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Correspondent, The Ugly War: Israel Undercover
directed by Dominic Allan; presented by John Kampfner; produced by Dominic Allan, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Correspondent (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2002), 44 mins
How do the Israeli military decide when to take a Palestinian terrorist alive, and when to kill him? Granted rare access to the Israeli military machine, Correspondent follows two Israeli commando units to reveal the criteria they work by. Often it's a matter of a few miles and a few hours between the terrorist ce...
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directed by Dominic Allan; presented by John Kampfner; produced by Dominic Allan, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Correspondent (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2002), 44 mins
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How do the Israeli military decide when to take a Palestinian terrorist alive, and when to kill him? Granted rare access to the Israeli military machine, Correspondent follows two Israeli commando units to reveal the criteria they work by. Often it's a matter of a few miles and a few hours between the terrorist cell - the engineer, organiser, suicide bomber - and the targeted Israeli town. Israelis call such targets 'ticking bombs', and they are...
How do the Israeli military decide when to take a Palestinian terrorist alive, and when to kill him? Granted rare access to the Israeli military machine, Correspondent follows two Israeli commando units to reveal the criteria they work by. Often it's a matter of a few miles and a few hours between the terrorist cell - the engineer, organiser, suicide bomber - and the targeted Israeli town. Israelis call such targets 'ticking bombs', and they are the highest priority. The rest of the world may debate whether military operations slow down the cycle of violence or just cause more bloodshed; the Israeli military don't have the time.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dominic Allan, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Dominic Allan, John Kampfner
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Correspondent
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Terrorism, Soldiers, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 1993-, Politics & Policy, Current Affairs, Israelis, Palestinians, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2013 BBC Worldwide
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Economist Video, Ukraine War: Will China Be the Real Winner?
in Economist Video (London, England: The Economist, 2023), 5 mins
As war grinds on in Ukraine, and Zelensky vies for dominance, it is possible there may only be one true winner: China's leader Xi Jinping. But why could China come out on top? The Economist's Beijing bureau chief explains.
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in Economist Video (London, England: The Economist, 2023), 5 mins
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As war grinds on in Ukraine, and Zelensky vies for dominance, it is possible there may only be one true winner: China's leader Xi Jinping. But why could China come out on top? The Economist's Beijing bureau chief explains.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Rennie, 1971-
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
The Economist
Series
Economist Video
Person Discussed
Xi Jinping, 1953-, Vladimir Putin, 1952-, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 1978-
Topic / Theme
Political favors, Postwar reconstruction, Wartime economy, Conflict of interests, Russo-Ukrainian War, 20 February 2014 to present
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Enforcers, 3, Border Patrol
directed by Greg Goldman, fl. 1979; produced by Greg Goldman, fl. 1979, Greystone Communications, in Enforcers, 3 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2001), 47 mins
As the most powerful and richest country in the world, the United States has always been the Promised Land since its inception. But sometimes it is difficult to enter the United States legally and thousands try to enter the country illegally by passing over the northern and southern borders of the United States. T...
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directed by Greg Goldman, fl. 1979; produced by Greg Goldman, fl. 1979, Greystone Communications, in Enforcers, 3 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2001), 47 mins
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As the most powerful and richest country in the world, the United States has always been the Promised Land since its inception. But sometimes it is difficult to enter the United States legally and thousands try to enter the country illegally by passing over the northern and southern borders of the United States. The Border Patrol polices the U.S. borders and prevents illegal immigration. At times a thankless and dangerous job, men and women of th...
As the most powerful and richest country in the world, the United States has always been the Promised Land since its inception. But sometimes it is difficult to enter the United States legally and thousands try to enter the country illegally by passing over the northern and southern borders of the United States. The Border Patrol polices the U.S. borders and prevents illegal immigration. At times a thankless and dangerous job, men and women of the Border Patrol provide vital assistance to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. This episode of The Enforcers examines the history of the Border Patrol and its role in American law enforcement.
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Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
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Greg Goldman, fl. 1979, Greystone Communications, Miguel Ferrer, 1955-
Author / Creator
Greg Goldman, fl. 1979
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Enforcers
Speaker / Narrator
Miguel Ferrer, 1955-
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Law enforcement, Political boundaries, Law, History, Current Affairs, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of A&E Television.
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Finding Mercy
directed by Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012; produced by Leanne Pooley, fl. 1991, Spacific Films (Java Films, 2012), 44 mins
At the age of eight, filmmaker Robyn Paterson greeted Comrade Robert Mugabe with flowers as he stepped from a plane at a Zimbabwe air-force base. She and her best friend, Mercy, were poster children for the new Zimbabwe. Robyn as pale skinned as Mercy was dark, the girls were a symbol that all was well in the inde...
