Prospects for Future Peace in Afghanistan: India as a US Partner
As America prepares to leave Afghanistan, it should help India find a greater and more measured role in the country. The US-India relationship...
Letter from the Editor (Vol. 2, Issue 1)
Welcome to the Winter 2011 issue of the Yale Review of International Studies. Started by a group of undergraduates in the fall of 2010, we are excited for our s...
2011: The Year the World Said No
In 2011 global protest movements, socially organized and electronically connected, ushered in massive political and economic changes. The “Arab Spring” raged in...
A Monadic Peace from a Synthesis of Methodologies
Introduction In contemporary international relations (IR) theory, there is perhaps no subject more contested than the democratic peace. The origins of dem...
Monetary Exit Strategy: Building a Better Endgame
Introduction In the world of monetary policy, one crisis can beget another. Much political and economic attention is tuned to the art and science of using inter...
Jerusalem: Political Significance of a Holy Site
“Ten measures of beauty gave God to the world: nine to Jerusalem and one to the remainder. Ten measures of sorrow gave God to the world: nine to Jerusalem and o...
The Rise of Dutch Neo-Nationalism: Three Explanations for the Recent Upsurge in Nationalist Mobilization
The return of populist, xenophobic and racist movements to the Netherlands has signified the resurgence of neo-nationalism in a country known for its multicultu...
Narco-Insurgency: Charting Gang-Violence in Mexico
This study seeks to understand more fully the most recent spike in drug-related violence in Mexico that began in 2006 and continues to this day. This research b...
Lebanon: Parody of a Nation? A Closer Look At Lebanese Confessionalism
“A nation is a guarantee for confessions but confessions are not a guarantee to the nation.” Michel Chiha Lebanese politics are very complex. Lebanon is a count...
Chinese Surplus Reversal: A Bitter Pill
China’s current account surplus reflects one of the most troubling imbalances in the global economy. This surplus, which has grown rapidly since the start of th...