In an essay, discuss the prospects of Iran becoming a politically ascendant force in Southwest Asia and North African geopolitics.
What will be an ideal response?
Iran has been a disruptive political force in the region since the shift in government in 1978, when Shiite Muslim clerics overthrew the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a ruler friendly to the U.S. but autocratic and authoritarian. It has threatened the state of Israel repeatedly and is considered a destabilizing force by many Arab states. There are varied cultural and political impulses within Iran. Recent elections put into office a more moderate president. Many urban and young Iranians would like the country's isolation to end. The desire of the Iranian government to develop nuclear technology also remains a contentious regional and global issue. Finally, there is still a very influential set of hard-line religious extremists within the country who hold control of key positions. Iran has used its political, financial and military muscle in supporting Shi'ite groups such as Hezbollah in Lebanon, supporting the government of Syria during its civil war, and it support of Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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A) terrigenous sediments B) biogenous sediments C) hydrogenous (or authigenic) sediments D) cosmogenous sediments
Permanently frozen subsoil characteristic of the tundra is termed ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
controls of weather and climate
What will be an ideal response?
The land-use concept of using the same piece of land for two or more purposes simultaneously is termed
A. conservation. B. restrictive zoning. C. sequential use. D. multiple use.