What is the current population of the Earth? A) over 7 million ...

[strangeaffliction]

What is the current population of the Earth?
 
  A) over 7 million
  B) 670 million
  C) nearly 2 billion
  D) over 7 billion
  E) nearly 2 trillion

Question 2

Discuss the prospects of Iran becoming a greater political force in Southwest Asia and North Africa geopolitics.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[mbcrismon]

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

Iran has been a disruptive political force in the region since the shift in government in 1978, when Shiite Muslim clerics overthrew the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a ruler friendly to the U.S. but autocratic and authoritarian. It has threatened the state of Israel repeatedly and is considered a destabilizing force by many Arab states. There are varied cultural and political impulses within Iran. Recent elections put into office a more moderate president. Many urban and young Iranians would like the country's isolation to end. The desire of the Iranian government to develop nuclear technology also remains a contentious regional and global issue. Finally, there is still a very influential set of hard-line religious extremists within the country who hold control of key positions.

[strangeaffliction]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[Laurenleakan]

Gracias!