Hungary’s Democratic Backsliding as a Threat to EU Normative Power
With the end of the Cold War and the fall of Communism in Europe, many Central and Eastern European countries underwent a radical political and economic reconfi...
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Vietnam’s Power Crunch and the U.S. Commitment to the Indo-Pacific: Towards Sustainable Energy Cooperation
Introduction Vietnam is widely regarded as a star in the sphere of emerging markets.1 In 1986, the government introduced “Đổi Mới,” a series of econom...
The Opportunity for Legal Pluralism in Jordan
Introduction Tribal communities in Jordan predate both Islam and the monarchy, so the culture and values of early Bedouin tribes arguably better define Jordan a...
The Evolving Zainichi Identity and Multicultural Society in Japan
Introduction The notion of ethnic homogeneity has served a potent role in building modern nation-states. Governments have often used perceived ethnic homogeneit...
Democratic Identity in Postwar America: The Politicization of Asian Americans in the Early Cold War
Written By: Sarah Lu, Columbia University A series of unresolved fragments, we come together as a contingent whole. We gain social recognition as a racial colle...
The Organization of American States and Democratic Erosion: The Cases of Venezuela and Nicaragua
Winter Issue 2019 Written by: Leonardo Di Bonaventura, INTRODUCTION Latin America has experienced an unprecedented rise in democratic regimes since the 1990s. I...
Securitized in Solidarity: How Germany Exploited the Arab Spring To Normalize Schengen Border Externalization
Winter Issue 2019 Written by: Allison Meakem, Brown University Introduction During the so-called “refugee crisis” of 2015, German Chancellor Angela Merkel recei...
El Salvador’s Femicide Crisis
Winter Issue 2019 Written by: Sophie Huttner, Yale ’22 By the time a Salvadoran woman turns thirty, she will more likely than not have experienced gender-...
Collective Memory, Reconciliation, and Disillusionment: Monuments in Post-Civil War Settings
Winter Issue Written by Diana Knott, American University Introduction Following civil wars, states struggle to reckon with the violence and loss suffered and in...
Pride as Regret: The Psychological Well-being of Young Adults Who Are Children of Martyrs
Winter Issue 2019 Written by: Majlinda Zhuniq, University of Pristina Despite the fact that war in Kosovo has ended in 1999, the consequences of the loss of lov...