Regions

A Study of Climate Change Induced Migration in Somalia

E.J. Meeking • Dec 23 2013 • Essays

Migration is a longstanding issue within Somalia as conflict, political unrest and subsequent famine continue to result in mass internal displacement, unhindered by weak governmental institutions.

How Sub-Saharan Africa Can Become a Stable Economic Region

Kenneth C Upsall • Dec 23 2013 • Essays

Colonial systems must be outgrown in favor of global ones, and governments must work for the betterment of the state and its citizens, not for power and wealth which has permeated the region since independence.

Security and the Corruption-Terrorism Relationship in Indonesia

Jenrette Nowaczynski • Dec 17 2013 • Essays

The corruption-terrorism relationship illustrates that security threats are constantly evolving, transformed by their own nature and government responses.

China and Japan’s Dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands

Roxanne Hislop • Dec 16 2013 • Essays

Evoking international law to legitimate their claims of sovereignty, China and Japan view the Senaku/Diaoyu Islands as having strategic importance in security, economics, and politics.

The Rise of the Contemporary Left in Latin America

Nessa Kennedy • Dec 15 2013 • Essays

Neoliberal reforms, a changing workforce, and a dramatic economic downturn in the late 1990s led to a mass overthrow of rightwing incumbents and the ascendency of the left.

To What Extent Does History Determine the Foreign Policies Of the BRICS?

Charlotte Lecomte • Dec 13 2013 • Essays

The BRICS today are undeniably concerned with creating multipolarity in a globalised world, but the extent to which historical conditions determine their foreign policies remains contested.

The Breakdown of Societal Order in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Malene Mortensen • Dec 8 2013 • Essays

The civil war in the DRC is a major problem. Historical and sociological approaches help explain the persistence and character of the on-going violence.

The U.S. Pre-Eminence in Post-Cold War Europe: 1990-1991

Iulian Toader • Dec 3 2013 • Essays

After the end of the Cold War, Washington envisioned American leadership in Europe as a means for stability, both for the future of Europe and for the international system.

The Protection of Fundamental Rights in the EU Post-Lisbon

Lukas Simas • Dec 1 2013 • Essays

Although, at first sight, it may appear otherwise – the EU’s Lisbon Treaty has made a huge step towards a more sophisticated and improved security of fundamental rights.

Assessing the Impact of the Tea Party on the Republican Party

Guy Walford • Nov 28 2013 • Essays

Did the Tea Party movement revitalise the Republicans? Or did its powerful vocal support from a relative minority of citizens force the Republican Party to move too far to the political right?

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