The Paris Embassy played an almost unique role compared to other British embassies by virtue of the importance of relations with France and the geographical proximity to London. This paper will highlight a number of important points regarding the role and the work of the Paris Embassy, and examine the period 1850-1918 in chronological form in order to indicate how the Embassy reacted to or influenced key historical events. This paper attempts first to give something of the context within which negotiations over water will take place in the Arab-Israel Peace Process, by offering some general thoughts on water in the region as a whole. It then looks at the way in which water has been treated in the Arab-Israel Peace Process so far, and finally offers some indication of the prospects for a successful outcome. To understand Kazakhstan, a territory equivalent to the size of the whole of western Europe, one has to understand its regions.
Chapters begin with basic data on population, size, main towns and political figures.
They also provide details on historical background, geography and environment, politics, economy and investment, and give brief biographies of local politicians. India is a federation of states with a strong centre. The changing political landscape in the 1990s has seen the balance of centre-state relations begin to shift in favour of the regions. The era of coalition politics has given regional parties more of a stake in central government, while economic liberalisation has benefited some regional elites. In the process, disparities between more and less successful states appear to be widening.