Regions

Media Minefield? Genocide, Peacekeeping, Failures in Rwanda

Tanushree Rao • Jul 31 2013 • Essays

By failing to committedly report on Rwanda, the media prevented public opinion from reaching a stage of a greater positive response to the genocide.

Regionalism in Central Asia

Tom Moylan • Jul 28 2013 • Essays

While a number of factors contribute to the failure to achieve economic regionalization in Central Asia, the overwhelming influence is the corrupt and patriarchal nature of state leadership.

Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA): Altruism or Mercantilism?

Yuki Yoshida • Jul 27 2013 • Essays

Because the ODA allows Japan to show its international presence, as the country cannot deploy its defense forces, Japan’s ODA remains the cornerstone of Japanese foreign policy.

Gauging Obama’s Influence in the Middle East

Victoria Elliot • Jul 27 2013 • Essays

Three aspects influence Obama’s position in the region: the domestic constraints on his policy, the strategic interests of the US, and the internal political situations in the Arab states.

American Energy Security in a Changing Global Energy Market

Robert Copper • Jul 27 2013 • Essays

The United States’ struggle to coherently define a sound definition of energy security has impeded the country’s ability to adequately address the diverse risks to its energy security.

Israel, Refugees, and Collective Identity

Eliran Kirschenbaum • Jul 25 2013 • Essays

Can societies absorb refugees and still maintain their security? An examination of Israeli state practices toward African asylum-seekers can help answer this question.

The Ideological Moderation of Islamist Movements

Julia Tallmeister • Jul 25 2013 • Essays

The behaviour of any particular Islamist movement is rarely static, as movements and parties tend to moderate their ideologies under both inclusive and exclusive regimes.

Hamas’s Role in the Future of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Samantha Borders • Jul 21 2013 • Essays

Initially seen as a minority, separatist movement, Hamas has transformed into an influential body in the Israel-Palestinian conflict and peace process.

Thailand’s Struggle for Freedom of Expression in Cyberspace

Tim Yu • Jul 21 2013 • Essays

The combined enforcement of lèse-majesté provisions in the Thai Criminal Code and the Computer Crimes Act threatens the freedom of expression and communication in Thailand.

A Social Constructivist Perspective of the Asia-Europe Meeting

Ricarda Scheele • Jul 20 2013 • Essays

In the international arena ASEM remains unprecedented, and its added value clearly lies in its role as a regional integrator for Europe and Asia. Only through the constructivist lens can this be seen.

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