International Affairs

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The Role of the Media in the Cuban Revolution: Resource-Mobilization Theory and Cultural Framing

Ezekiel Vergara - On January 1st, 1959, a small band of Cuban rebels shocked the world, overthrowing the American-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista. These rebels were especially known for their guerrilla tactics and their leaders, such as Fidel Castro and Ernesto “Che” Guevara... Keep Reading »
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A Barrier to Prosperity? Analyzing the Impact of Israeli Security Policy on Palestinian Manufacturing Productivity

Zachary T. Fesen - Israel has increased the nation’s security presence around the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank. Here, the research project analyzes how transaction costs resulting from Israeli security policy impact the output of manufacturing activities in the Palestinian territories... Keep Reading »
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Improving Medical Humanitarianism: Pitfalls and Best Practices for International Aid

Casey Kozak - The necessity of international relief is unending as new crises continue to emerge across the world. International aid plays a crucial role in shaping how affected communities rebuild after a crisis. However, humanitarian aid often results in a variety of unanticipated... Keep Reading »
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United States Patents, Biopiracy, and Cultural Imperialism: The Theft of India's Traditional Knowledge

Daanyaal R. Kumar - This article aims to present the biopiracy of traditional knowledge from India by the United States, which has occurred directly through the use of patent law and indirectly through economic power and cultural imperialism. Throughout this essay, I will analyze U.S.... Keep Reading »
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Changes in Estonian Defense Policy Following Episodes of Russian Aggression

Benjamin Cooper - After joining the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 2004, Estonians felt secure and in charge of their future. However, following the 2007 Bronze Horseman incident in the Estonian capital of Tallinn which included riots incited... Keep Reading »
 
 

