“The Disinherited”: Migration, Survival, and the Underclass in Tehran (1950-1980)
In early spring of 1979, after the exile of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi and amidst the rule of the Provisional Government, Iranians from a diverse set of backgro...
Tribal Rugs: Weaving Modernity into Afghanistan
The complexity of Afghanistan’s carpets extends well beyond their appearance. Afghan tribes have been weaving in Central Asia for thousands of years, using thei...
Across the Border: Using Music to Bridge the US-Cuban Divide
Introduction While cultural interactions between the US and Cuba have taken place even during tense political times, they will inevitably increase in the ...
The Bharatiya Janata Party and the State of Consociational Rule in India
Power-sharing theory holds that democracy is possible in deeply divided societies but only if their type of democracy is consociational, that is, characterized ...
Facing the Facts and Translating to Action: The American Media and Government Responses to the Armenian versus the Darfur Genocides
The American media has long been tasked with the daunting duty of reckoning with evil and presenting it to a relatively naive public. Genocide—“the darkes...
The Short-sightedness of America’s Pivot to Asia
The United States’ China containment policy is a robust one. American troop deployments run the length of the Western Pacific, with soldiers from Paju on the Ko...
Letter from the Editors (Vol. 6, Issue 2)
Dear Reader: It is with great pleasure that we present to you the 2015-16 Winter Issue of The Yale Review of International Studies. We’re proud to continue and ...
Letter from the Editors (Vol. 6, Issue 1)
Dear Reader: In this issue of The Yale Review of International Studies, we’re proud to continue our commitment to providing the best possible platform for...
North Korea: The Need For a New US Policy
North Korea is a mistake of history created by outside forces. It has nuclear weapons, improving missiles and the world’s most brutal totalitarian regime. It is...
A Multitude of Sins: Modeling Aid-Driven Conflict
“We are poor not because of a lack of aid; we are poor because aid does not reach the targeted populations.” – Timbuktu secondary school teacher[1] In 201...
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