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International Relations
2016, Vol. 7 No. 1
Reevaluating Military Strategy: The Effectiveness Of Conventional Deterrence
By Dan Fitzgerald
Published by Clocks and Clouds
The rise of modernized and efficient militaries competing for dominance against the United States' military has resulted in increased eruptions of conflict globally. A majority of decisions by the Joint Chiefs and EUCOM about long-term U.S. military... Read Article »
International Relations Military Strategy Conflict Management Deterrence U.S. Foreign Policy
Comparative Politics
2016, Vol. 7 No. 1
New Methods Of Democratic Consolidation: The Application Of Citizenship Laws In Ethnically Fractured States
By Adam Goldstein
Published by Clocks and Clouds
The consensus in scholarly circles regarding democratic consolidation stipulates the importance of a cohesive demos, or population, that is also congruent with a representative polity, or political class. One of the main inhibitors of this goal... Read Article »
Comparative Politics Democracy Democratization Citizenship Nationality Ethnic Conflict Federalism
International Relations
2016, Vol. 7 No. 1
Understanding the Potential for Conflict in the South China Sea
By Bailey Wong
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Foreign policymakers, academics, and regional pundits have all acknowledged the importance of the South China Sea. This region, rich in resources and trade, is the subject of intense territorial contest and is perpetually at risk for escalation... Read Article »
International Relations South China Sea Territorial Disputes Chinese Foreign Policy International Conflict Complex Interdependence
American Media
2016, Vol. 7 No. 1
Belonging in a New Home: Discursive Othering of Latin American Immigrants in U.S. Print Media
By Bill Kakenmaster
Published by Clocks and Clouds
The year 2015 saw heightened racial and ethnic tension in the United States, with particular regard to Latin American immigrants and the U.S. presidential election. Discourse theory assumes that identity (re)production serves to legitimize, institutionalize... Read Article »
Immigration American Politics Political Rhetoric Identity Politics Donald Trump Race Relations Racism Discourse Analysis American Media
Socioeconomics
2016, Vol. 7 No. 1
Latin America's Female Prisoner Problem: How the War on Drugs, Feminization of Poverty, and Female Liberation Contribute to Mass Incarceration of Women
By Gretchen Cloutier
Published by Clocks and Clouds
According to the International Centre for Prison Studies, the number of women in prisons in Latin America has almost doubled since the 1990s. Most women in prison are incarcerated for drug related crimes, and although women are still a minority... Read Article »
Latin America War on Drugs Poverty Imprisonment Mass Incarceration Non-Violent Crime Socioeconomics
Foreign Policy
2016, Vol. 7 No. 1
The China Dilemma: A Study of the Ideological Roots of U.S. Foreign Policy Towards China During the Cold War
By Austin Krug
Published by Clocks and Clouds
This paper investigates the influence of U.S. foreign policymakers' perceptions towards China on policy formulation during the Cold War. The influence of perceptions, especially perceptions surrounding the ideology of combatant states, is especially... Read Article »
Foreign Policy U.S.-China Relations Cold War Political Ideology China American Politics
Independence Movements
2016, Vol. 7 No. 1
"Solidarity of 'the Colonized'": A Critical Discourse Analysis of Sinn Féin's Connection To Palestine
By Celia Lohr
Published by Clocks and Clouds
Ireland and Palestine share histories of colonialism, ethnonationalist conflict, and resistance characterized as "terrorism." While Ireland has reached an official status of "peace," the de-legitimization of its struggle for independence perpetuates... Read Article »
Northern Ireland Sinn Fein Discourse Analysis Independence Movements Colonialism Palestine Troubles

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