Regions

The Domestic Contraints on US Foreign Policy

Jonathan York • Dec 2 2012 • Essays

Constraints on the foreign policy of the US administration do exist and are most frequently faced by a President by domestic sources. Of these, the most significant constraints are those of the Congress and public opinion.

Differences in Patterns During the Yugoslav Wars

Alexander Langer • Dec 1 2012 • Essays

The Yugoslav Wars were a tragedy, yet parts of Yugoslavia had different experiences. Slovenia’s secession was relatively bloodless, Croatia’s was violent, and Bosnia’s secession was even more so.

The Role of Ideology and Interest in Stalin’s Engagement with China

Fan Zhang • Nov 30 2012 • Essays

On February 11, 1945, Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill, then in conclave at Yalta, signed an agreement for disposing of Far Eastern questions.

Neo-Functionalism and the European Union

Thomas M. Dunn • Nov 28 2012 • Essays

Neo-functionalism occupied a core role in the formation of the European Union. Furthermore, the process of neo-functionalism will likely continue into the future, leading to further European integration.

The 1982 Lebanon War was Israel’s Vietnam

Caitlin Smith • Nov 27 2012 • Essays

Due to factors like nation size, proximity of threats, and regional instability, the legacy of Lebanon for Israel was perhaps more profound than the Vietnam legacy was for the US.

The Impact of European Colonialism on the Indian Caste System

Ben Heath • Nov 26 2012 • Essays

The caste system during European colonialism was not invented by Europeans. It was, however, adapted and exploited by British colonials throughout their occupation of India.

Transcending the Security Dilemma in International Relations

Hannah Manson • Nov 18 2012 • Essays

The Chicken game theory is not only applicable to the strategies of current global actors. It forms an explanatory framework for all strategic interactions between any two actors.

The Arab-Israeli Case: National Interests and the Limits of UN Capabilities

Carlos Garcia Cueva • Nov 18 2012 • Essays

It is possible to observe that the US has sufficient strategic reasons to block the creation of a Palestinian State in order to not jeopardize its security strategies.

The Differences Between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda

Josh Schott • Nov 17 2012 • Essays

The mainstream media and the Bush Administration blended the Taliban and Al-Qaeda together making the two groups the same terrorist entity in the eyes of the American public.

Limited Aims and the Falklands War

Conor Fullan • Nov 16 2012 • Essays

Argentina miscalculated how, and to what degree, Britain would react. This was the primary reason for Argentina’s failure to gain sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

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