No Respite – The Euro Crisis and the CFSP
Looking at the European Union from an outside perspective—let’s say from Yale— leads almost inevitably to one question: When will they finally solve their econo...
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Letter from the Editors (Vol. 4, Issue 1)
Dear Reader: We’ve been thrilled — though hardly surprised — to see just how broad and deep Yale’s pool of student scholarship in inter- national studies runs. ...
Down with Non-Complicity
There’s a whole range of reasons to be sensibly skeptical of American involvement in the Syrian conflict – our national interest there is poorly defined, we hav...
Prosecuting Heads of State: The Legacy of the Charles Taylor Trial
With the Special Court of Sierra Leone (SCSL) requesting time to deliberate both on the prosecution and defense’s appeals earlier this year, the fight to convic...
Transforming Education: Massive Online Open Courses
Access to classroom learning is far from universal, and even those enrolled in formal educational institutions may be looking for greater, free, and more conven...
Letter from the Editors (Acheson Prize, Vol. 3, Issue 2)
Dear Reader: We’re immensely proud to present the 20l3 Acheson Prize issue of the Yale Review of International Studies. This issue follows a full year of planni...
Seeing What We Want, When and Where We Want It
Lakhdar Brahimi’s credentials are impeccable, fruit of the Algerian statesman’s long career, and he’s as able a candidate as any to serve as United Nations spec...
Putin and USAID: The Makings of a Grip Too Tight on Power
In September 2012, the Russian government, headed by President Vladimir Putin, mandated that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) cease operati...
Letter from the Editors (Vol. 3, Issue 1)
Dear Reader: Welcome to the fourth issue of the Yale Review of International Studies. It is hard to believe that it has been nearly two years since a small but ...
Stories from South Tel Aviv: The Plight of African Asylum Seekers in Israel
In 1948, the newly established Jewish and democratic State of Israel asserted in its Declaration of Independence that “The State of Israel will be open for Jewi...