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International Trade
2011, Vol. 2011/2012 No. 1
What are the Benefits and Challenges of the Economic and Monetary Union?
By Anastasios Vourexakis
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
The Economic Monetary Union (EMU) is the end point of an ambitious and historic stage of integrated market changes1 that not only challenge the structure and foundation of modern-day liberal capitalism, but also offer – where successful &ndash... Read Article »
Eurozone European Union Economic Monetary Union International Trade Global Trade
European Union
2011, Vol. 2011/2012 No. 1
In the ECJ We Trust: The Authority of EU Law in the Context of Constitutional Conflict
By Sofiya Kartalova
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
“In God We Trust” - the motto that inspired a nation built on the paradox ‘out of many, one’ could be construed as the wish for ‘divine goodness and order in the universe’.1 It entails the full recognition of... Read Article »
European Court Of Justice European Union Governance EU Law Lisbon Treaty
International Relations
2011, Vol. 2011/2012 No. 1
The Resurgence of Russia and its Relations with Europe: A True Transformation or a Superficial Change?
By Krzysztof Siczek
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
The first decade of the twenty-first century was a period of change for Russia. The crisis of the 1990s was/were overcome and its international posture has improved. However, the scope and the stability of the shift are debatable and there is no... Read Article »
Russia European Union International Relations Energy Petro-State Russian Economy
Public Policy
2011, Vol. 3 No. 08
Privatization: Analyzing the Process of Privatization in Theory and Practice
By Evan England
Privatization is the practice of engaging the private sector in some aspect of the functions and responsibilities of government operations. Ultimately, governments must decide if acquiring a desired service is best done through by their own public... Read Article »
Privatization Public Policy Contracting Administration Bureaucracy Contractors
Somalia
2011, Vol. 3 No. 08
Somali Refugees in Kenya: Security Deficiencies and Public Health Concerns as a Result of Ineffective Policy
By Samuel L. Aronson
Somalia is home to roughly 9 million people, the overwhelming majority of whom are ethnic Somalis (UN Statistics Division 2010). The country has been plagued with conflict and disorder beginning just years after it attained independence. Following... Read Article »
Somalia Kenya East Africa Sub-Saharan Africa International Security Terrorism Public Health Refugee Globalization
Development
2011, Vol. 3 No. 08
Mining in Latin America: The Interplay Between Natural Resources, Development, and Freedom
By Juan M. Arellano
The extraction of non-renewable natural resources in the form of large-scale mining projects has intensified in recent years in Latin America. In fact, the World Bank and other international financial institutions have continued to encourage countries... Read Article »
Development Natural Resources Freedom Mining Amartya Sen Unfreedom
Israeli Palestinian Conflict
2011, Vol. 3 No. 06
Israel and Palestine: An E.U. Model For Peace
By Aaron M. Cassidy
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a perplexing problem that weighs heavily on the world. For over seventy-five years, blood has been spilt over a piece of land about the size of New Jersey. Numerous attempts have been made to find peace in what... Read Article »
Israel Palestine Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle East Peace Building
2011, Vol. 3 No. 05
The Effect of CEDAW Ratification in Central Asia
By Vince A. Gonzalez
Despite the increasing number of states that have ratified binding international human rights treaties, human rights abuses continue unabated. The persistence of rights abuses cast doubt on the efficacy of human rights treaties. This paper empirically... Read Article »
Women's Rights CEDAW Central Asia
Algeria
2011, Vol. 3 No. 04
Democracy and Islamism in Algeria: Islamocracy?
By Marissa B. Goldfaden
Following a successful war of liberation in 1962, Algeria successfully gained independence from France and an authoritarian social regime took power. The success of this government lasted into the 1980s, when Algeria's oil reserves began to decline... Read Article »
Arab World Democracy Algeria North Africa Islam Islamism
Comparative Politics
2011, Vol. 3 No. 04
Custine, Tocqueville, and Intellectual Autonomy in Comparative Politics
By Tristan Gans
The most obvious and immediate difference between Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America and Astolphe de Custine’s Letters from Russia is one of style.[1] Put simply, Tocqueville’s text is an impersonal social-scientific... Read Article »
Comparative Politics Tocqueville Custine Intellectual Autonomy Freedom Of Thought Democracy
Governmentality
2011, Vol. 3 No. 04
Governmentality and the Deportation of Eastern European Roma in Italy and France
By Carmen Radu
This case study asks the following question: given the symbol of the European Union as the ultimate supranational, rights-based, compliance-inducing international organization, why have member states France and Italy escaped punishment for their... Read Article »
Governmentality Roma Minorities Discrimination European Union France Italy
Political Economy
2011, Vol. 4 No. 2
Divisive Economic Device? Understanding China's Choice to Create a Sovereign Wealth Fund
By Felicty M. Yost
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
This essay seeks to elucidate the puzzle of China's policy decision to create a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF). Much literature has been put forth on the topic to predict the strategic benefits China may be pursuing through its investments in American... Read Article »
China Chinese Foreign Policy Chinese Economy International Finance Soverign Wealth
Political Development
2011, Vol. 4 No. 2
The Odd Couple: Modernization and Democratization in Southeast Asia
By Nicholas Anderson
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Seymour Martin Lipset's, "the more well-to-do a nation, the greater chances that it will sustain democracy,"1 has set off over five decades of intense debate over the conditions most conducive to democratic transition and establishment. Variations... Read Article »
Modernization Democracy Southeast Asia Democratization
Genocide
2011, Vol. 4 No. 2
Mass Killing: Politics By Other Means
By Brian Chao
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Mass killing (often carried out in the form of genocide) offends the sensibilities of many people around the world. It is considered a "crime against humanity," such is its barbarity and ruthlessness. When it occurs, the question often asked by... Read Article »
Genocide Mass Killing Rwandan Genocide War Violence
Terrorism
2011, Vol. 4 No. 2
Adapt-Qaeda: Analyzing the Relationship Between Ideology, Organizational Transformation, and the Exploitation of Information Technology
By Sandeep S. Chhabra
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
This paper traces and analyzes the organizational evolution of al-Qaeda from the late 1980s to the present day. It notes that al-Qaeda initially exhibited a hierarchical system and then adopted a hub network approach. Following 9/11 and the U... Read Article »
Al Qaeda Osama Bin Laden Terrorism Extremism Islamism
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