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A $12 Billion Turnaround In the U.S. Trade Balance, Is It Feasible. A Simulation Analysis
written by Raymond F. Mikesell, 1913-2006, in International Trade: Special Studies, 1971-2009, of ProQuest (Ann Arbor, MI) (1973), International Trade: 1971 - 1981, Reel 1: International Trade, General , 42 page(s)
Current negotiations on reform of the international monetary system, and the upcoming trade negotiations, take place against a background of general agreement that the persistent U.S. balance of payments deficit must be corrected. One approach conceives the need for an improvement of between $9 and $13 billion in...
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written by Raymond F. Mikesell, 1913-2006, in International Trade: Special Studies, 1971-2009, of ProQuest (Ann Arbor, MI) (1973), International Trade: 1971 - 1981, Reel 1: International Trade, General , 42 page(s)
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Current negotiations on reform of the international monetary system, and the upcoming trade negotiations, take place against a background of general agreement that the persistent U.S. balance of payments deficit must be corrected. One approach conceives the need for an improvement of between $9 and $13 billion in the U.S. balance of trade. The present study concludes that a turnaround of this magnitude, or even one in the $6 to $12 billion range,...
Current negotiations on reform of the international monetary system, and the upcoming trade negotiations, take place against a background of general agreement that the persistent U.S. balance of payments deficit must be corrected. One approach conceives the need for an improvement of between $9 and $13 billion in the U.S. balance of trade. The present study concludes that a turnaround of this magnitude, or even one in the $6 to $12 billion range, is probably not feasible.
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Date Written / Recorded
1973
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Research report
Author / Creator
Raymond F. Mikesell, 1913-2006
Topic / Theme
Trade Agreements, Economics, Trade policy, International trade, Power Dynamics in International Trade and Finance, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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3 January 1959: Revolution: Cuba, Castro And The Communists
written by Alistair Cooke, 1908-2004 (London, England: Guardian Media Group, 2018, originally published 2011),
Source: www.theguardian.com
Source: www.theguardian.com
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written by Alistair Cooke, 1908-2004 (London, England: Guardian Media Group, 2018, originally published 2011),
Source: www.theguardian.com
Source: www.theguardian.com
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
News story
Author / Creator
Alistair Cooke, 1908-2004
Date Published / Released
2011, 2018
Publisher
Guardian Media Group
Person Discussed
Manuel Urrutia Lleó, 1901-1981, Fulgencio Batista, 1901-1973, Fidel Castro, 1926-2016
Topic / Theme
Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro Regime, 1953-2011, Political causes, Revolutions, Communism, Revolutionaries, Cuban Revolution, 1956-1959, History, Politics & Policy, Cubans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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5 Prisoner of War Camps in the United States During World War II
written by History Collection (New York, NY: History Collection, 2017),
Source: historycollection.co
Source: historycollection.co
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written by History Collection (New York, NY: History Collection, 2017),
Source: historycollection.co
Source: historycollection.co
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Blog
Author / Creator
History Collection
Date Published / Released
2017-01-12, 2017
Publisher
History Collection
Topic / Theme
POW Camps, Prisoners of war, World War II, 1939-1945, History, Causes of Mass Incarceration, Conditions of Confinement, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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6 Battle for the Gulf, 1 of 6, A Summer Cloud
in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 1 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 52 mins
At the end of the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq was close to bankruptcy because of President Saddam Hussein’s military spending and his attempts to build nuclear weapons. The U.S. had sided with Saddam Hussein during Iraq’s eight-year war with Iran, but the American government was confident it could contain his ambition...
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At the end of the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq was close to bankruptcy because of President Saddam Hussein’s military spending and his attempts to build nuclear weapons. The U.S. had sided with Saddam Hussein during Iraq’s eight-year war with Iran, but the American government was confident it could contain his ambitions. As an oil-rich country, Saddam tried to re-fill his coffers by selling oil at the highest possible price, but he blamed the Emir of...
