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International Relations
2012, Vol. 2 No. 1
The Weakest Link: Credible Deterrence Threats and Alliance Entrapment
By Elizabeth Calos
Published by Clocks and Clouds
Over the past 20 years, the international order has been characterized by the conflict between the United States' desire for isolationism and its desire to maintain hegemony. While the United States has initiated and continued wars in Afghanistan... Read Article »
International Relations NATO Strategic Alliances International Conflict Power Hegemony Isolationism
Women in Politics
2012, Vol. 2 No. 1
A Vote of No (Self)-Confidence: Gender, Socialization, and Political Ambition
By Allison Dunatchik
Published by Clocks and Clouds
In light of women's underrepresentation in student government, this paper investigates to what extent levels of political ambition differ between male and female students and why at American University. Current literature regarding women's underrepresentation... Read Article »
Political Representation Women in Politics Civic Engagement Gender Norms
European Union
2012, Vol. 2 No. 1
Tested and Found Wanting: A Quantitative Analysis of Legal Integration in the Member States of the 2004 European Union Enlargement
By Leigh Maltby
Published by Clocks and Clouds
The subject of European legal integration entered the spotlight of interdisciplinary studies in the mid-1990s and has continued to maintain, if not increase, its prominence in scholarly literature (Mattli and Slaughter, 1998, 177-178). As Egan,... Read Article »
European Union European Court Of Justice International Law European Integration
Marxism
2012, Vol. 2 No. 1
Karl Marx and the Fair Trade Chocolate Industry in the Ivory Coast
By Caitlin McGonnigal
Published by Clocks and Clouds
The research completed aimed to show that the idea of fair trade, using the example of goals for the chocolate industry of the Ivory Coast, can be described as an example of the economic ideal which Karl Marx imagined. By comparing specific topics... Read Article »
Free Trade Fair Trade Karl Marx Marxism Capitalism Ivory Coast Political Theory
Gender Gap
2012, Vol. 2 No. 1
The Educational Gender Gap in Latin America: Why Some Girls Do Not Attend School
By Elise Roberts
Published by Clocks and Clouds
Girl's education is universally recognized in the International Development community as an important aspect of development. Educating a woman has a significant impact on her opportunities and her community as a whole. Despite the many positive... Read Article »
Primary Education Latin America Gender Gap School Attendance
Immigration
2012, Vol. 2 No. 1
"Türkenproblematik" 2011: Views of German Youth Towards the Turkish Minority
By Colin Benz
Published by Clocks and Clouds
In the 1960s because of a stagnant economy, the Federal Republic of Germany (hereinafter as West Germany) invited Turks to Germany to work as "guest workers" (Legge 2003, 142). They were to work there for two years and then return to their homeland... Read Article »
Germany Europe Immigration Xenophobia
Foreign Policy
2012, Vol. 2 No. 1
The State's Struggle to Master Asymmetrical Warfare
By Joe Wisniewski
Published by Clocks and Clouds
The last decade of American military policy has been dedicated to fighting an enigma – how to wage war against an enemy that does not think, act, or fight like we do; an enemy that wears no uniform, utilizes any tactic, and swears its allegiance... Read Article »
Military Policy U.S. Foreign Policy Asymmetrical Warfare War State Power Military Strategy Violent Conflict

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