Reconciling Gender in Post-Conflict Societies: Sri Lanka and Sierra Leone
The policy of forcing women to pick between the role of ‘victim’ or ‘soldier’ has denied justice, agency, and rehabilitation to women in post-conflict societies.
The Myth of Soft Power in Asia
Soft power, unless blended appropriately with hard power, cannot insert influence in international relations and serve as an effective diplomatic tool.
An Analysis of U.S. Policy Towards Cambodia Between 1969-1973
Nixon’s policy towards Cambodia was treacherous because of the political implications in Washington and the tragic consequences in Cambodia.
Australia’s Refugee Challenge
As Australia is obligated to create a peaceful culture by creating policies which include asylum seekers and refugees, its human rights violations cannot continue.
Assessing the Relationship between Power and Morality in Nonviolent Action
Nonviolent action can simultaneously be pragmatic in its power to achieve the desired goal and principled by being rooted initially in morality.
The Shadows of Tiananmen: Chinese Foreign Policy and Human Rights
Since Tiananmen Square 1989, China’s understanding of the significant yet contingent power of human rights discourse has guided much of its foreign policy on the subject.
The Significance of the US War on Terror Policy for the Japan-US Relationship
Japan’s participation in the War on Terror might have played an important role in making the Japan-U.S. relationship a global alliance.
Domestic Violence as Everyday Terrorism: Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
Seeing bride kidnapping and domestic violence as everyday terrorism unpacks the political nature of so-called “private” phenomena and how they reify patriarchal society.
Arms Control and Cooperative Security: A Regional Perspective
Cooperative security is a feasible concept in a regional and even a global context, but its success is in varying degrees of progress and is still in ambiguous standing.
Transitional Justice in Cambodia–Too Little Too Late?
Understanding the events and interests that led up to the creation of the ECCC gives insight into the current government’s attempts to achieve legitimacy.
