Graphic: Iran’s Shia Land Bridge to Lebanon & Mediterranean

Analysis, Multinational Plus, Tribes
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Source: Cambridge Forecast Shia Crescent

Extract:

Five major elements underpin the new Shia revival. The first is the sudden militancy of Iran, which has been led aggressively onto the world stage by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. This new Iranian confidence is itself based on internal developments but also three main external factors: the removal of the Taliban from its eastern border in 2001; the removal of Saddam (a chauvinist Sunni) from its border; and vastly increased oil revenues.

Graphic: Knowledge Wheel (Intelligence 101)

Analysis, Citizen-Centered, Graphics, Knowledge, Strategy-Holistic Coherence
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The Theory of Knowledge (ToK) programme is central to the educational philosophy of the International Baccalaureate. It challenges students and their teachers to reflect critically on diverse ways of knowing and areas of knowledge, and to consider the role which knowledge plays in a global society. It encourages students to become aware of themselves as thinkers, to become aware of the complexity of knowledge, and to recognize the need to act responsibly in an increasingly interconnected world.