Week 13: Environmentalism

This week, I'd like you to think about the historical link between the environmental movement and non-Western countries. It may actually be helpful to incorporate some of the things you read during the week we studied technology in the developing world, and use them to round out your post.

How has environmentalism affected the development, either economic or political, of non-Western countries? How does the progression of the environmental movement link to other themes we've discussed (technology, the Cold War, the end of communism, etc)? Can environmentalism be considered a type of imperialism or is it more universal than that? How has it been reconciled with non-Western traditional practices? Did this change over time?

Please use SPECIFIC EVIDENCE.

Week 12 & 13: Terrorism

This week, you read about historical terrorism, and you've read about several different international terrorist organizations. I spent some time discussing the working definition of terrorism; now it's your turn to think about it.

For this week's discussion post, I want you to try to answer the following question: How do we categorize an organization as terrorist? (Note: please think from a GLOBAL perspective, and not just from the persepctive of a US citizen.) Is there a set group of characteristics? What separates terrorist from a revolutionary or freedom fighter? Who should make this determination? Should an organizations' philanthropic or political activity be taken into account?