At the end of the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq was close to bankruptcy because of President Saddam Hussein’s military spending and his attempts to build nuclear weapons. The U.S. had sided with Saddam Hussein during Iraq’s eight-year war with Iran, but the American government was confident it could contain his ambitions. As an oil-rich country, Saddam tried to re-fill his coffers by selling oil at the highest possible price, but he blamed the Emir of Kuwait of flooding the market with cheap oil, lowering prices and hastening Iraq’s descent into economic crisis. The Iraqi foreign minister, Tariq Aziz, said Iraq started to realize that there was a conspiracy against them by Kuwait, organized and devised by the United States. Saddam issued the Emir of Kuwait with a stark warning – “each dollar less in the price of oil means to us one billion dollars in revenue for a year. If you do not mean to wage a war against Iraq, please stop it.” But the Emir refused and a month later, Saddam’s inner circle decided that unless Kuwait handed over $10 billion to Iraq immediately, they would invade. The way Iraq saw it, they had no choice but to act, either to be destroyed, to be suffocated and strangled inside its territory or attack the enemy on the outside. The Republican Guard was ordered to move south toward Iraq’s border with Kuwait. These were the Iraqi Army’s elite divisions, equipped with Soviet tanks. No other Middle Eastern country except Israel had forces to rival them. Soon 30,000 Iraqi troops had massed on the border between Iraq and Kuwait. With the crisis building, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak rushed to Baghdad, sent by Kuwait and the Arab world to arrange negotiations. Mubarak, one of America’s closest allies in the region, was determined to discover Saddam’s plans. It was an encounter that would have far-reaching consequences. The day after Mubarak’s visit, Saddam abruptly summoned the American ambassador, April Glaspie, to sound her out as to what the American position would be if the Iraqis moved against the Kuwaitis. And the response that he got was a very satisfactory one. But the Iraqi threat was still building on the Kuwaiti border. The original 30,000 troops grew to 70,000 then 100,000. Arab leaders continued to insist it was all a bluff. Then, on August 1st, the Iraqis walked out on talks when the Kuwaitis refused to meet their demands. Saddam issued his orders to invade.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrew Solomon, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
6 Battle for the Gulf
Speaker / Narrator
Andrew Solomon, 1963-
Person Discussed
Nizar Hamdoun, 1944-2003, Tariq Aziz, 1936-2000, John Hubert Kelly, 1939-2011, Abdul Rahman Al-Awadi, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, 1930-2008, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, 1949-, Brent Scowcroft, 1925-, Ali al-Khalifa al-Athbi Al-Sabah, fl. 1989, Richard N. Haass, 1951-, Saddam Hussein, 1937-2006, George H. W. Bush, 1924-2018, Bob Dole, 1923-, April Glaspie, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Iraq (1970s - Present), Economic conditions, Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988, History, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, Law, Kuwaitis, Iraqis, Russians, Arabs, Israelis, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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6 Battle for the Gulf, 2 of 6, A Dark and Frightening Picture
in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 2 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 50 mins
This film begins on August 2nd, 1990 – the day Iraq invaded Kuwait. Republican Guard tanks sealed off the city while Iraqi special-forces seized government buildings. The advancing Iraqis met little resistance. The Emir had stood down his army to avoid provoking Saddam. Many of his soldiers were taking their sum...
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in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 2 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 50 mins
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This film begins on August 2nd, 1990 – the day Iraq invaded Kuwait. Republican Guard tanks sealed off the city while Iraqi special-forces seized government buildings. The advancing Iraqis met little resistance. The Emir had stood down his army to avoid provoking Saddam. Many of his soldiers were taking their summer vacations. By noon, Saddam Hussein controlled one fifth of the world’s oil. The biggest question for the US was whether Saddam wo...
