Entries by Daphne Hanson

Business continuity and business impact analysis are essential models for all businesses but can be costly

Business continuity and business impact analysis are essential models for all businesses but can be costly.  Pick an organization and create a disaster recovery plan for that business.  Discuss the “must have” items and the “nice to have” items you placed in your disaster recovery plan (remember companies have competing costs). Explore why it is […]

Primary sources that show positive changes in Latin America. By doing this, you are showing that you know how to “corroborate” sources

Primary sources that show positive changes in Latin America. By doing this, you are showing that you know how to “corroborate” sources. Corroboration in this sense means to make a similar argument with similar primary sources. If the three sources you post don’t focus on the same example of positive change, they will not corroborate […]

Saddam accused Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates of complicity with the United States of cheating on oil production quotas

Saddam accused Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates of complicity with the United States of cheating on oil production quotas. He blamed this overproduction for driving down the price of oil, causing the loss of billions of dollars to Iraq. During this period, the million-manned armed forces along withaggressive research anddevelopment programs (including Iraq’s large nuclear development […]

Pay attention to the diversity of the Middle East region—historically, politically, culturally, linguistically, religiously, and geographically.

Pay attention to the diversity of the Middle East region—historically, politically, culturally, linguistically, religiously, and geographically.   Provide four examples of diversity for each category—cultural, ethnic, religious, and political one for each category. When providing the four examples, indicate the specific map # you used and how they support your examples. For example, refer to […]

The Nuremberg trials consisted of a four-count indictment

The Nuremberg trials consisted of a four-count indictment: conspiracy to wage wars of aggression, waging of aggressive war, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Based on what you have read and seen of the Russian invasion of Ukraine this year, (1) which of the four counts would you bring before a world court against the Army or President of […]

Democratic backsliding is also used to refer to autocratization and de-democratization

Democratic backsliding is also used to refer to autocratization and de-democratization. Autocratization is used as an overarching concept to describe de-democratization or changes that decrease the democratic character of political regimes.   A basic component of this democratic decline and autocratization is the state-led weakening of political institutions.  The most vulnerable of these institutions are the […]

It has been a challenging time for Malaysian investors. The coronavirus crisis has taken a swipe at economic growth, sovereign debt is rising, and the political landscape is in flux

It has been a challenging time for Malaysian investors. The coronavirus crisis has taken a swipe at economic growth, sovereign debt is rising, and the political landscape is in flux. This follows then-prime minister Mahathir Mohamed’s snap resignation in February and a factional tug of war that has seen current PM Muhyiddin Yassin, a Malay […]