LDS Charities and Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid
The women’s organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or LDS Church) has a motto: charity never faileth. It comes from the Book of Mormon...
Category: Spring Issue
Community Solar Development in Bolivia: A Path Towards Climate Resilience, Decolonization, and Political Empowerment
Analyzing the interactions between capitalism, colonialism, and the field of international development in Latin America, this paper explores small-scale, commun...
Shifting Justitial-Prophetic Roles of Churches and the Unfinished Business of National Reconciliation in South Africa
When the missionaries came to Africa, they had the Bible and we had the land. They said ‘Let us pray.’ We closed our eyes. When we opened them, we h...
The Fall of the Alien Tort Statute: Why the Supreme Court is Moving Away from Prosecuting Human Rights Abuses Abroad
Introduction In 2003, a terrorist detonated a suicide bomb while on board a bus in Haifa. This event was part of a larger series of attacks against Israelis — a...
Collective China Crisis: An Analysis of China’s Threatening Rise and a Revival of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Introduction Russian attempts to interfere in Western politics are well-documented. But, despite the similarities in policy, Chinese attempts at interference us...
How to Scare a Giant: Resolve Signaling in South China Sea Maritime Disputes
Written by: James Boehme, Tufts University Summary Introduction Vast quantities of International Relations scholarship published over the past several decades h...
Authoritarian Environmentalism, Democracy, and Political Legitimacy
By: Mayson Glenne Obrien, University of Texas Our planet is warming at an alarming rate, due largely to human actions, such as burning fossil fuels and repurpos...
Integration in Latvia: Exploring a Thematically-Interconnected Discourse in an Ethnically-Divided Society
By: Colin Bushweller; University of Vermont 1. Introduction “Our Latvia is not yet ready. We are still building it and on the way. Latvia should never be ready....
From Paris to Beijing: How the Shandong Decision Influenced the Communist Rise in China
Written by Zhou Xizhuang Michael Introduction Interpreting history is both an important and powerful process. It allows us to breathe life into dull, lifeless a...
The Italian Budget: A European Economic Crisis?
Written by Jake Kochanowsky (Wesleyan University) While all eyes are fixated on the chaotic Brexit negotiations, another major political story is unfolding in I...