The resolution of maritime disputes entails a superlative diplomatic effort, which may sometimes leave behind a sense of grievance among the countries involved in the contest. This is not, however, always the case.
Read MoreWhat Would Happen to Security in Europe if the European Union Broke Up?
The integrity of the European Union has been called into question after one of its leading members, the United Kingdom, voted to exist the community in a move known as 'Brexit'. What possible scenarios could result from this first step towards union dissolution? And how would European security be impacted if a full union break-up were to take place?
Read MoreDisconnected Development: A Call for New Metrics
What if every global development project was designed by people in the villages and cities who were the actual beneficiaries of that project...Could this truly work, or is it just a grand-sounding idea?
Read More[French] Les Chinois en Afrique : une étude géographique
Sino-African relations date back to the early 1950s and the emergence of the People's Republic of China as an international actor, but, since 2000, China's presence in Africa has exploded. Beijing's involvement extends beyond trade to influence diverse sectors, such as infrastructure construction, national development funds, natural resource extraction, health, and a Chinese migration pattern that has now settled more than 1 million Chinese in Africa. [Please note that this article is in French]
Read MoreBurning Books and Bricks: a Brief History of Cultural Destruction
Cultural monuments and sites have historical and personal significance for nations. A radical group may target such sites to demonstrate a blatant and intentional disregard for a culture’s history and to display the scope of the group’s power over a population.
Read MoreReflections on Modern-day Counterintelligence and Le Carré's"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
John Le Carré’s novel effectively illustrates the realities of the global intelligence community during the Cold War era and illustrates key components about CI tradecraft, politics, and bureaucracy.
Read MoreSocial Sustainability of Tourism for the Indigenous Rapa Nui on Easter Island
Through the newspapers and interviews, it can be inferred that the stakeholders on Easter Island have a collective responsibility to work for more sustainable tourism to preserve not only the environment but also the culture and dignity of the indigenous Rapa Nui.
Read MoreWith Japan, China Still Walks in the Shadow of the Past: Memory, Identity and Politics
In this view, it can be rightly assessed that if China’s current identity is based on the past atrocities motivated by Japanese aggression, then in future discourse China will continue to interpret every Japanese action through this historical prism.
Read MoreThe Mirage of Sovereignty
While sovereignty movements in the Caribbean may be based on strong sentiments of solidarity, unavoidable external forces will significantly hamper success. In defining the accomplishments of a political struggle, protestors must thus look beyond the failure to achieve impossible feats and instead emphasize the “‘unspectacular’ transformations that abound in the daily re-creations of ordinary life” (Bonilla 2015:172). Simply put, activists must not be fooled by the mirage of sovereignty.
Read MoreFighting the Islamic State in the Fifth Domain: Transnational Terrorism in the Indo-Pacific
By identifying the Islamic State’s primary communication methods and tactics used to establish a growing Indo-Pacific presence, the latter portion will provide a fundamental framework as to how regional actors can expectantly mitigate and reduce the threat to security and stability through the fifth domain.
Read MoreInternet Censorship: The Double-Edged Sword of the Chinese Communist Party
Although Internet censorship maintains the Chinese Communist Party's ultimate authority, it creates domestic and international consequences that tarnish the Party’s image.
Read MoreTaiwan’s Catch-22: An Analysis of the Republic of China’s Conscription
Taiwan's conscription does not fulfill its intended purpose of protecting Taiwan from China, but at the same time its advancement is curbed by the island’s tenuous relationship with the mainland. The Catch-22 of the Taiwanese armed forces is that it must improve itself to defend the island but is severely limited by China’s strength.
Read MoreAssimilating Refugees and Cultivating New Roots in Urban Communities
The paper explains the functioning of the garden and delves into how they interact with the lives of the refugees to aid in eliminating some of the negative factors listed above and instead create a positive outlets and constructive habits for transitioning to an intimidating and confusing new culture.
Read MoreMaking Women and Men Vulnerable: International and State Actors’ Gendered Responses in Wartime
The safety of women is prioritized over that of men because international and state actors construe women as more vulnerable than men. In designating women as more vulnerable than men, international and state actors construct more dangerous environments for men who are not afforded the same protections as women.
Read MoreDiplomacy vs. Hostility in the Ukraine: Managing the Escalating Crisis
This flagrant anti-Russian sentiment in America underscores an increasingly bellicose reaction from the West, and in particular, the US. This reaction however, is misplaced, and though well intentioned, is an overreaction to events not truly concerning the United States.
Read MoreA Strategy to Defeat the Islamic State
The United States must escalate its military campaign against ISIS proportionate to the group’s increasing capabilities, but that a full-scale intervention is neither advisable nor the most effective US strategy.
Read MoreThe Relevance of NATO in the Modern World
The eventual collapse of the Soviet Union deprived NATO of its common purpose: no longer was there an imminent, existential threat to the capitalist countries of Western Europe. Many would argue that NATO, with its original rationale for existence made inapplicable years ago, is irrelevant in the modern era.
Read MoreStatehood and the Kurds
This piece seeks to address the feasibility of an establishment of a Kurdish state in the Middle East. The conclusions reached are that (1) the prospects for the creation of a Kurdistan are rather bleak and (2) the present state of the Kurdish population varies significantly from country to country.
Read MoreThe Master Manipulator: A Historical Analysis of Metternich's Statecraft
Overall, Metternich was extremely effective in preserving Austria’s power which resulted from his ability to manipulate cunningly the events of 1812 to 1815 by temporarily preserving neutrality and tactically leading peace negotiations.
Read MoreEast Asia versus Latin America: The Literature in Review
I intend to focus on the comparative economic developments in these two regions. Significant academic discussion has been devoted to understanding how East Asia was able to sustain its economic growth throughout the twentieth century while Latin America showed clear signs of mitigated progress and stagnation.
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