Your paper must have a minimum word count of 850 words, be typed in Times New Roman 12 pt. font, double spaced, with 1-inch margins. Include your name & section number, but no title page, reference page or footnotes.

In EACH of your answers:

-use at least two of the assigned articles (draw from both units)
-include the titles of those articles in the paper where you refer to them (not the author’s name)

Note: This means your finished paper must have a minimum total of four articles (two from Unit 5 and two from Unit 6). Avoid quotes, instead, tell me about the articles in your own words!

In your own words, answer the following questions (make clear which questions you are answering):
1.    What role is China playing world-wide and discuss its influence on other countries.
2.    Do differences in religious beliefs, racial ideologies, and past differences between countries contribute to conflict? Explain your answer.

***Unit 5 Articles***

Chapter 8 North Africa & Southwest Asia
Read background information https://www.richmondfolkfestival.org/performers-2019/2019/5/30/bombino (Links to an external site.) and then, if you want to know more about Bombino and why his music was outlawed, watch Agadez, the Music and the Rebellion (2010) at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1704686 (Links to an external site.) (You can create an account for free to view this and other documentaries, etc.) All accessed August 5, 2020.

Spindel, Jennifer. What Turkeys Purchase of a Russian Air Defense System Means for the U.S. and NATO. The Washington Post, July 23, 2019. Accessed August 5, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/23/what-turkeys-s-purchase-means-us-nato/?utm_term=.b803dec531c4 (Links to an external site.)

Raghavan, Sudarsan. As military power shifts in Libya, Turkey and Russia control countrys fate. The Washington Post, May 23, 2020. Accessed August 5, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/as-military-power-shifts-in-libya-turkey-and-russia-control-its-fate/2020/05/23/bb6a83c8-9c50-11ea-b60c-3be060a4f8e1_story.html (Links to an external site.)

Lederer, Edith M. Former world leaders warn against Israel annexation plan. The Washington Post, July 3, 2020. Accessed August 5, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/former-world-leaders-warn-against-israel-annexation-plan/2020/07/03/4a0f3ff0-bd6d-11ea-97c1-6cf116ffe26c_story.html (Links to an external site.)

Tharoor, Ishann. Whatever Israel decides, a one-state reality looms. The Washington Post, July 1, 2020. Accessed August 5, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/07/01/whatever-israel-decides-one-state-reality-looms/ (Links to an external site.)

Dadouch, Sarah. Saudi Arabia executed them after questionable trials. Now it wont give up the bodies for proper burial. The Washington Post, April 8, 2020. Accessed August 5, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/saudi-arabia-executed-them-after-questionable-trials-now-it-wont-give-up-the-bodies-for-proper-burial/2020/04/07/d708e646-7505-11ea-ad9b-254ec99993bc_story.html (Links to an external site.)

Tharoor, Ishann. Trumps two main foreign foes plan a major pact. The Washington Post, July 14, 2020. Accessed August 5, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/07/14/trump-china-iran-pact/ (Links to an external site.)

Fahim, Kareem, and Dalton Bennett. Rare voices from Irans epic coronavirus outbreak tell of stumbling government, deluged hospitals. The Washington Post, April 10, 2020. Accessed August 5, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/10/rare-voices-irans-epic-coronavirus-outbreak-tell-stumbling-government-deluged-hospitals/?arc404=true&itid=lk_interstitial_manual_39

***Unit 6 Articles***

Chapter 9 South Asia
Yadav, Prasenjeet. PHOTOS: Living Tree Bridges In A Land of Clouds. NPR.org, August 1, 2020. Accessed August 3, 2020. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/08/01/892983791/photos-living-tree-bridges-in-a-land-of-clouds (Links to an external site.)

Slater, Joanna. Can India chart a low-carbon future? The world might depend on it. The Washington Post, June 12, 2020. Accessed July 30, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2020/06/12/india-emissions-climate/?arc404=true (Links to an external site.)

Slater, Joanna. In India, life under coronavirus brings blue skies and clean air. The Washington Post, April 11, 2020. Accessed August 6, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/india-coronavirus-delhi-clean-air-pollution/2020/04/10/ac23dd1e-783e-11ea-a311-adb1344719a9_story.html (Links to an external site.)

