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Master Title

Collapse of State in Somalia: A Study in Political Geography

Master Abstract

This study is an investigation of the collapse of the state in Somalia from a political geography perspective. The study has five chapters, preceded by an introduction and followed by a conclusion. The introduction explains the rationale and objectives of the study. It also reviews the related literature, and presents the methodology of study. Chapter One deals with the emergence and evolution of Somalia as a state. It provides an overview of the concept of state in international law and the political emergence of Somalia. The chapter, then, reviews the development of the political history of the state of Somalia, with particular emphasis on the Portuguese intervention in the east of Africa, the Ottoman and the Egyptian hegemony, the European invasion, and finally the division of Somalia. Chapter Two highlights the natural geographical factors that played a role in bringing about the collapse of the state in Somalia. It examines the geographical location of Somalia and its geological structure and reliefs, climate, natural vegetation, and water resources. The shape and total land area of Somalia and the location of its capital are also discussed. Chapter Three is a discussion of the human geographical factors that had a part in bringing about the collapse of the state in Somalia, through studying its population both demographically and ethnologically. It also presents the economic activities in Somalia, such as grazing, agriculture, foreign trade, and industry and mining. It also studies the transportation network. Chapter Four investigates the impact of the political factors on the collapse of the Somali state, highlighting those internal factors, including the different competing nationalist movements during UN Trusteeship (1941-1960), the failure of the civil parliamentary form of government (1960-1969), and the dictatorship of the army rule, which all resulted in a civil war eventually ended with the collapse of the Somali state (1991). Additionally, the chapter discusses the regional and international factors that affected this collapse of the Somali state and its consequences. Chapter Five is an overview of the efforts exerted to restore and reconstruct the state of Somalia, focusing on the regional, Arab, international, and organizational roles. The study, finally, proposes a future vision of the Somali state.

PHD Title

Relations of Israel with the Nile Basin Countries “A Study in Political Geography”

PHD Abstract

This study explores Israeli relations with the Nile Basin countries from a political geography perspective. The study comes in six chapters, preceded by an introduction and followed by a conclusion. The introduction justifies the point of research and points out the objectives and relevance of the study. It also reviews the related literature, and presents the approaches, methods, and plan of the study. Chapter one highlights the natural geographical features influencing Israel’s relations with the Nile Basin countries. It examines the geographical location, terrain, climate, soil, natural plants, and water resources in the area under investigation. Chapter two investigates the human geographical features impacting Israel’s relations with the Nile Basin countries as well as the economies of the area under investigation. It studies population structure and its directions of growth as well as its distribution and density in the Nile Basin countries and Israel. Besides, the chapter explores the contribution of the economic activities in the GDP of the examined countries. Chapter three deals with the historical development of Israel’s relations between Israel and the Nile Basin countries. It focuses on Israel’s motives, aims, and aspirations from penetrating into Africa and, particularly, the Nile Basin countries. Chapter four surveys the political relations of Israel with the Nile Basin Countries aiming to decide the nature of such relations and unveil their points of conflict and co-operation. Chapter five surveys the military relations between Israel and the Nile Basin countries with particular emphasis on Israel’s military co-operation and armament operations in the Nile Basin area. Chapter six surveys the economic relations between Israel and the Nile Basin countries. It presents the economic projects Israel has established in the Nile Basin countries as well as trade exchange between Israel and the Nile Basin countries from 1970 to 2016. The study, then, concludes with explicating the dangers of Israel’s attendance in Africa and the Nile Basin and its implications for the Egyptian national security.