Watch this Jewish Voice for Peace 6 minute mini-primer about why Israelis and Palestinians are fighting..
This video from the Jewish Voice for Peace has a more politically motivated angle than most of the resources that I post on this site, but I feel that they do justice to both sides as well as the truth. In a simple way it lays out the roots of many of the problems in the region with historic and geographic perspectives.
Tags: Israel, Palestine, conflict, political, borders.
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This video from the Jewish Voice for Peace has a more politically motivated angle than most of the resources that I post on this site, but I feel that they do justice to both sides as well as the truth. In a simple way it lays out the roots of many of the problems in the region with historic and geographic perspectives.
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This infographic is a great introduction to the historical genesis of South Sudan and the political uncertainty and difficulties that it now faces as an independent country. Tags: South Sudan, political, sovereignty, Africa, territoriality, states, unit 4 political. 
Heather Ramsey's curator insight,
March 11, 5:03 PM
Since World War II, African nations have gained independence after many, many years of being ruled by other countries. For many of these newly independent countries, there have been struggles over how to set up the government which results in some conflict. South Sudan is in that transitional stage now, and it is an example of how complicated it is to establish a new government.
BONUS: See Mrs. Ramsey for an article about a particular issue that people in South Sudan are experiencing, and an opportunity to write a paragraph for credit toward your class. 
Kloo C. Hansen's curator insight,
March 28, 9:51 AM
WOW! such interesting visuals to help understand the formation of this new political state. 
Danyal Zakria's comment,
April 9, 8:43 PM
i didnt know that much about it. its pretty nice to know about how a country heals after a revolution in the modern era.
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This is a short, but effective video to quickly explain the geographic factors that have led to such turmoil within the Darfur region. For more in-depth resources, see: http://www.scoop.it/t/darfur-devastation
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How can political stability and security be measured? What constitutes effective governance? Foreign Policy, in conjunction with the Fund for Peace, has created a statistical ranking to measure the lack of effective political institutions. For the 4th year running, Somalia has been statistically measured as the most failed state on Earth. Chad and Sudan are respectively ranked as the 2nd and 3rd most failed states.The 12 metrics that are a part of this index are: •Demographic Pressures •Refugees/IDPs •Illegitimate Govts. •Brain Drain •Public Services •Inequality •Group Grievances •Human Rights •Economic Decline •Security Forces •Factionalized Elites •External Intervention 
Don Brown Jr's comment,
July 16, 2012 9:57 PM
The global fallout of the Arab revolutions may be largely determined by demographics and political stability. Unlike Somalia for example which is in total anarchy, the Arab Spring uprisings occurred in more stable but oppressive governments. So this brings up the question, can a failed state rescue itself?
Derek Ethier's comment,
November 5, 2012 2:35 PM
Althought sub-Saharan Africa has 5 of the 10 most quickly developing countries, they still lag very far behind the rest of the world in quality of living. Somalia, Chad and Suda are the most failed states on Earth, in order. The governments are unable to protect/provide for their people, brain drains suck the great minds to more developed countries, income inequalities ravage the nations, basic human rights are denied and the economies are pathetic. Overall, it is a sad story as many of these African nations also suffer from drought, famine and massive food shortages.
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April 4, 12:29 AM
For the fourth year running Somalia is once again the number one failed state in the world. The country is run by pirates, and even terrorist groups find the country too unstable. Delete the scoop?
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South Sudan's a newly minted country, but faces some serious challenges. Good for discussing political geography. "Learn about My Wonderful World, a National Geographic-led campaign to increase geographic learning, and meet coalition members." Delete the scoop?
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The filmmakers present a 12-step program to establish the world’s newest country: South Sudan.
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What does a state need to have to be politically viable? If you were to start your own country, what would you need to do? This isn't just a hypothetical question since South Sudan is currently undergoing this process and having to answer these questions. Tags: South Sudan, political, sovereignty, Africa, territoriality, states, unit 4 political. Delete the scoop?
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The new African country, founded in part to escape from the northern government's violence, is showing some hostility of its own.
Independence for ethnic/religious groups, while culturally satisfying, does not necessarily solve all the problems within a region. South Sudan's 1-year anniversary shows that even though they have a short history, it has been marked by ineffective governance and social instability.
Derek Ethier's comment,
November 5, 2012 2:24 PM
A huge problem faced by all of Africa is artificial boundaries. When European powes carved up Africa at the Berlin Conference, they showed very little interest in doing so along ethnic boundaries. As a result, we have some nations (like Nigeria) home to hundreds of different ethnic groups. In the case of Sudan, ethnic groups in the North and South warred for years until South Sudan gained independence. Unfortunately, it has done litle to stop the violence and instability.
Joshua Choiniere's comment,
November 5, 2012 2:39 PM
The problems in compassed with Sudan and South Sudan are numerous and very concerning to not only the Sudanese but also the world. The clashes over regime cruetly, oil reserves, and freedom have sparked media and international concern over these two seperate countries. Sudan is loking to take back it's reveune making oil reserves wile South Sudan is struggling with the burden of providing for its people and ensuring their happiness is a struggle that all nations face. The situation bewteen Sudan and South Sudan is a unique situation because there so many variables that are not typical in a low stable country. For instance there are two recgonized countries and two legitimate political leaders that the world validate.
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December 12, 2012 1:09 AM
One of the problems going on between Sudan and South Sudan is the same problem that other countries in Africa are suffereing from. Sudan contained various different ethnic groups that all warred with each other for years. When the powers of Europe divided up Africa they did not take the many different ethnic groups into consideration. This caused many different ethnic groups to clash. Despite South Sudan gaining its independence, it has not slowed down the conflicting beliefs of the various ethnic groups. Delete the scoop?
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Khartoum and Juba sign memorandum of understanding regarding disputed border, as talks continue over oil pipeline fees.
For an article pointing to some of the factors that might undermine this peace agreement, see: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/world/africa/sudan-and-south-sudan-edge-closer-to-brink-in-oil-dispute.html?ref=jeffreygettleman Delete the scoop?
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I would most certainly be open to posting something more pro-Israeli since I'm not trying to advocate a particular point or push a perspective, but I did think it was a good, is somewhat flawed resource. It's near impossible to find anything without bias so I decided that sharing some flawed sources is better than not sharing any on a pretty weighty topic.
This video from the Jewish Voice for Peace has a more politically motivated angle than most of the resources that I post on this site, but I feel that they do justice to both sides as well as the truth. In a simple way it lays out the roots of many of the problems in the region with historic and geographic perspectives.
Tags: Israel, Palestine, conflict, political, borders.