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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 »

Food Insecurity and the Threat to Global Stability and Security in the 21st Century

Michael DeFeo - In 2010, over 250,000 Syrian farmers were forced from their land due to water shortages. Lack of water left these farmers dangerously food insecure, so they moved, en masse, into Syrian urban centers. This strained an already overburdened infrastructure which increased... Keep Reading »

Before Drones: U.S. Covert Action in Africa During the Congo Crisis

Drew A. Calcagno - As with much of the African continent, the Congo endured a harsh colonial past. What trailed, after its 1960 independence from Belgium, also followed a similar trend of its continental neighbors – continued foreign meddling. At the outset, reasons for such continuation... Keep Reading »
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Old History in the "New" Cuba: Exploring the Legacy of Race and Economic Inequality on the Island Today

Elizabeth L. Drake - This article examines the reasons why racism persists in Cuba more than fifty years after the 1959 Revolution in which Fidel Castro promised Afro-Cubans to eradicate racism from the island. More specifically, it investigates Cuba's racist history and concludes that... Keep Reading »
 
 

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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
Drug Trafficking
2018, Vol. 10 No. 01
A Line in the Sand: Drug Control Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
By Benjamin J. Mackey
This paper analyzes the ongoing drug war being waged between Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), their rivals, and the U.S./Mexican governments. This analysis is conducted through the lens of drug control; namely, through an examination... Read Article »
Drug Trafficking Border Security U.S.-Mexico Border War on Drugs Organized Crime Cartels
Victoria Era
2018, Vol. 10 No. 01
Victorian Racism: An Explication of Scientific Knowledge, its Social Character, and its Relation to Victorian Popular Culture
By Peter H. Conlin
The British Empire of the nineteenth century displayed and embodied racism in its composite. In embodying this idea of racial inequality, the Empire created grounds on which it could justify the imperialist actions that it executed throughout the... Read Article »
Victorian Era British Empire Colonialism Racism Scientific Knowledge British Imperialism
Chinese Literature
2017, Vol. 9 No. 12
Globalization of Chinese Online Literature: Understanding Transnational Reading of Chinese Xuanhuan Novels Among English Readers
By Yuxi Wang
Since its emergence in the 19th century, fantasy fiction has proliferated throughout the world, from the global craze of Lord of the Rings (1954) to Harry Potter (1997). As a sub-genre of fantasy based on Chinese traditional mythology and martial... Read Article »
Chinese Literature China Popular Culture Science Fiction Fan Fiction Xuanhuan
International Relations
2017, Vol. 9 No. 12
Realism and Arab Nationalism: An Uneasy Partnership
By Marina M. Elgawly
The relationship between realism and nationalism is not clearly articulated in international relations literature. On one hand, realism and nationalism are viewed as contradictory forces, standing against one another as reason to emotion, reality... Read Article »
International Relations Middle East Arab Nationalism Realism Nationalism Pan-Arabism
Security Studies
2017, Vol. 9 No. 12
Food Insecurity and the Threat to Global Stability and Security in the 21st Century
By Michael DeFeo
In 2010, over 250,000 Syrian farmers were forced from their land due to water shortages. Lack of water left these farmers dangerously food insecure, so they moved, en masse, into Syrian urban centers. This strained an already overburdened infrastructure... Read Article »
Food Security Water Security Security Studies Failed States Social Instability Civil War Climate Change
U.S.-africa Relations
2017, Vol. 11 No. 1
Before Drones: U.S. Covert Action in Africa During the Congo Crisis
By Drew A. Calcagno
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
As with much of the African continent, the Congo endured a harsh colonial past. What trailed, after its 1960 independence from Belgium, also followed a similar trend of its continental neighbors – continued foreign meddling. At the outset,... Read Article »
Sub-Saharan Africa Congo Colonialism Covert Operations U.S. Foreign Policy U.S.-Africa Relations Patrice Lumumba
Political Economy
2017, Vol. 11 No. 1
The Changing Arena of Power Contestation Between the State and Chaebols in South Korea: Democracy and the Ascent of Legal Institutions
By Tan A. Seng
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
The growth of the South Korean economy has often been attributed to the rise of Chaebols, or family owned businesses with wide-ranging conglomeratelike economic interests. The embeddedness of the Chaebol in Korea's political economy has allowed... Read Article »
South Korea Chaebols Democratization Political Economy Corruption
Cuba
2017, Vol. 11 No. 1
Old History in the "New" Cuba: Exploring the Legacy of Race and Economic Inequality on the Island Today
By Elizabeth L. Drake
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
This article examines the reasons why racism persists in Cuba more than fifty years after the 1959 Revolution in which Fidel Castro promised Afro-Cubans to eradicate racism from the island. More specifically, it investigates Cuba's racist history... Read Article »
Cuba Afro-Cuban Culture Race Social Reform Economic Inequality Racism
Chinese Politics
2017, Vol. 11 No. 1
Opposites Attract? An Evaluation of Foreign Policy Impediments in Sino-Vatican Relations
By Rex N. Alley
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
The relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Holy See appears to be an uneasy association between opposites. With over 1 billion people, the PRC is "the world's most populous state," while the Holy See is housed in tiny... Read Article »
China Chinese Politics Religion in China Vatican City Christianity
International Relations
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
Decision Making Theories and China's Military Intervention in the Korean War
By Hao Ming Xiong
This article uses two decision-making theories – rational choice theory and prospect theory – to examine China’s resolution to intervene militarily in the Korean War. I argue that Chairman Mao Zedong was in a domain of loss both... Read Article »
Decision-Making Korean War Prospect Theory Rational Choice Theory Mao Zedong China North Korea South Korea International Relations
 
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