User:Bayley1234/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Environmental issues in Haiti
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article does well in providing a brief overview of the environmental issues in Haiti but should reword and make additions to each subsection as follows.
 * The lead should be reworded so that overpopulation is not framed as an environmental issue in Haiti, as this has been disproven; this idea being disproven is also addressed later in the article. Furthermore, the overpopulation claim is harmful by perpetuating fascist beliefs.
 * The overpopulation subsection title should be fixed to frame overpopulation as a misconception. The subsection should also address the colonial history of this claim.
 * I would include a section that puts the environmental issues and political and economic instability in Haiti into historical context.
 * Overall, the article requires greater detail. The article should include information on the following: the relationship between each environmental issue, political and economic instability, and French colonial rule, slavery, and indemnity to France; comparisons between the state of the environment in Haiti to that in the Dominican Republic; the impact of U.S. occupation of Haiti; Canadian and American exploitation of Haitian minerals; the Peasant Movement of Papaye; the impacts of foreign and humanitarian aid on the environment in Haiti; water governance in Haiti; media portrayals of the Haitian landscape
 * The article should be revised, as there are several grammatical errors.
 * The article uses mostly peer-reviewed sources but does not use enough sources, and some claims are not cited. The article requires further research, and all claims should be cited.  Overall, the article requires more research and editing, and should further address the historical context of the environmental issues and the role of foreign/colonial powers.
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 * The article uses mostly peer-reviewed sources but does not use enough sources, and some claims are not cited. The article requires further research, and all claims should be cited.  Overall, the article requires more research and editing, and should further address the historical context of the environmental issues and the role of foreign/colonial powers.
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Option 2

 * Opium production in Afghanistan
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article touches on a wide range of factors influencing opium production in Afghanistan and its impacts on the Afghan people. However, I would expand on and update a number of the subsections.
 * The first sentence of the lead seems to be a bit vague, as it does not put the rise of opium production into any political and economic context. Also, saying that "Afghanistan has had a long history of opium poppy cultivation and harvest" seems to be a bit misleading, as the article later states that it only begin in the 1950s, which is not a hugely significant amount of time in the context of history.
 * The lead and the article as a whole should better highlight the role of the Soviet and 2001 US invasion of Afghanistan in the surge in opium production. I would include data on opium production prior to and during these invasions. As advised by the talk page, the article should also better highlight the role of Pakistan in the drug trade.
 * I would include detail on how climate change increased dependence on poppies in Afghan agriculture by reducing the productivity of alternative crops, and how the environmental impacts of the U.S. invasion exacerbated these effects. COVID-19 had a similar effect by narrowing economic opportunities. I would also expand on the environmental impacts of U.S. opium eradication efforts, and the counterproductively of these efforts in decreasing opium production.
 * I would include more information on the labourers in the Afghan drug trade and the effects of opium addiction on Afghan society and add information on addiction treatment and harm reduction happening in Afghanistan to the latter subsection.
 * I would expand on the stake the U.S., U.K., and other European countries have in opium eradication in Afghanistan, being that the vast majority of illicit opium in these countries is sourced from Afghanistan.
 * I would use more current sources, as a significant portion of the sources is from 2008 and prior. The author should also use more peer-reviewed sources and sources from S.W.A.N.A. regions, as the majority of the sources appear to be from Western media and the UN.  Overall, sources should be added to reflect the current state of the issue. The article should further address the role colonial powers in opium production in Afghanistan and the role of the environment and climate change in the issue.
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 * I would use more current sources, as a significant portion of the sources is from 2008 and prior. The author should also use more peer-reviewed sources and sources from S.W.A.N.A. regions, as the majority of the sources appear to be from Western media and the UN.  Overall, sources should be added to reflect the current state of the issue. The article should further address the role colonial powers in opium production in Afghanistan and the role of the environment and climate change in the issue.
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Option 3

 * Environmental impact of Gulf wars
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is a good start in its use of peer-review sources, however, it is incomplete.
 * The lead does not have sufficient detail and is quite vague. I would summarize the tactics used in the Gulf war and the environmental impacts of these tactics discussed in the rest of the article.
 * I would work on revising the article since there appear to be several grammatical errors.
 * The article as a whole requires greater breadth and depth. More specifically, I would include information on the following: the denial of the environmental impacts by American media and the disparities in coverage of civilians versus American soldiers; the intergenerational health implications for Iraqis; the health implications resulting from the lack of pollution controls for burn pits; the unique health implications for children; the political and economic impacts of environmental destruction in Iraq, and environmental destruction as a cause for further conflict; the use of depleted uranium as a weapon and its cancerous effects; what the pre-war and post-war environment looked like; how mental health impacts are linked with exposure to environmental hazards; the relationship between environmental degradation, displacement in, and migration from Iraq
 * I would clearly distinguish the Gulf War from the Iraq War throughout the article to reduce confusion regarding information later in the article. I would also include information concerning both the Gulf War and Iraq War for each subsection.
 * I would ensure that each claim is paired with a citation, as many areas of the article do not indicate any source in the references section.   Overall, there needs to be a greater breadth and depth of information, the article needs to be revised, and all information should have a reference.
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 * I would ensure that each claim is paired with a citation, as many areas of the article do not indicate any source in the references section.   Overall, there needs to be a greater breadth and depth of information, the article needs to be revised, and all information should have a reference.
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Option 4
Famine in Yemen (2016–present)


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