George, Susannah, and Aziz Tassal. Within the Taliban, clashing views of Afghanistans future. The Washington Post, July 12, 2020. Accessed August 5, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/07/12/afghanistan-taliban-territory-peace-deal/?arc404=true (Links to an external site.)

Tharoor, Ishaan. Coronavirus comes for an abandoned people. The Washington Post, May 18, 2020. Accessed August 6, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/05/18/coronavirus-comes-an-abandoned-people/ (Links to an external site.)

Slater, Joanna, and Niha Masih. As the world looks for coronavirus scapegoats, Muslims are blamed in India. The Washington Post, April 23, 2020. Accessed August 5, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/as-world-looks-for-coronavirus-scapegoats-india-pins-blame-on-muslims/2020/04/22/3cb43430-7f3f-11ea-84c2-0792d8591911_story.html (Links to an external site.)

Khan, Haq Nawaz, Niha Masih, and Steve Hendrix. Coronavirus restrictions on religious gatherings prompt clashes between police, worshippers. The Washington Post, April 3, 2020. Accessed August 5, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/coronavirus-restrictions-on-religious-gatherings-prompt-clashes-between-police-worshipers/2020/04/03/61cc4672-75b2-11ea-ad9b-254ec99993bc_story.html (Links to an external site.)

Slater, Joanna.  “After deadly border clash, India faces uncomfortable truths about its reliance on China. The Washington Post, June 26, 2020. Accessed August 5, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/india-china-border-clash-trade-imports/2020/06/26/4eca1f76-b4e2-11ea-9a1d-d3db1cbe07ce_story.html (Links to an external site.)

Chapter 10 -East Asia
Ochab, Ewelina U. The Chinese Communist Partys Fall From Grace Over Mass Atrocities In Xinjiang. Forbes, August 1, 2020. Accessed August 3, 2020. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2020/08/01/the-chinese-communist-partys-fall-from-grace-over-mass-atrocities-in-xinjiang/#13f370a44c49 (Links to an external site.)

Bearak, Max. In strategic Djibouti, a microcosm of Chinas foothold in Africa. The Washington Post, December 30, 2019. Accessed August 4, 2020.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/in-strategic-djibouti-a-microcosm-of-chinas-growing-foothold-in-africa/2019/12/29/a6e664ea-beab-11e9-a8b0-7ed8a0d5dc5d_story.html (Links to an external site.)

Tong-Hyung, Kim. New statues stoke sensitivity between South Korea, Japan. The Washington Post, July 28, 2020. Accessed August 6, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/new-statues-stoke-sensitivity-between-south-korea-japan/2020/07/28/aa25e6e6-d09b-11ea-826b-cc394d824e35_story.html (Links to an external site.)

Kim, Min Joo. North Korea puts on hold threatening rhetoric against the South. The Washington Post, June 24, 2020. Accessed August 6, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/north-korea-puts-on-hold-threatening-rhetoric-against-the-south/2020/06/24/7b87e112-b5df-11ea-9a1d-d3db1cbe07ce_story.html (Links to an external site.)

Fravel, M. Taylor. Does the global pandemic open new South China Sea opportunities for Beijing? Not Really. The Washington Post, May 7, 2020. Accessed August 6, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/05/07/does-global-pandemic-open-new-south-china-sea-opportunities-beijing-not-really/ (Links to an external site.)

Economic concerns high as Mongolia holds national elections. Associated Press News, June 22, 2020. Accessed August 6, 2020. https://apnews.com/f5d9d190ae9659f6c727c77c1135e1aa (Links to an external site.)

Shih, Gerry. Taiwan and U.S. to hold highest-level meeting since 1979 as China tensions soar. The Washington Post, August 5, 2020. Accessed August 6, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/taiwan-and-us-to-hold-highest-level-contact-since-1979-as-china-tensions-grow/2020/08/04/63d84cb4-d6be-11ea-a788-2ce86ce81129_story.html (Links to an external site.)

Carlson, Allen. Whats in store for Hong Kong? Look at Tibet. The Washington Post, June 2, 2020. Accessed August 6, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/02/whats-store-hong-kong-look-tibet/