QUESTIONS & ESSAY TOPICS
Specific questions:
1. Why did Talisman, which is a Canadian transnational oil company, decided to leave Soudan’s territory in 2002?
2. What is the major cause of the 900% increase of the income related to oil exportations, between 1999 and 2001, in Soudan?
3. What did China do to support Khartoum against the rebels in Darfur and in the South?
4. What could be considered as the catalyst of the economical conflicts in Darfur?
5. Has Darfur always been an economically disadvantaged region of Soudan?
6. What did China do to protect Soudan from international political sanctions?
7. How does Soudan’s economical relation with China illustrates that globalization is two-sided?
8. What did the United-States do in response of the support Soudan decided to give to Iraq?
General questions:
9. Why could one argue that economy is at the root of Darfur’s recent conflict?
10. Explain how China’s petroleum investment in Soudan had repercussions on Darfur’s region.
Essay topics
a) (General) Agree or disagree: Looking at Darfur’s conflict, one could say the United Nations is an efficient international organization.
b) (Specific) Agree or disagree: If China would leave its economical investments in Soudan, Darfur’s conflict would get worst.
1. Why did Talisman, which is a Canadian transnational oil company, decided to leave Soudan’s territory in 2002?
2. What is the major cause of the 900% increase of the income related to oil exportations, between 1999 and 2001, in Soudan?
3. What did China do to support Khartoum against the rebels in Darfur and in the South?
4. What could be considered as the catalyst of the economical conflicts in Darfur?
5. Has Darfur always been an economically disadvantaged region of Soudan?
6. What did China do to protect Soudan from international political sanctions?
7. How does Soudan’s economical relation with China illustrates that globalization is two-sided?
8. What did the United-States do in response of the support Soudan decided to give to Iraq?
General questions:
9. Why could one argue that economy is at the root of Darfur’s recent conflict?
10. Explain how China’s petroleum investment in Soudan had repercussions on Darfur’s region.
Essay topics
a) (General) Agree or disagree: Looking at Darfur’s conflict, one could say the United Nations is an efficient international organization.
b) (Specific) Agree or disagree: If China would leave its economical investments in Soudan, Darfur’s conflict would get worst.