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Modern Chinese History
2021, Vol. 13 No. 02
Propaganda, Idealism, and Subculture: The Evolution of Che Guevara's Image in Chinese Cultural Memory
By Lingxiao (Linda) Gao
Being a worldwide popular icon, the Argentine Marxist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara has been differently re-appropriated by a variety of movements across the globe; but his reception and symbolization in contemporary China has... Read Article »
Modern Chinese History Popular Culture Socialist Revolution Idealism Iconography Che Guevara
Social Movements
2021, Vol. 13 No. 02
The Role of the Media in the Cuban Revolution: Resource-Mobilization Theory and Cultural Framing
By Ezekiel Vergara
On January 1st, 1959, a small band of Cuban rebels shocked the world, overthrowing the American-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista. These rebels were especially known for their guerrilla tactics and their leaders, such as Fidel Castro and Ernesto... Read Article »
Cuba Social Movements Revolution News Media
International Relations
2021, Vol. 13 No. 02
Liberal and Realist Explanations of Merkel's "Open-Door Policy" During the 2015 Refugee Crisis
By Niklas Ernst
During the 2015 refugee crisis Chancellor Angela Merkel allowed refugees to enter Germany in unprecedented numbers. Her historic decision to adapt the so-called “open-door policy” continues to shape contemporary German politics. More... Read Article »
International Relations Liberalism Realism Germany Human Migration
International Trade
2021, Vol. 13 No. 01
A Barrier to Prosperity? Analyzing the Impact of Israeli Security Policy on Palestinian Manufacturing Productivity
By Zachary T. Fesen
Israel has increased the nation’s security presence around the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank. Here, the research project analyzes how transaction costs resulting from Israeli security policy impact the output of manufacturing activities... Read Article »
Israel Palestine Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Dependency Theory Trade Dependence Trade Systems Israeli Security Policy International Trade
Human Rights
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
The Effectiveness of the International Criminal Court: Challenges and Pathways for Prosecuting Human Rights Violations
By Sarah J. Goodman
Of the thousands of potential cases that could have been investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC), only 44 individuals have been indicted, with 45 cases currently before the ICC. Further, only 14 out of the 45 have resulted in a complete... Read Article »
International Criminal Court International Relations Human Rights International Justice
International Aid
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
Improving Medical Humanitarianism: Pitfalls and Best Practices for International Aid
By Casey Kozak
The necessity of international relief is unending as new crises continue to emerge across the world. International aid plays a crucial role in shaping how affected communities rebuild after a crisis. However, humanitarian aid often results in a... Read Article »
International Aid Humanitarianism Humanitarian Intervention Global Health International Development
Human Rights
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
Abu Ghraib, Homonationalism, and the Rationalization of Modern Torture
By Emma D. Rosner
Drawing on Jasbir Puar’s analysis of homonationalism in the post-9/11 United States, I investigate the Orientalist and Islamophobic discourses present in liberal and LGBTQ news articles and human rights reports responding to the release of... Read Article »
Torture Abu Ghraib Homonationalism Human Rights
Environmental Policy
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
Cobalt, Computation, and the Congo: Making Corporations Pay for Their Transnational Terrors
By Isabel G. Padalecki
Though electronic products are ubiquitous in the modern Western world, most people are not aware of the origins of the batteries that power devices such as laptop computers and mobile phones. Lithium-ion batteries, though used primarily in wealthy... Read Article »
Environmental Policy Democratic Republic Of Congo Resource Management Extractive Industry Mining Child Labor
Gender Studies
2020, Vol. 12 No. 07
The Process and Barriers to Legal Gender Transition: A Case Study Analyzing the Yogyakarta Principles
By Christian Borkey
Trans people experience a wide range of social and legal disadvantages, including an inconsistent, patchwork system - where one exists at all - to attain legal recognition of their gender. In the absence of such legal recognition, transgender people... Read Article »
Transgender Legal Gender Transition Yogyakarta Principles Gender Studies
Public Art
2019, Vol. 11 No. 12
The Aftermath of Agent Orange: Combating Slow Violence, Necropolitics, and Stigma in Vietnamese Communities
By Dan N. Dinh
Although the Vietnam War officially ended in 1975, the long-term effects of the toxic contaminant, dioxin, found in Agent Orange continues to be a large public health issue. Throughout this paper, the theoretical framework of slow violence will... Read Article »
Agent Orange Slow Politics Necropolitics Vietnam War Public Art Photography
Biopiracy
2019, Vol. 11 No. 10
United States Patents, Biopiracy, and Cultural Imperialism: The Theft of India's Traditional Knowledge
By Daanyaal R. Kumar
This article aims to present the biopiracy of traditional knowledge from India by the United States, which has occurred directly through the use of patent law and indirectly through economic power and cultural imperialism. Throughout this essay,... Read Article »
Biopiracy Traditional Knowledge Cultural Imperialism Patent Law International Relations Foreign Policy India
Political Economy
2019, Vol. 11 No. 01
Women & Globalization: The Impact of Increased Women's Economic Rights on Globalization
By Liam F. Kerr
Globalization is generally studied as a process that extensively impacts nations and peoples across every aspect of society. Empirical and theoretical research largely focuses on this effect, seeking to discover the impact of an increasingly globalized... Read Article »
Globalization Women's Rights Political Economy International Trade Foreign Direct Investment
International Relations
2018, Vol. 10 No. 10
Changes in Estonian Defense Policy Following Episodes of Russian Aggression
By Benjamin Cooper
After joining the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 2004, Estonians felt secure and in charge of their future. However, following the 2007 Bronze Horseman incident in the Estonian capital of Tallinn which included... Read Article »
Estonia Eastern Europe NATO Russia International Relations Sovereignty
Comparative Politics
2018, Vol. 10 No. 07
Explaining the Rise of Populism in Poland: The Post-Communist Transition as a Critical Juncture and Origin of Political Decay in Poland
By Phillip S. Swallow
The Polish populist Law and Justice Party (PiS) overturned the mainstream consensus in Polish politics by returning to power in 2015 with a populist platform, decrying a selfish elite and advancing policies that critics saw as illiberal and authoritarian... Read Article »
Comparative Politics Poland Institutions Governance Populism State Capture Political Decay European Politics
Decolonization
2018, Vol. 10 No. 03
Newspaper Coverage of the Mau Mau Movement: A Constructivist Argument
By Esme Trahair
On February 14th, 1965, just one week before he was assassinated, Malcolm X delivered a speech in Detroit. He spoke about his beliefs concerning segregation and civil rights, and made a point of contextualizing the civil rights movement globally... Read Article »
Mau Mau Kenya Decolonization Sub-Saharan Africa Civil Rights Movement Revolution Colonialism
 
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