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Yom Kippur War

Disneyland in Sinai: The Illusion of Peace

Annelle Sheline | Posted 12.01.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Sinai, Yom Kippur War, Israel, Israel-Egypt-Truce, Anwar Sadat, Ramadan, World News
Annelle Sheline

It's a charged time of year, in a prickly piece of real estate. But this is Sinai. Ma feesh mushkila. (No problem.)

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Disaster Tourism at the Edge of the Golan Heights

Freddy Deknatel | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

Read More: Beirut, Damascus, Six Days War, Egypt, Disaster Tourism, Occupied-Territories, Quneitra, Golan Heights, Syria Israel, Yom Kippur War, Israel, Old City, 1967 War, Syria, World News
Freddy Deknatel

Today the curious traveler can get a government tour after securing an easy permit in Damascus. It is perhaps the best and most disturbing example of disaster tourism in the Middle East.

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Energy Lessons for Europe and the U.S. from the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo

Charles D. Ferguson | Posted 02.15.2009 | World

Read More: Coal Plants, Russia, Council on Foreign Relations, Central Europe, Gasoline Prices, Conservation, Cars, Obama Administration, Coal, Eu, Cheap Gas Prices, Oil Embargo, Solar Energy, Electricity, Oil Price, Washington, Arab Oil Embargo, Israel, Yom Kippur War, Natural Gas, Eu Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Cfr, Opec, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Wind, Russian Gas Dependence, Ukraine, Suvs, Energy Efficiency, Eastern Europe, Increase, Geothermal, United States, Heat Oil, Carbon Dioxide, International Energy Agency, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Renewable Sources of Energy, World News
Charles D. Ferguson

While feeling angry is justified in a crisis, the governments would be best advised not to get mad at Russia but to get more secure in energy supplies and smarter in energy usage.

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