Nourhan Fouad

Traditionally considered a "textbook example" of bi-polar world systems, conventional understandings of the Cold War often ignore the facets which transcended the scope of traditional bilateral warfare. What began during the Second World War as tension between the Allied powers developed into a decades-long conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union on a global scale.

This essay aims to examine the critical juncture of Arab Uprisings to highlight the possible reasons behind the failure of sustainable democratic political reform in the MENA region. This will be investigated by exploring military repression and defection, leadership shortcomings in transition processes, and the influence of international involvement or lack thereof. Using examples from across the region, the paper will reference the cases of Bahrain, Libya, Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia, while making comparisons to examples from the Central and Eastern European Revolutions of 1989.

Best known for her strong feminist views, Carol Ann Duffy is one of Britain's best-known and most celebrated poets. This analysis explores how she uses subverted fairytales and fables to accurately represent the complexities of love and relationships.

Bringing into question the relative value of repressive counter-terrorism strategy, this paper refers to newly declassified military documents and other academic sources to evaluate the US' involvement in Afghanistan. Furthermore, it investigates the efficacy of foreign military intervention in resolving conflict and countering contemporary non-state actors such as terrorist organizations.

Online streaming services have revolutionised the way that we engage with media and entertainment forever. Of the most popular platforms is 'Disney+', a service launched during the COVID-19 pandemic when many other companies sought to downsize instead of diversify. This paper analyses the success of this unique growth strategy as of the 2022 fiscal by applying various business management tools and theories.

Despite the practice offering no health benefits or clear links to religion, female genital mutilation practices continue to prevail around the world. According to UNFPA demographic and health surveys, Egypt has one of the highest FGM rates in the world. This paper relies on secondary research and case studies, as well as, primary research (in the form of interviews and conversations with FGM survivors and stakeholders) to understand how Egypt is combatting this issue.