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directed by Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012; produced by Leanne Pooley, fl. 1991, Spacific Films (Java Films, 2012), 44 mins
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At the age of eight, filmmaker Robyn Paterson greeted Comrade Robert Mugabe with flowers as he stepped from a plane at a Zimbabwe air-force base. She and her best friend, Mercy, were poster children for the new Zimbabwe. Robyn as pale skinned as Mercy was dark, the girls were a symbol that all was well in the independent nation. But it was not. Only a few miles away, Mercy's Matabele tribespeople were being massacred by Mugabe's special forces....
At the age of eight, filmmaker Robyn Paterson greeted Comrade Robert Mugabe with flowers as he stepped from a plane at a Zimbabwe air-force base. She and her best friend, Mercy, were poster children for the new Zimbabwe. Robyn as pale skinned as Mercy was dark, the girls were a symbol that all was well in the independent nation. But it was not. Only a few miles away, Mercy's Matabele tribespeople were being massacred by Mugabe's special forces.
A generation later, Robyn begins a high-risk ground search across Zimbabwe - desperate to know what has happened to her friend. Along the way she faces the dangers of filming in a country hostile to media, the shock of what is still going on behind closed doors, and the stark differences that she and Mercy have come to symbolize. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and very different look at the Mugabe era.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Leanne Pooley, fl. 1991, Spacific Films, Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012
Author / Creator
Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Java Films
Speaker / Narrator
Robyn Paterson, fl. 2012
Person Discussed
Robert Mugabe, 1924-
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Government policy, Political events, Sociology, History, Origins, Zimbabweans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Java Films
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Flashbacks, Episode 42
produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Flashbacks (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
This video, produced by World Wide Entertainment, is about the Berlin Wall.
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produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Flashbacks (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
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This video, produced by World Wide Entertainment, is about the Berlin Wall.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
World Wide Entertainment
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Flashbacks
Topic / Theme
Germany and its Borders, Political boundaries, Property, Refugees, Fall of Berlin Wall, November 9, 1989, Cold War, 1945-1989, Political and Social Movements, History, World History, Germans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007 by World Wide Entertainment
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Forgotten Wars, Series 1, Episode 2, Ethiopia and Eritrea - Lives On the Borderline
directed by Raffaele Masto, 1953-; produced by Nova-T TV Productions, in Forgotten Wars, Series 1, Episode 2 (Turin, Piedmont: Nova-T TV Productions, 2000), 25 mins
They were brother countries, united by almost identical customs and traditions, but in 1998 they began to fight each other. Tens of thousands have died, the injured and refugees are numerous. Their economies were already very precarious, and the war has only worsened the situation. Yet another example of the chaos...
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directed by Raffaele Masto, 1953-; produced by Nova-T TV Productions, in Forgotten Wars, Series 1, Episode 2 (Turin, Piedmont: Nova-T TV Productions, 2000), 25 mins
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They were brother countries, united by almost identical customs and traditions, but in 1998 they began to fight each other. Tens of thousands have died, the injured and refugees are numerous. Their economies were already very precarious, and the war has only worsened the situation. Yet another example of the chaos that reigns in the African Horn.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nova-T TV Productions, Christopher Jones, 1941-2014
Author / Creator
Raffaele Masto, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Nova-T TV Productions
Series
Forgotten Wars
Speaker / Narrator
Christopher Jones, 1941-2014
Topic / Theme
Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict (1961-1978), Eritrean, Ethiopian, Military occupation, Military casualties, Politics, Guerrilla warfare, Refugees, Social conflict, Civilian war casualties, War, Eritrean-Ethiopian War, 1998-2000, Politics & Policy, Documentation of Crimes, Eritreans, Ethiopians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2002 by Nova-T Television Production Company
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How coronavirus has stepped up geopolitical rivalry: outgoing UK spy chief
produced by Financial Times (Newspaper); interview by Roula Khalaf (London, England: Financial Times (Newspaper), 2020), 6 mins
In an exclusive interview, Sir Alex Younger, codenamed 'C', who steps down from his role after 30 years at MI6 this week, tells FT editor Roula Khalaf the global pandemic has redoubled the secret service's mission and increased its myriad challenges.
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produced by Financial Times (Newspaper); interview by Roula Khalaf (London, England: Financial Times (Newspaper), 2020), 6 mins
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In an exclusive interview, Sir Alex Younger, codenamed 'C', who steps down from his role after 30 years at MI6 this week, tells FT editor Roula Khalaf the global pandemic has redoubled the secret service's mission and increased its myriad challenges.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Financial Times (Newspaper)
Author / Creator
Roula Khalaf
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Financial Times (Newspaper)
Person Discussed
Alex Younger, 1963-
Topic / Theme
Security forces, Political rivalries, Pandemics
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Copyright © 2020 Knowledgemotion Ltd
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Infamous Places, 2, Berlin Wall, Titanic
produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011 and Gillian Bartlett, in Infamous Places, 2 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
This documentary provides a brief history of Berlin Wall (including the events leading up to its collapse and the eventual fall of communism) and the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.