This film begins on August 2nd, 1990 – the day Iraq invaded Kuwait. Republican Guard tanks sealed off the city while Iraqi special-forces seized government buildings. The advancing Iraqis met little resistance. The Emir had stood down his army to avoid provoking Saddam. Many of his soldiers were taking their summer vacations. By noon, Saddam Hussein controlled one fifth of the world’s oil. The biggest question for the US was whether Saddam would stop at the borders of Kuwait or go into Saudi Arabia and move down to the oil fields? For Arab leaders, the biggest question was whether they could resolve the situation without involving outside forces. Satellite images showed two Iraqi divisions near the Saudi border. The US President, George Bush, dispatched his Defence Secretary Dick Cheney to Saudi Arabia. Cheney and his high-level delegation had to convince the Saudi rulers, who had never allowed U.S. troops on their soil, that they could soon become another Kuwait if they didn’t allow US forces to come to their aid. Cheney told King Fahd that he did not have the luxury of waiting until Saddam began an invasion of Saudi Arabia and then ask for US help, because then it would be too late. King Fahd agreed & soon more than 250,000 troops arrived in Saudi Arabia from the USA, Britain, France and Egypt – the beginnings of a coalition of 30 countries. Saddam Hussein had never expected to see forces from America, the great ally of Israel, operating from Arab soil. But the invasion had turned both western and Arab governments against Iraq. The US Secretary of State, James Baker and Bush had methodically built a broad international coalition to oppose Saddam. Ultimately, Bush would convince over 30 nations to contribute financial or military support to the effort.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrew Solomon, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
6 Battle for the Gulf
Speaker / Narrator
Andrew Solomon, 1963-
Person Discussed
Jean-Pierre Chevenement, 1939-, Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 1921-2005, Moshe Arens, 1925-2019, Martin Stanton, fl. 1990, Jaber Al-Khalid, fl. 1990, Talal Abu Rahmah, fl. 1990, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, 1930-2008, Dick Cheney, 1941-, George H. W. Bush, 1924-2018, Hosni Mubarak, 1928-, Norman Schwarzkopf, 1934-, James Addison Baker, 1930-, François Mitterrand, 1916-1996, Saddam Hussein, 1937-2006
Topic / Theme
Iraq (1970s - Present), Military occupation, Economic conditions, Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988, History, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, Law, Russians, Israelis, Arabs, Kuwaitis, Iraqis, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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6 Battle for the Gulf, 3 of 6, Wrong on All Points
in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 3 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 50 mins
Republican Guard tanks sealed off Kuwait city while Iraqi special forces seized government buildings. The advancing Iraqis met little resistance. The Emir had stood down his army to avoid provoking Saddam. Many of his soldiers were taking their summer vacations. Saddam thought any reprisals would be limited and wo...
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in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 3 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 50 mins
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Republican Guard tanks sealed off Kuwait city while Iraqi special forces seized government buildings. The advancing Iraqis met little resistance. The Emir had stood down his army to avoid provoking Saddam. Many of his soldiers were taking their summer vacations. Saddam thought any reprisals would be limited and would tail off with time. In the words of President Hafez Assad of Syria at a conference of Arab leaders at the time, “Kuwait has been...
