Blog Post #8

Both of the countries that I was assigned to analyze are in the Middle East/North Africa region. As we have talked about each week, the region has both affluent individuals/governments, fueled by oil or other industry success, but also some of the most impoverished people who are continuing to deal with wars, conflict, famine, environmental

Blog Post #7

This week’s topics on women’s rights and sex trafficking are two issues that I am very passionate about. Before coming to the University of Missouri, my mother sat down with me and talked me through different scenarios, telling me exactly what I needed to do in order to stay safe while at school alone. I

Blog Post #6

Adichie is a storyteller, and begins her TED talk doing just that–sharing a story about her childhood, and how she used to read American and European books. She began to read and write as a very young child and wrote stories that resembled what she was familiar with from other literature. She begins to analyze

Blog Post #5

In terms of humanitarian aid, Nightingale and Dunant disagreed on at where to draw the line in offering or providing aid. Nightingale believed that you were supposed to aid people, but if soldiers or others took advantage of the aid, that crossed the line. She believed that you did not have to stand by and

Blog Post #4

Regardless of what region of the world you live in, where you grew up, or under which “class” you fall, poverty is a global issue and there is no denying that. Even in the most profitable and boasting economies. Poverty is debilitating and invasive, bringing suffering and death to millions each year. The Middle East

Blog Post #3

The Great Financial Crisis of 2008 sent shockwaves across the entire world. No country, nation, or region was left unscathed, and that includes Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Many Middle Eastern countries’ economies rely heavily on international oil and allowed the region to go through most of the early 2000s with strong economic growth and prosperity.

Blog Post #2

Globally, there has been a recent uptick in the resurgence of nationalism. In the Middle East, as conflicts between nations have grown more intense, this has only intensified the support for nationalist stances. Nationalism can be defined as identification with one’s own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of

Blog Post #1

As we know, the global COVID-19 pandemic has had a drastic impact on the entire world, but I want to focus on how it has affected and altered the people of Saudi Arabia and Yemen. According to the CDC, Saudi Arabia is currently at a level 3 warning, meaning that it is high risk (Centers