As part of the course assignments for POLS 121-Introduction to international Relations, students chose a topic to follow closely throughout the spring 2024 semester in connection to our course material. One of the topics chosen was the issues between Taiwan and China. Each group shared what they thought were ten essential sources (in the news and in the Internet) for understanding the conflict. Below I share the sources highlighted by the students. These two articles address the key details of the tension between China and Taiwan. It also mentions how Taiwan is trying to gain a peaceful relationship with China.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240101-taiwan-s-president-tsai-urges-china-to-seek-peaceful-coexistence https://apnews.com/article/lai-taiwan-president-china-democracy-a8327644417f4719c32fcd9753985a1d Article explaining Chinas perspective over Taiwan Strait dispute https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3251733/china-will-not-fall-trap-war-taiwan-strait-former-envoy-cui-tiankaiLinks to an external site. Article addressing the “reunification” of Taiwan and China according to Premier Li Qiang https://international.thenewslens.com/article/186849Links to an external site. Article summarizing the initial split, militaristic inequalities, and economic role in the tension: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-59900139Links to an external site. Detailed government article about the Taiwan Strait Crises, providing details about the early tensions: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1953-1960/taiwan-strait-crisesLinks to an external site. Broader timeline about the tensions after the initial Taiwan-China split to the present: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/1/3/timeline-taiwan-china-relations-since-1949Links to an external site. Semiconductor production in Taiwan and its importance: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/12/taiwans-strength-in-semiconductors-could-be-its-achilles-heel-economist-says.htmlLinks to an external site. Taiwan Strait and its importance to global economy: https://www.ft.com/content/68871ec9-6741-4e0a-8542-940152df4e36Links to an external site. Taiwan microchip production – the economist https://www.economist.com/special-report/2023/03/06/taiwans-dominance-of-the-chip-industry-makes-it-more-importantLinks to an external site. Potential Impacts of an Invasion on the Global Economy https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taiwan-war-china-us-ruin-global-economy-semiconductors-chips-rcna91321Links to an external site.
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As part of the course assignments for POLS 121-Introduction to international Relations, students chose a topic to follow closely throughout the spring 2024 semester in connection to our course material. One of the topics chosen was the issues surrounding Israel and Palestine. Each group shared what they thought were ten essential sources (in the news and in the Internet) for understanding the conflict. Below I share the sources highlighted by the students. Group 1 Alsaafin, Linah. “What’s the Israel-Palestine Conflict about? A Simple Guide.” Al Jazeera, March 10, 2024. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/9/whats-the-israel-palestine-conflict-about-a-simple-guide. What’s the Israel-Palestinian conflict about and how did it start? | reuters. Accessed April 10, 2024. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/whats-israel-palestinian-conflict-about-how-did-it-start-2023-10-30/. Yazbek, Hiba, and Thomas Fuller. “Israel Steps up Attacks in Gaza amid Cease-Fire Talks.” The New York Times, February 23, 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-cease-fire.html. Gross, Terry. “How the War between Israel and Hamas Widened into a Regional Conflict.” NPR, January 25, 2024. https://www.npr.org/2024/01/25/1226856416/how-the-war-between-israel-and-hamas-widened-into-a-regional-conflict. Newman, David, and Haim Yacobi. "The role of the EU in the Israel\Palestine conflict." Beer Sheva: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (2004). Introduction (birmingham.ac.uk) Bigg, Matthew Mpoke. “What We Know about Iran’s Attack on Israel and What Happens Next.” The New York Times, April 14, 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/world/middleeast/iran-israel-drones-attack.html?searchResultPosition=3. Faris, Hani, ed. The failure of the two-state solution: The prospects of one state in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013. https://books.google.com/books?id=EhGMDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PR5&ots=xWobDmEhqv&dq=israel%20and%20palestine%20conflict&lr&pg=PR3#v=onepage&q=israel%20and%20palestine%20conflict&f=false Vinall, Frances, Leo Sands, Miriam Berger, and Bryan Pietsch. “Middle East Conflict Live Updates: IDF Limits Presence in Northern Gaza; U.S. Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen.” MSN, February 1, 2024. https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/world/middle-east-conflict-live-updates-iran-says-it-s-not-looking-for-war-as-u-s-hints-at-jordan-attack-response/ar-BB1hAE4a. Elgindy, Khaled, Adrianna Pita Natan Sachs, Natan Sachs Kevin Huggard, Jeffrey Feltman Vanda Felbab-Brown, and Shibley Telhami. “Recognizing Israeli Settlements Is about Sovereignty, and That’s a Game-Changer.” Brookings, March 9, 2022. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/recognizing-israeli-settlements-is-about-sovereignty-and-thats-a-game-changer/. “The Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem - CEIRPP, DPR Study, Part II: 1947-1977.” Question of Palestine, www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-202927/. Group 2Arab League demands action to stop Israeli crimes against Palestinians. (2024, January 22). Arab News. https://arab.news/6fj4qLinks to an external site. Beaumont, P., & Wintour, P. (2024, February 6). Israel confirms deaths of 31 hostages as Hamas responds to truce proposals. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/06/fifth-of-remaining-hostages-in-gaza-are-dead-report-saysLinks to an external site. Bouri, & Roy, D. (n.d.). The Israel-Hamas War: The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza. Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved April 15, 2024, from https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/israel-hamas-war-humanitarian-crisis-gazaLinks to an external site. Chen, H., Haq Noor, S., Sangal, A., & Powell, T. (n.d.). March 1, 2024—Israel-Hamas war. CNN. Retrieved April 5, 2024, from https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-03-01-24/index.htmlLinks to an external site. Gaza Crisis | International Rescue Committee (IRC). (n.d.). Retrieved April 15, 2024, from https://www.rescue.org/topic/gaza-crisisLinks to an external site. “Gaza is a massive human rights crisis and a humanitarian disaster.” (n.d.). OHCHR. Retrieved April 15, 2024, from https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2024/01/gaza-massive-human-rights-crisis-and-humanitarian-disasterLinks to an external site. Human Rights Watch. (2024). Help Us Reach Our $25,000 Emergency Goal!: Events of 2023. In World Report 2024. https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/israel-and-palestineLinks to an external site. Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. (n.d.). Amnesty International Canada. Retrieved April 15, 2024, from https://amnesty.ca/what-we-do/israel-the-occupied-territories-and-state-of-palestine/Links to an external site. Israel vows to fight Hamas all the way to Gaza’s southern border | AP News. (n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2024, from https://apnews.com/article/israel-egypt-gaza-war-border-philadelphi-corridor-2b8c101ef0cb591552e264f11b1e99f8Links to an external site. Nichols, M. (n.d.). Explainer-The UN Security Council demanded a Gaza ceasefire—What happens now? Retrieved April 15, 2024, from https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/explainer-the-un-security-council-demanded-a-gaza-ceasefire-what-happens-now/ar-BB1kAmjVLinks to an external site. Khan, A. (2024, April 5). Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories Crisis six months on: Small steps towards a ceasefire but more needed as Gazans face untold suffering. Amnesty International Australia. https://www.amnesty.org.au/israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territories-crisis-six-months-on-small-steps-towards-a-ceasefire-but-more-needed-as-gazans-face-untold-suffering/Links to an external site. Nakai, F. (2023, November 29). What you need to know: Escalating conflict in Israel and Gaza. Amnesty International Australia. https://www.amnesty.org.au/what-you-need-to-know-escalating-conflict-in-israel-and-gaza-eoy-t/Links to an external site. Group 3