Republican Guard tanks sealed off Kuwait city while Iraqi special forces seized government buildings. The advancing Iraqis met little resistance. The Emir had stood down his army to avoid provoking Saddam. Many of his soldiers were taking their summer vacations. Saddam thought any reprisals would be limited and would tail off with time. In the words of President Hafez Assad of Syria at a conference of Arab leaders at the time, “Kuwait has been occupied by Iraqi forces, who has the military might to expel them? Let him come forward and take command. Do not even mention foreign forces. Please come forward and tell us now”. There was silence by all Arab leaders. Saddam thought that America’s defeat in Vietnam had badly damaged its willingness to use military power. He also assumed that King Fahd would never allow US troops into Saudi Arabia and that the Soviet Union would never allow the use of force against Iraq as it was geographically very close to Iraq. He also thought that Kuwaitis were not internationally well liked and nobody would come to their aid. He was wrong on all these points. For Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak it was shocking. He couldn’t believe that this could happen in the Arab world. He regarded Saddam Hussein as a friend and didn’t expect him to invade. For the Americans getting the Soviet Union on board was imperative. US Secretary of State, James Baker, said that with Soviet support the US was able to marshal the international coalition that they were able to build up. He said it gave a completely different dynamic to the whole effort. Now, instead of being an effort by the United States and the United Kingdom to eject Iraq from Kuwait, it was an effort by the entire international community.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrew Solomon, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
6 Battle for the Gulf
Speaker / Narrator
Andrew Solomon, 1963-
Person Discussed
Mudar Badran, 1934-, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, 1949-, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, 1930-2008, Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 1921-2005, François Mitterrand, 1916-1996, Norman Schwarzkopf, 1934-, George H. W. Bush, 1924-2018, James Addison Baker, 1930-, Hosni Mubarak, 1928-, Saddam Hussein, 1937-2006, Yasser Arafat, 1929-2004
Topic / Theme
Iraq (1970s - Present), Military campaigns, Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988, History, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, Law, Americans, Kuwaitis, Arabs, Iraqis, Egyptians, Syrians, Jordanians, Palestinians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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6 Million Lost Voters: State-Level Estimates of Felony Disenfranchisement, 2016
written by Sarah Shannon, fl. 2013, Ryan Larson, fl. 2014 and Christopher Uggen, 1964- (District of Columbia: Sentencing Project, 2016),
Source: www.sentencingproject.org
Source: www.sentencingproject.org
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written by Sarah Shannon, fl. 2013, Ryan Larson, fl. 2014 and Christopher Uggen, 1964- (District of Columbia: Sentencing Project, 2016),
Source: www.sentencingproject.org
Source: www.sentencingproject.org
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Sarah Shannon, fl. 2013, Ryan Larson, fl. 2014, Christopher Uggen, 1964-
Date Published / Released
2016-10-06, 2016
Publisher
Sentencing Project
Topic / Theme
Loss of Rights (felon disenfranchisement), Laws and legislation, Demographics, Disenfranchisement, Voting rights, Prisoners, Sociology, Law, History, Causes of Mass Incarceration, Conditions of Confinement, Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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13 states have never exonerated a prisoner based on DNA evidence. Here’s why.
written by Adeshina Emmanuel, fl. 2019 (Chicago, IL: Injustice Watch, 2019),
Source: www.injusticewatch.org
Source: www.injusticewatch.org
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written by Adeshina Emmanuel, fl. 2019 (Chicago, IL: Injustice Watch, 2019),
Source: www.injusticewatch.org
Source: www.injusticewatch.org
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Periodical article
Author / Creator
Adeshina Emmanuel, fl. 2019
Date Published / Released
2019-12-16, 2019
Publisher
Injustice Watch
Topic / Theme
Exoneration (DNA and other), Criminal investigations, Legal evidence, Forensics (Evidence), Prisoners, Law, History, Prison Policy, Causes of Mass Incarceration, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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15 years after 9/11, how has national security changed?
interview by Katie Gibson, fl. 2015 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University. Kennedy School of Government, 2016),
Source: www.hks.harvard.edu
Source: www.hks.harvard.edu
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interview by Katie Gibson, fl. 2015 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University. Kennedy School of Government, 2016),
Source: www.hks.harvard.edu
Source: www.hks.harvard.edu
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Interview
Author / Creator
Katie Gibson, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Harvard University. Kennedy School of Government
Person Discussed
Juliette Kayyem, fl. 1995
Topic / Theme
9/11 and Post-9/11 World, Government policy, Terrorism, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, Politics & Policy, Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
News story
Author / Creator
National Post
Date Published / Released
2020-02-20, 2020
Publisher
National Post
Topic / Theme
Riots, Violence, Prisoners, Prisons, Cliques and gangs, Mass murder, Sociology, Law, History, Causes of Mass Incarceration, Conditions of Confinement, Mexicans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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