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Cornell International Affairs Review - 2008 VOL. 1 NO. 2

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Higher Education
2008, Vol. 1 No. 2
Global Outreach Plan for Colleges
By David J. Skorton
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Dr. David J. Skorton, president of Cornell University, first introduced the idea of a new initiative emphasizing the international development of human capacity through the dissemination of university research, teaching and outreach at his first... Read Article »
Higher Education University Outreach Student Scholarship
Marshall Plan
2008, Vol. 1 No. 2
Cornell and the Marshall Plan (1947-1951)
By Laurent Ferri
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Since his nomination as Cornell University’s twelfth President, Dr. David Skorton has made a “Marshall Plan for higher education” one of the cornerstones of his tenure. In his first Commencement Address on May 27, 2007, he said... Read Article »
Cornell University Marshall Plan Academia
Comparative Politics
2008, Vol. 1 No. 2
Fragile Foundations and Infant Institutions: The Case of Non-Reform in Haiti
By Katie Engelhart
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Haiti has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the poorest nations, on a per capita basis, in the world. Even the country’s relatively recent transition from authoritarianism to democratic rule was not enough to spark liberal-market... Read Article »
Haiti Democratization Caribbean Reform Institutions
Democracy
2008, Vol. 1 No. 2
Rethinking the Premise of Democracy Promotion
By Arthur Goldsmith
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U.S. foreign policy exemplifies a broad Wilsonian consensus about the value of democracy promotion. The “forward strategy of freedom,” for example, has been the cornerstone of the Bush administration’s geopolitics, but it was not... Read Article »
Democracy Democratization US Foreign Policy
Colombia
2008, Vol. 1 No. 2
U.S. Policy Towards Colombia: A Focus on the Wrong Issue
By Darian Singer
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In recent years the United States has undertaken daunting activities in fighting two overarching wars against intangible enemies across many borders. The war on drugs and the war on terror have severed many national ties, even as globalization continues... Read Article »
Colombia Drugs Cartels Narcotics Drug Trafficking Alternative Development Foreign Policy South America
United Nations
2008, Vol. 1 No. 2
Fixing International Security: Reforming the Security Council
By Andrew Kao
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The United Nations Security Council is the most important organ in the United Nations, charged with determining “the existence of any threat to peace, breach of peace, or act of aggression” and to “maintain or restore international... Read Article »
United Nations Security Council International Security International Governance
International Justice
2008, Vol. 1 No. 2
Justice: Evasive and Amorphous
By Harin Song
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With mass atrocities ongoing in Darfur and past atrocities yet to be addressed, the question of how to achieve accountability for human rights violations in the context of post-conflict society has never been a more pressing concern. But justice... Read Article »
International Justice Human Rights Truth Commissions Reconciliation Rwanda Darfur East Timor
Southeast Asia
2008, Vol. 1 No. 2
Indo-Pakistani Enmity & the Reorganization of Asia: Strategic Opportunities for China and India
By Soleine Leprince Ringuet
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South Asia is not in itself the primary zone of interest of China. However, China has since long used the region’s dynamics to achieve some of its most important strategic goals. Moreover, since India wishes to establish “its rightful... Read Article »
India Pakistan China International Relations Realism Power Southeast Asia
Political Economy
2008, Vol. 1 No. 2
The Russian Government and Gazprom
By Philip Nahernak
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Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the newly-formed Russian Federation faced a considerable economic downturn. During the post-Soviet economic collapse spanning from 1991 to 1998, Russian gross domestic product (GDP) fell from $509,381,... Read Article »
Russia Natural Resources Gazprom Russian Economy Political Economy
Currency Markets
2008, Vol. 1 No. 2
Rising Euro, Falling Dollar: The Dynamic of a Global Monetary Shift
By Hubert Zimmermann
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
In the past weeks, print media and blogs are buzzing with renewed speculation about a possible replacement of the Dollar as the dominant global currency by the Euro. This intensification of the debate was sparked by the rise of the Euro above $1... Read Article »
Currency Markets Euro Dollar Monetary Policy International Finance Political Economy

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