Shurafa, W., Federman, J., & Magdy, S. (2024, February 22). Israel-Hamas war: Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 48 | AP News. AP News. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-02-22-2024 e8687b7235d0ac066170f3e5a72ce544Links%20to%20an%20external%20site. Parvaz, D. (2024, February 14). Rafah was supposed to offer refuge. Now, the city waits for a possible Israeli attack. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2024/02/14/1231310479/rafah-cease- fire-gaza-israel-hamas-cairo Al Jazeera. (2024). Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 189. Retrieved from https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/12/israels-war-on-gaza-list-of-key-events-day-189 Schmitt, E., & Fassihi, F. (2024). Iran Likely Will Strike Israel, Not U.S. Forces, U.S. and Iranian Officials Say. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/world/middleeast/american-intelligenc.html?smid=url-share Adely, H. (2024, Feb 04). Digital divide?: Gen Z and their elders are split over israel-hamas war. where they get their information may be why. Courier - NewsRetrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/digital-divide/docview/2921598475/se-2 Engl, A., & Schwartz, F. (2024, Jan 13). Strikes against houthi militants draw US further into middle east conflict: Biden struggles to balance deterrence and diplomacy amid repercussions of israel-hamas war. Financial Times Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/strikes-against-houthi-militants-draw-us-further/docview/2924810340/se-2 The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. (2024, April 15). Israel-Hamas War | Explanation, Summary, Casualties, & Map. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Israel-Hamas-War Baba, A. (2024, February 8). In Gaza, anger grows at Hamas along with fury at Israel. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2024/02/08/1229749527/in-gaza-anger-grows-at-hamas Kingsley, P., Bigg, M. M., Gupta, G., Hubler, S., Green, E. L., McKinley, J. C., Jr, Fassihi, F., Abdulrahim, R., Eligon, J., Bengali, S., Wong, E., Goldman, R., Bergman, R., Boxerman, A., Rashwan, N., & Taub, A. (2024, January 29). U.N. Court Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide, but Does Not Demand Stop to War. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/01/26/world/israel-hamas-gaza-news Bazelon, Emily. “The Road to 1948, and the Roots of a Perpetual Conflict.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/02/01/magazine/israel-founding-palestinian-conflict.html. “Hamas Says October 7 Attack on Israel Was a ‘Necessary Step.’” Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera, 21 Jan. 2024, www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/21/hamas-says-october-7-attack-was-a-necessary-step-admits-to-some-faults. As part of the course assignments for POLS 121-Introduction to international Relations, students chose a topic to follow closely throughout the spring 2024 semester in connection to our course material. One of the topics chosen was the Loss Damage Fund. Each group shared what they thought were ten essential sources (in the news and in the Internet) for understanding the conflict. Below I share the sources highlighted by the students. Sources:Bibliography
“About.” World Bank, www.worldbank.org/en/programs/funding-for-loss-and-damage/aboutLinks to an external site.. Accessed 5 Apr. 2024. Lakhani, Nina. “$700m Pledged to Loss and Damage Fund at Cop28 Covers Less than 0.2% Needed.” The Guardian, 6 Dec. 2023, www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/06/700m-pledged-to-loss-and-damage-fund-cop28-covers-less-than-02-percent-neededLinks to an external site.. Rott, Nathan, et al. “Climate talks end on a first-ever call for the world to move away from fossil fuels.” National Public Radio. Updated 13 December 2023. https://www.npr.org/2023/12/13/1218125835/climate-talks-end-on-a-first-ever-call-for-the-world-to-move-away-from-fossil-fuLinks to an external site.. Sommer, Lauren. “Countries promise millions for damages from climate change. So how would that work?” National Public Radio. 1 December 2023. https://www.npr.org/2023/12/01/1216243518/cop28-loss-damage-fund-climate-changeLinks to an external site.. Stallard, Esme. “COP27: What was agreed at the Sharm el Sheikh climate conference?” BBC. 27 November 2023. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63781303Links to an external site.. United Nations Climate Change. “COP28 Agreement Signals “Beginning of the End” of the Fossil Fuel Era.” UNFCCC, 13 Dec. 2023, unfccc.int/news/cop28-agreement-signals-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-fossil-fuel-era. Lewis, Lydia. “Tuvalu Minister Hails Loss and Damage Fund but Fight for Action Continues.” RNZ, 22 Nov. 2022, www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/479242/tuvalu-minister-hails-loss-and-damage-fund-but-fight-for-action-continuesLinks to an external site.. Accessed 14 Apr. 2024. “Delay to Establishing the Board of a Fund for People Harmed by Global Warming Threatens to Undermine Human Rights.” Amnesty International, 21 Feb. 