A Short Examination of the Causes of the 1992 Algerian Civil War
People try to identify relatives after a massacre at Rais in the Sidi Moussa region of Algeria on Aug. 29, 1997. (AP) The Algerian civil war, commonly referred ...
Announcing the 2017 Acheson Prize Winners
“The passing decades confirm Dean Acheson’s place as the clearest thinking, most effective Secretary of State of the twentieth century. As a writer he has...
First Place — Tangled Roots: Migration and Juvenile Crime in China
This piece appeared in the 2017 Acheson Prize Issue of the Yale Review for International Studies. Why truly meaningful Juvenile Justice reform in China req...
Second Place — Singapore’s violations of the right to the freedom of expression and the universal applicability of the UDHR
This piece appeared in the 2017 Acheson Prize Issue of the Yale Review for International Studies. Introduction Singapore frequently comes under criticism f...
Honorable Mention — The Realities of the Rise of an Islamist Group to Power: A Case Study of the 2010 Tunisian Revolution
This piece appeared in the 2017 Acheson Prize Issue of the Yale Review for International Studies. Introduction The concept of an Islamic state is central t...
Third Place — A Reluctant Partnership: Daniel Ortega and His Vexed Relationship with the Nicaraguan Private Sector
This piece appeared in the 2017 Acheson Prize Issue of the Yale Review for International Studies. A comparative analysis of Daniel Ortega’s interactions wi...
Honorable Mention — The Political and Economic Implications of Brexit on the Island of Ireland
This piece appeared in the 2017 Acheson Prize Issue of the Yale Review for International Studies. Introduction On June 23rd 2016, Great Britain shocked Eur...
Understanding US-Pakistan Relations: Interview with Ambassador Husain Haqqani
Husain Haqqani is former Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States (2008–2011). He is currently Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia at ...
The Myth of Microfinance
The myth of microfinance is powerful. The idea that providing small loans to people in poverty will alleviate their conditions both satisfies our longing to be ...
How Digital Communities Cope: Cyber-vigilantism Following the Boston Marathon Bombings
On April 15th, 2013, two men and two pressure cooker bombs shook Boston to its core. One of Boston’s most treasured traditions, the Boston Marathon, had been ma...
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