Essays

Regionalism in Central Asia

Tom Moylan • Jul 28 2013 • Essays

While a number of factors contribute to the failure to achieve economic regionalization in Central Asia, the overwhelming influence is the corrupt and patriarchal nature of state leadership.

Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA): Altruism or Mercantilism?

Yuki Yoshida • Jul 27 2013 • Essays

Because the ODA allows Japan to show its international presence, as the country cannot deploy its defense forces, Japan’s ODA remains the cornerstone of Japanese foreign policy.

Gauging Obama’s Influence in the Middle East

Victoria Elliot • Jul 27 2013 • Essays

Three aspects influence Obama’s position in the region: the domestic constraints on his policy, the strategic interests of the US, and the internal political situations in the Arab states.

American Energy Security in a Changing Global Energy Market

Robert Copper • Jul 27 2013 • Essays

The United States’ struggle to coherently define a sound definition of energy security has impeded the country’s ability to adequately address the diverse risks to its energy security.

Israel, Refugees, and Collective Identity

Eliran Kirschenbaum • Jul 25 2013 • Essays

Can societies absorb refugees and still maintain their security? An examination of Israeli state practices toward African asylum-seekers can help answer this question.

The Ideological Moderation of Islamist Movements

Julia Tallmeister • Jul 25 2013 • Essays

The behaviour of any particular Islamist movement is rarely static, as movements and parties tend to moderate their ideologies under both inclusive and exclusive regimes.

The Genocide Convention: An Increasingly Meaningless Document?

Faye Shonfeld • Jul 25 2013 • Essays

David Chuter sparks debate about the political and legal value of the Genocide Convention, but fails to encapsulate the subtle nuances which describe where the Convention sits.

Liberal Countries: The Proprietors of Conflict

Mel Nowicki • Jul 25 2013 • Essays

Rather than providing a model of peace for the developing world, liberal states are instigators of conflict in the developing world via their frequent military forays.

Transnational Crime Alternatives

Andrew M. J. Huntleigh • Jul 25 2013 • Essays

Tackling transnational crime requires shoring up failing states as well as as encouraging extant transnational cooperation and attempting to loosen restrictions on further cooperation.

Hamas’s Role in the Future of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Samantha Borders • Jul 21 2013 • Essays

Initially seen as a minority, separatist movement, Hamas has transformed into an influential body in the Israel-Palestinian conflict and peace process.

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