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Foreign Policy
2011, Vol. 5 No. 1
When Should the US Intervene? Criteria for Military Intervention in Weak Countries
By Robert Keohane
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
When should the United States intervene militarily in weak countries? This is a topic of pressing international concern because the United States keeps intervening in weak countries. We are currently involved indirectly in Libya and very deeply... Read Article »
Foreign Policy International Relations Military Intervention Just War Theory
Arab Spring
2011, Vol. 5 No. 1
Letter from Tunisia
By Jouini Elyès
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Elyès Jouini is the vice-president for research of Université Paris-Dauphine and former Minister for the Economic and Social Reforms of the Tunisian transition government. He currently serves as the President of the Fondation Paris... Read Article »
Tunisia Transitional Government Governance Democracy Arab Spring
China
2011, Vol. 5 No. 1
Empowering Women in the Chinese Capitalist Factory System
By Sara Akl
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Over the past thirty years, China has moved from a communist to a capitalist economy. This change has pushed millions of young, rural women to migrate to the cities in order to begin working in its many booming factories. These women, if they manage... Read Article »
China Factory Workers Chinese Economy Working Women Women's History Women in China
American Politics
2011, Vol. 5 No. 1
The Problems With American Exceptionalism
By Timothy Borjian
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
In 2001, German President Johannes Rau made a statement that divided Germany. In an interview with a television station, Rau said that although he is “pleased and grateful” to be German, he cannot be “proud” of it–&... Read Article »
American Exceptionalism Foreign Policy International Relations American Politics Isolationism Exceptionalism
Revolution
2011, Vol. 5 No. 1
The Evolution of Revolution: Social Media in the Modern Middle East and its Policy Implications
By Taylor Bossung
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Wael Ghonim, a 30-year-old Egyptian who works as an executive for Google, enjoyed a house in the United Arab Emirates with a pool and a nice car. But when news of the Egyptian protests reached him in January 2011, he anonymously started a Facebook... Read Article »
Arab Spring Middle East Revolution Protest Social Media Tunisia Egypt
International Trade
2011, Vol. 5 No. 1
Brazil's China Challenge
By Carlos Sucre
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
In 2001, Goldman Sachs named Brazil one of the four most important emerging economies, with China, Russia and India.1 The BRICs, a term coined by Jim O’Neill, are prophesized to become four of the top six economies in the world by 2050,2 and... Read Article »
Brazil China International Trade BRICs Economic Development
North Korea
2011, Vol. 5 No. 1
Information Technology and Control in the DPRK
By Robert Duffley
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
In the Hermit Kingdom, information is a crucial resource. Its possession represents access to resource and weapons development techniques, but more importantly, information is what separates North Korean society from the rest of the world. Since... Read Article »
North Korea Censorship Social Control Information Technology Surveillance
American History
2011, Vol. 5 No. 1
The Illusion of US Isolationism
By Eugenio Lilli
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
As of September 2011, the United States was involved, at different levels, in military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and Somalia. America has more than 700 military installations overseas , and its military expenses account for almost... Read Article »
Isolationism Foreign Policy American History Monroe Doctrine
Military Aid
2011, Vol. 5 No. 1
Militarization of Aid and its Implications for Colombia
By Ian King
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
The US has increasingly turned to using the military to administer humanitarian aid in recent years. This process has come under attack from many academics and foreign officials. Using action in Colombia from 1999 to present as a case study, this... Read Article »
Colombia Military Aid Foreign Policy FARC South America

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