Regions

Emerging Ethnic Hatred in Jonglei State, South Sudan

Yuki Yoshida • Jul 11 2013 • Essays

Trapped in an ethnic security dilemma, the Lou Neur and Murle in South Sudan have entered into an ethnic conflict in which they compete over scarce resources for cattle grazing.

Changing Israeli Security Perspectives

Carl Ciovacco • Jul 11 2013 • Essays

Is Israel returning to the strategy of “security through peace” or a continuation of the “security through strength” mindset characterized by deterrence, containment, and military force?

Traditional Power-Relations in Cambodia

Philip Brown • Jul 10 2013 • Essays

Studying traditional power-relations during the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia will help further our understanding of violence and the Cambodian peace process.

Understanding Regional Integration in the GCC

Robert Copper • Jul 8 2013 • Essays

The literature overlooks factors significant to the development of the GCC, revealing a Western bias that ignores the underlying social, cultural, political, and economic structures.

Ideas and Materials in IR

Abigail Temperley • Jul 3 2013 • Essays

An examination of Great Britain’s acceptance into the European Economic Community in 1973 rekindles the agent-structure conversation in international relations.

The French Intervention in Mali

Patrick Pitts • Jul 1 2013 • Essays

A victory in Mali will allow France to achieve political penance for “francafrique” while simultaneously obtaining renewed power on the international stage.

Pakistani Attitudes Toward the West and Field Hockey

Andrew Anzur Clement • Jul 1 2013 • Essays

Pakistan’s reaction toward its Olympic field hockey team’s performance reflects its inferiority complex and the power relations of Pakistan with former colonial and western powers.

Habermas, Dialogue, and Change in the International System

Camille Marquis • Jun 28 2013 • Essays

Habermas argues that the nature of dialogue can yield positive change, but can his theory apply to conversations in international organizations?

Nixon’s Opening to China: The Misleading Apotheosis of Triangular Diplomacy

Kendrick Kuo • Jun 28 2013 • Essays

Nixon’s visionary pursuit of a China that was a responsible member of the world community bore undeniable fruit in 1972 and would continue to benefit the United States until this very day.

Does the USA view North Korean Foreign Policy as Rational?

Jean-Baptiste Tai-Sheng Jacquet • Jun 28 2013 • Essays

The US does not have a fixed definition of rationality. Instead, each ruling governmental cabinet tends to have a different political stance when it comes to determining rationality and irrationality.

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