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produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011 and Gillian Bartlett, in Infamous Places, 2 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
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This documentary provides a brief history of Berlin Wall (including the events leading up to its collapse and the eventual fall of communism) and the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, Gillian Bartlett, Madeleine Swain
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Infamous Places
Speaker / Narrator
Madeleine Swain
Topic / Theme
Titanic, Accidental deaths, Sinking ships, Political boundaries, Shipwrecks, Mechanical engineering, Fall of Berlin Wall, November 9, 1989, Titanic Sinks, April 15, 1912, Science and Technology, Political and Social Movements, Engineering, World History, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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The Kurds and the State: Evolving National Identity in Iraq, Turkey, and Iran
written by Denise Natali, fl. 1989 (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2005), 271 page(s)
In tracing the evolution of Kurdish nationalism, Denise Natali shows that, contrary to popular theories, there is nothing natural or fixed about Kurdish identity or the configuration that Kurdish nationalism assumes. Rather, Kurdish nationalism has been shaped by the development of nation-states in the region. Alt...
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written by Denise Natali, fl. 1989 (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2005), 271 page(s)
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In tracing the evolution of Kurdish nationalism, Denise Natali shows that, contrary to popular theories, there is nothing natural or fixed about Kurdish identity or the configuration that Kurdish nationalism assumes. Rather, Kurdish nationalism has been shaped by the development of nation-states in the region. Although Kurdish communities have maintained some shared sense of Kurdishness, Kurdayeti (the mobilization of Kurdish identity) is interwo...
In tracing the evolution of Kurdish nationalism, Denise Natali shows that, contrary to popular theories, there is nothing natural or fixed about Kurdish identity or the configuration that Kurdish nationalism assumes. Rather, Kurdish nationalism has been shaped by the development of nation-states in the region. Although Kurdish communities have maintained some shared sense of Kurdishness, Kurdayeti (the mobilization of Kurdish identity) is interwoven with a much larger series of identities within the "political space" of each Kurdish group. Different notions of inclusion and exclusion have modified the political and cultural opportunities of Kurds to express their ethnic identities, and opening the possibility of assuming alternative identities over time. With this book Natali makes a significant contribution to theoretical, empirical, and policy-based scholarship on the Middle East, the plight of the Kurds, ethnonationalism, and ethnopolitical conflict. Hers is the first comparative work to examine Kurdish nationalism as a function of diverse political spaces. As a vital addition to the literature in the field, this book will supplant a number of standard texts on the Kurds.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Denise Natali, fl. 1989
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Topic / Theme
Iraq (1970s - Present), Iran (1940s - Present), Nationalism, Anthropology, Sociology, Politics & Policy, Kurdish
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Copyright © 2005 Syracuse University
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No. 17
directed by David Ofek, 1968-; produced by Edna Kowarsky and Elinor Kowarsky, Eden Productions (Tel-Aviv District: Cinephil, 2004), 1 hour 16 mins
In 2002, a bus traveling from Tel - Aviv to Tiberius blew up in a suicide bombing. 17 people were killed, of which 16 were identified. No. 17 was not. He was buried a few weeks later in an anonymous grave. The police stopped trying to identify him, believing he must have been a lone foreign worker. This is where t...
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directed by David Ofek, 1968-; produced by Edna Kowarsky and Elinor Kowarsky, Eden Productions (Tel-Aviv District: Cinephil, 2004), 1 hour 16 mins
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In 2002, a bus traveling from Tel - Aviv to Tiberius blew up in a suicide bombing. 17 people were killed, of which 16 were identified. No. 17 was not. He was buried a few weeks later in an anonymous grave. The police stopped trying to identify him, believing he must have been a lone foreign worker. This is where the filmmaker steps in, documenting, over a period of six months, his real time search for the identity of a man whom no one claimed as...
In 2002, a bus traveling from Tel - Aviv to Tiberius blew up in a suicide bombing. 17 people were killed, of which 16 were identified. No. 17 was not. He was buried a few weeks later in an anonymous grave. The police stopped trying to identify him, believing he must have been a lone foreign worker. This is where the filmmaker steps in, documenting, over a period of six months, his real time search for the identity of a man whom no one claimed as missing.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Edna Kowarsky, Elinor Kowarsky, Eden Productions
Author / Creator
David Ofek, 1968-
Date Published / Released
2003, 2004
Publisher
Cinephil
Topic / Theme
Terrorism, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2004 Film Platform
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