Compare and contrast essay example
Comparison/Contrasting of Syria and Russia
- Subject
- Politics & International Relations
- Type
- Compare and contrast essay
- Citation style
- MLA
- Length
- 8 pages
About this sample
The paper compares Syria and Russia across three areas: sustainable development, the human rights situation, and peace and conflict. It argues that Syria's war has produced displacement and economic damage that hinder recovery, while Russia's economic crisis may push it toward sustainable development. The sections address sustainability and forced displacement first, then human rights violations in Syria.
- sustainable development
- forced displacement in Syria
- Russia's economic crisis
- human rights violations in Syria
- peace and conflict
How it opens
Syria and Russia may be distanced from each other by physical borders, but they have some issues that are ailing their development and success. Syria is plagued with a war that is diminishing any hope of its economic restoration while Russia is battling an authoritarian that desires to control every aspect of the nation's development to his liking. This paper will attempt to compare and contrast Syria and Russia concerning sustainability (sustainable development), the human rights situation, and peace/conflict.
Sustainability
Due to the constant conflict that has ravaged Syria, it is becoming more difficult to find solutions that can result in the restoration of its sustainable development. Moreover, the nation faces the global challenge that is forced displacement. Since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2001, 4.7 million people have been displaced to adjacent countries (Wahba). A 2015 census conducted by Jordan revealed that there are 1.3 million people displaced from Syria living in Jordan and 630,000 of them as recognized as refugees by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Wahba). The number of Syrian's displaced adds to an extra 1.6 million foreigners living in Jordan. When contrasted with Jordan's total population of 6.6 million, the foreign population and refugees have possibly expanded the nation's population by almost 45%, resulting in critical pressure on the nation's public services and labor market (Wahba).
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