Asian Political Systems - First Lecture 2024 (PDF)

ASIAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS DR.NIBAL EZZ EL DIN DR. NIBAL EZZ Since ancient times, Asia occupies a leading place in any strategic thought, and its importance has always been associated with being a gateway or bridge to domination of the world, due to its cultural depth in history, and its sensitive ge...

ASIAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS DR.NIBAL EZZ EL DIN DR. NIBAL EZZ Since ancient times, Asia occupies a leading place in any strategic thought, and its importance has always been associated with being a gateway or bridge to domination of the world, due to its cultural depth in history, and its sensitive geopolitical position, in addition to its enormous energy and demographic value. These characteristics allowed Asia to be the most region of greater importance in the world.. Dr. Nibal Ezz What increases the importance of the region is that it has always been an arena for international struggle over leadership, which was evident during the period of what was known as the Cold War, when Asian regions witnessed clashes between several actors and crises that still exist until now; It was caused by the global rivalry over control. This competition, which allocated to Asia the lion’s share of its track, was not the result of strategic luxury, but rather it was founded on it by geopolitical perspectives and strategic rules. The consensus among them was that Asia is the key to leading the world, so we can explain the cause of the crises In Asia, and giving logical explanations for the phenomenon that most of the global problems are concentrated on the Asian field  The enormous economic, geographical and cultural capabilities in Asia are bolstered by the active Asian powers in the international system, such as China so the only guarantee for obtaining global status is to find a foothold in Asia and control one of its regions and try to form a policy of encircling the region for fear of the emergence of real forces Of which.  Demographics - East Asia showed the strongest indicators of human development in general. Those achieved over the past forty years have nearly doubled. China is the second to investigate this case, since 1970. It is the only country that has made it to the "Top 10 Movers" list purely because of income and not for any education or health investigations. Nepal has emerged as one of the fastest growing factors in the world due to its health and educational achievements. The current life expectancy has increased by 25 years than it was in the 1970s. Japan and South Korea rank first among the countries in terms of the Human Development Index. It is followed by Hong Kong and Singapore. Afghanistan ranks first among the Asian countries with a population of 155 out of a total of 169 countries.  Asia covers about 8.8% of the total land area and is the largest continent with the largest coastline as well. Which covers nearly four-fifths of the total of Eurasia. It is found in the west of the Suez Canal and the Ural Mountains, then the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Arctic Ocean in the north, the Pacific Ocean in the east, and finally the Indian Ocean in the south of the huge Asian continent. There is a total of 48 countries on the continent. Among them, Turkey and Russia also have parts in Europe.  Economy - Of all the continents in the world, Asia has the second largest in terms of nominal GDP. It was found that it includes the largest economies in Asia through India, China, Japan, Indonesia and South Korea. Asia also dominated office locations according to Global Office Locations 2011, with 4 out of 5 in Asia in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul. India is one of the fastest growing economies in Asia. According to forecasts, it is expected to surpass Japan in terms of nominal GDP by 2020. China will be the world's largest economy by 2027, as predicted by Goldman Sachs.  Asia is the largest continent in the world, with its rich amounts of natural resources such as forests, fish, water, copper, rice, petroleum and silver. Parts of East and Southeast Asia were very strong in the manufacturing sector. A number of companies from Europe, South Korea, North America and Japan have started to operate in the developing countries of Asia so that they can take advantage of the cheap and abundant labor available, as well as through the advanced infrastructure facilities. Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai and Singapore are the four major financial centers in Asia. It has attracted a large pool of English-speaking workers in India and the Philippines with a number of call centers and business promotion centers in those countries. India and China have emerged as financial centers due to the practice of outsourcing. As such, India has become a major hub for IT outsourcing. This is all about the current economy of Asia.  Religions - Asia has been the origin of most of the world's major religions. The myths of the continent are very diverse and really complex. Judaism, Islam and Christianity originated in Western Asia. Hindu philosophy and Buddhist philosophy were formed as part of Indian philosophy. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism all originated in India. Confucianism, Zen Buddhism, and Taoism originated in East Asia. ASIAN COUNTRIES ARE GROPUED INTO REGIONS Norht Asia consists of the Russian Federation. It sells oil and gas to other countries East Asia China, Mongolia, Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, South Korea. The main industrial region. South Asia India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan. The poorest region. India has most of the industry, runs IT services. South East Asia Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines Malaysia and Indonisia. They depends mainly on agricultural.  West Asia 9Middle East) KSA, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Jprdon ……it has the biggest share of world’s oil and gase services. Central Asia Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, some definitions also include Afghanistan. They are poor but they have gold and minerals.  Thank you Stay positive