Onderzocht wordt welke kansen er zijn voor de Nederlandse pluimveesector in het Midden-Oosten.

Als gevolg van oorlogssituaties is er in vele landen, met name in het Midden-Oosten, sprake van grote onveiligheid. Inwoners van onveilige landen vluchten in groten getale uit de oorlogsgebieden. Zij zoeken een land dat hen bescherming kan bieden. Nederland is één van de landen waar de instroom van asielzoekers …

Deze samenvatting omschrijft in het kort wat de afgelopen maanden is onderzocht om de eindrapportage tot stand te brengen. De aanleiding voor dit onderzoeksproject is de bouw van een school in de provincie Maysan (Irak). In Maysan bestaat een groot tekort aan schoolgebouwen in verhouding tot het aantal …

For already many years the Israeli-Palestinian crisis is a complicated situation. Despite all the efforts to come to a peace agreement, a solution has not been found yet. The land that is now called ‘Israel’ is and has been very important for different reasons; economical, strategic and religious. Many …

This research paper analyses the concept of cultural diplomacy and what role it could play on promoting Human Rights and building sustainable peace in the Eastern Mediterranean, with a specific focus on Turkey. After the recent events occurred in the Middle East, the so called Arab Spring, Turkey has …

Turkey's historical focus on the European Union dates back to the Ottoman period. In this era, numerous developments clearly illustrated Turkey's focus on the EU. These developments included among others the Tanzimat, literally 'reorganisation', which implies secularization of the judicial system, and …

The goal of the research is to give an overview of the current situation of zoos and aquaria in the Middle East and to assess the feasibility of creating a regional zoo association. The interests, the expectations and the possible investments of local zoological institutions are examined and analysed …

After decades of terror and human degradation, the Arab-Israeli conflict became a central issue on the agenda of many international actors, such as the European Union, United States and a number of Arab countries. Achieving a lasting peace solution is the main goal international community is working …

This paper provides an overview of the United States policy and its potential results in Iraq. The objective of this research is to establish to what extent has the ambitious US plan for the introduction of democracy in Iraq been accomplished. At the heart of the study lies the question of the effectiveness …