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Overview: The Israel-Palestine Conflict

Top of Page The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an intricate and important situation, as well as a saga that has captivated the attention of the international community for decades. In this tale of…

Crisis in the Caucasus

History of the conflict in Dagestan by Sarah K. Miller This article was posted on August 19, 1999. Related Links Russian Roulette: A timeline of recent reshufflingThe Dissolution of the…

Highly Skilled Migrant Workers in the U.S.

Countries with the most H-1B visa recipients1CountryNumber of skilled workersIndia83,536U.K.32,134Canada24,077Mexico17,917France15,447China14,636Japan14,322Germany14,259Venezuela11,…

Ingushetia

(Encyclopedia) IngushetiaIngushetiaĭngˌg&oomacr;shĕtˈēə, –shēˈshə [key] or Ingush RepublicIngushetiaĭng&oomacr;shˈ [key], republic, c.1,240 sq mi (3,210 sq km), Russian Federation, in the N…

émigré

(Encyclopedia) émigréémigréāmēgrāˈ [key], in French history, a refugee, usually royalist, who fled the French Revolution and took up residence in a foreign land. The émigrés comprised all classes,…

Enquist, Per Olov

(Encyclopedia) Enquist, Per Olov or P. O.Enquist, Per Olov or P. O.pâr ōˈläv ĕnˈkvĭst [key], 1934–2020, Swedish novelist and dramatist. He wrote more than 20 novels as well as plays, essays,…

Peshawar

(Encyclopedia) PeshawarPeshawarpəshäˈwär, pəshôˈər [key], city (1998 pop. 988,005), capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province), NW Pakistan. A road and rail center near the…

Phnom Penh

(Encyclopedia) Phnom PenhPhnom Penhnŏm pĕn, pənŏmˈ [key] or Phnum PenhPhnum Penhpən&oobreve;mˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 527,000), capital of Cambodia, SW Cambodia, at the confluence of the…