2024, www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/02/global-delay-to-establishing-the-board-of-a-fund-for-people-harmed-by-global-warming-threatens-to-undermine-human-rights/Links to an external site.. Accessed 14 Apr. 2024. Jaynes, Cristen Hemingway. “COP28 Agrees to Establish Loss and Damage Fund for Vulnerable Countries.” World Economic Forum, 1 Dec. 2023, www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/12/cop28-loss-and-damage-fund-climate-change/Links to an external site.. McCarthy, Joe, and Fadeke Banjo. “What Is “Loss & Damage”? Everything to Know about Funding Climate Change Recovery.” Global Citizen, 29 Nov. 2023, www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/loss-and-damage-climate-change-explainer/Links to an external site.. Accessed 14 Apr. 2024. As part of the course assignments for POLS 121-Introduction to international Relations, students chose a topic to follow closely throughout the spring 2024 semester in connection to our course material. One of the topics chosen was the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Each group shared what they thought were ten essential sources (in the news and in the Internet) for understanding the conflict. Below I share the sources highlighted by the students. Group 1 Political relations Between Europe and America regarding Russia, and the Upcoming American Election. https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/02/12/europe-must-hurry-to-defend-itself-against-russia-and-donald-trumpLinks to an external site.Links to an external site. The EU’s €50bn package for Ukraine is a far cry from its rhetoric https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/01/25/the-eus-help-to-ukraine-is-a-far-cry-from-its-rhetoricLinks to an external site. Kharkiv’s air defense struggles to hault non-stop Russian missles: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/25/kharkiv-air-defense-russia-missile/Links to an external site. Biden annoucnes over 500 new sactions for Russia’s war in Ukraine and Navalny death: https://www.npr.org/2024/02/23/1233410578/biden-russia-sanctions-ukraine-war-anniversary-navalnyLinks to an external site. Russia accuses Ukraine of downing military plane carrying its own POWs; Kyiv says it was not told of flight timing: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/24/ukraine-war-live-updates-latest-news-on-russia-and-the-war-in-ukraine.htmlLinks to an external site. A short history of Russia and Ukraine https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2024/01/29/a-short-history-of-russia-and-ukraineLinks to an external site. Ukraine Claims Drone Strike on Major Russian Steel Plant: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/02/24/ukraine-claims-drone-strike-on-major-russian-steel-plant-a84238Links to an external site. Ukraine’s President and Chief Commander are having an internal war: https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/91182Links to an external site. Russia's war on Ukraine: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/europe/russia-ukraine-war-timeline/index.htmlLinks to an external site. Why Russia has never accepted Ukrainian independence https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2021/12/18/why-russia-has-never-accepted-ukrainian-independenceLinks to an external site. Group 2 Human Rights Watch. (2023). Russia-Ukraine War | Human Rights Watch.. https://www.hrw.org/tag/russia-ukraine-warLinks to an external site. Stern, D. L. (2024, March 13). Ukraine launches new wave of strikes against Russia’s oil facilities. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/13/ukraine-russia-war-drone-strikes-oil-facilities/Links to an external site. News, U. (2024, March 26). UN report: Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs have been tortured by Russian forces. United Nations. https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1148026Links to an external site. News, A. B. C. (n.d.). Families torn apart amid mass exodus from Ukraine face uncertain future. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/International/families-torn-amid-mass-exodus-ukraine-face-uncertain/story?id=83163294Links to an external site. Russian invasion of Ukraine: A timeline of key events on the 1st anniversary of the war. (n.d.).https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/europe/russia-ukraine-war-timeline/Links to an external site. Kingsley, P. (2022, March 1). Why Ukraine Matters: What to Know About the Crisis With Russia. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/article/ukraine-russia-putin.htmlLinks to an external site. Al Jazeera. (2022, January 25). A simple guide to the Ukraine-Russia crisis: 5 things to know. Www.aljazeera.com. