Treasure Not Found in the Ground: Political Institutions and Resource ...
School students celebrating Botswana’s 50th independence day. Photo by Mahyar Sheykhi. This piece originally appeared in the Intercollegiate Issue 2017 of the Yale Review of International Studies. This piece was written by Matthew Taylor King, a senior […]
Japanese Ninhonjinron and 1890s American Social Darwinism: Looking to ...
This piece originally appeared in the Intercollegiate Issue 2017 of the Yale Review of International Studies. This piece was written by David Ta-Wei Huang, a junior at Boston University. With the advances of both the natural […]
Biopolitics in the Borderlands: The Securitization of Development in ...
U.S. government officials were in Lubumbashi the week of July 14, 2015, to introduce USAID/DRC’s new five-year country strategy to provincial government authorities in Katanga. Here, Katanga Governor Moise Katumbi (second from right) greets Richard Kimball […]
Understanding the Narrative: The Crucial First Step toward the Reducti ...
This piece originally appeared in the Intercollegiate Issue 2017 of the Yale Review of International Studies. This piece was written by Megan Bryn, a junior at West Point. Despite the unilateral and coalitional responses of the U.S., […]
Water Securitization Reconsidered: Intrastate Water Disputes in India
This piece originally appeared in the 2017 Intercollegiate Issue of the Yale Review for International Studies. It was written by Marielena Octavio, who graduated from Georgetown University in 2017. “Water wars” have dominated headlines in local and […]
Featured Articles
Should IR be Taught at High School?
On Saturday, April 21st, high school students from around New England came to Yale’s campus to participate in the International Relations Symposium at Yale (IRSY). While many high school students interested in the field of international […]
The Future of Unipolarity
After the bipolar world order ended with the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, what was left, some argued, was a new power distribution within the international system: unipolarity. Accompanying the new era of unipolarity were questions of its […]
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: A Snapshot in the Life
South Africa’s Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, endearingly called Mama Winnie and “Mother of the Nation,” passed away in early April. A funeral service was held on April 14th, organized by the African National Congress, a group criticized for […]
Interview: Israel’s treatment of refugees, with visiting profess ...
The Israeli government currently faces severe pushback on its plans to deport thousands of mostly Eritrean and Sudanese refugees to third countries, namely Uganda and Rwanda. YRIS sat down on April 12, 2018 with Tally Kritzman-Amir, […]
Yale UNICEF holds conference on child trafficking
Yale UNICEF, an undergraduate organization committed to raising awareness for international children’s issues, hosted its annual spring conference on Saturday, April 7th, focusing on the issue of child trafficking. The event ran from 10:00 am to […]
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The Future of Unipolarity
After the bipolar world order ended with the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, what was left, some argued, was a new power distribution within the …
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: A Snapshot i ...
South Africa’s Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, endearingly called Mama Winnie and “Mother of the Nation,” passed away in early April. A funeral service was held on April 14th, organized by …
Book Reviews
Book Review: The Diffusion of Military ...
Summary In his book ‘The Diffusion of Military Power” Michael C. Horowitz presents an adoption-capacity theory that seeks to explain when and how states successfully adopt military technology and the adopted …
Review: The Future of War: A History
Sir Lawrence Freedman seems to be intent to write history books on subjects usually considered to be outside of the scope of the discipline. His recent book The Future of …
The Weekly Update
April 16, 2018: Tibetan charged with spying in Sweden, staggeringly high eviction rates in US, and Brazil debates "right to kill."
April 9, 2018: New president in Sierra Leone, Italian nobles have stayed the richest, and Park Geunhye sentenced to 24 years.
April 2, 2018: Acheson Prize submissions due April 4, Kim deliberates participation in Olympics, and ethnic Vietnamese live in limbo in Cambodia.
March 26, 2018: Acheson Prize submissions due April 4, Nigerian schoolgirls released, and the fresh prince of Saudi Arabia dreams big.
March 19, 2018: Sinai civilians pay price for Egyptian offensive, National Geographic reckons with past racism, and mass protests in the Maldives.
