Gulfization: A Closer Look at Bahrainization
Image Caption: Bahrain’s government has taken efforts as part of Bahrainization to help Bahraini nationals succeed in the public and private sector i...
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In search of the “Golden Age:” The Selective Nostalgia of Urban Renewal Projects in Shanghai, China and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Image Caption: China’s Shanghai, like Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez, worked hard to define its image by employing positive nostalgia for its past while bru...
The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation: Unable to Resolve Hydropower Development Threats to Mekong Water Sustainability
Image Caption: Despite a new regional cooperation mechanism, sustainable use of the Mekong River continues to be threatened by hydropower development. Running t...
The Yasukuni Issue’s Disappearance from the East Asian Mass Media
Image Caption: The Yasukuni Shrine, originally erected to honor those who have fought for Japan, has been the center of a controversy with other East Asian coun...
The Legal and Practical Appropriateness of Economic Sanctions
Image Caption: Imposing economic sanctions as a way of solving international issues has long been one of the UN Security Council’s chief powers. Some have...
Juncker vs Tusk: European Titans
Image Caption: Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, and Donald Tusk, President of the European Council shake hands. The two men at the hea...
The Complexity of Slums: Mapping, Planning, Drafting Laws, Destroying Myths
Image Caption: The slums of Caracas, Venezuela demonstrate some of the difficulties in defining the concept of a ‘slum’ and how researchers struggle...
Qawwali as Media from its Traditional to its Modern Form
Image Caption: Qawwali musicians gather for a performance in Fatehpur Sikri, India. Religious injunctions in regards to music in Islam are teleological, or purp...
Integration in South America: A Brief Analysis of the MERCOSUR Case in Light of the European Experience
Image Caption: Some political scientists have judged MERCOSUR’s progress on integration against the benchmark set by the EU, but such a comparison may res...
Saudi Arabia and Oil Depletion
Image Caption: As Saudi Arabia’s production and export of oil slows down, the nation will have to undergo a number of significant changes as it adjusts. S...
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