certain country within the region, you also need to understand where that comes from and usually the answer is the…