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/25/five-things-to-know-about-russia-ukraine-tensionsLinks to an external site. What Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin shows, and what it hides. (2024, February 23). NPR. https://www.npr.org/2024/02/23/1233424762/tucker-carlson-putin-interview-analysisLinks to an external site. Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 723. (n.d.). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/16/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-723-2Links to an external site. Russia Hammers Ukraine; Hundreds Of Ukrainian Soldiers Killed, Claims Russian Army | Watch. (2024, February 15). Hindustan Times. https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/world-news/russia-hammers-ukraine-hundreds-of-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-claims-russian-army-watch-101707936131603.htmlLinks to an external site. Ukraine latest: Putin reveals his pick for US president; NATO chief defends alliance after Trump threats. (n.d.). Sky News. https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-russia-war-latest-putin-sky-news-live-news-12541713Links to an external site. Ukraine says it needs three things to win the war | CNN. (2024, January 26). Www.cnn.com. https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/01/25/ukraine-priorities-2024-war-contd-lon-orig-na.cnnLinks to an external site. Harding, L. (2024, January 24). 18 dead after Russian missiles strike cities across Ukraine, says Zelenskiy. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/23/civilians-killed-in-russian-missile-strikes-on-kyiv-and-kharkivLinks to an external site. Group 3
Harding, L. (2024, January 24). 18 dead after Russian missiles strike cities across Ukraine, says Zelenskiy. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/23/civilians-killed-in-russian-missile-strikes-on-kyiv-and-kharkiv Human Rights Watch. (2023). Russia-Ukraine War | Human Rights Watch. Www.hrw.org. https://www.hrw.org/tag/russia-ukraine-war Al Jazeera. (2022, January 25). A simple guide to the Ukraine-Russia crisis: 5 things to know. Www.aljazeera.com. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/25/five-things-to-know-about-russia-ukraine-tensions Kingsley, P. (2022, March 1). Why Ukraine Matters: What to Know About the Crisis With Russia. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/article/ukraine-russia-putin.html News, U. (2024, March 26). UN report: Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs have been tortured by Russian forces. United Nations. https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1148026 News, A. B. C. (n.d.). Families torn apart amid mass exodus from Ukraine face uncertain future. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/International/families-torn-amid-mass-exodus-ukraine-face-uncertain/story?id=83163294 Russian invasion of Ukraine: A timeline of key events on the 1st anniversary of the war. (n.d.). https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2023/02/europe/russia-ukraine-war-timeline/ Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 723. (n.d.). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/16/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-723-2 Russia Hammers Ukraine; Hundreds Of Ukrainian Soldiers Killed, Claims Russian Army | Watch. (2024, February 15). Hindustan Times. https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/world-news/russia-hammers-ukraine-hundreds-of-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-claims-russian-army-watch-101707936131603.html Stern, D. L. (2024, March 13). Ukraine launches new wave of strikes against Russia’s oil facilities. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/13/ukraine-russia-war-drone-strikes-oil-facilities/ Ukraine latest: Putin reveals his pick for US president; NATO chief defends alliance after Trump threats. (n.d.). Sky News. https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-russia-war-latest-putin-sky-news-live-news-12541713 Ukraine says it needs three things to win the war | CNN. (2024, January 26). Www.cnn.com. https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/01/25/ukraine-priorities-2024-war-contd-lon-orig-na.cnn What Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin shows, and what it hides. (2024, February 23). NPR. https://www.npr.org/2024/02/23/1233424762/tucker-carlson-putin-interview-analysis O’Grady, S., & Ilyushina, M. (2024, January 25). Ukraine alleges Russian disinformation in downing of military plane. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/25/russian-military-plane-crash-ukraine/ |
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