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 ...
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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...
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...
Unity of Command or Unity of Effort? Humanitarian civil-military cooperation in post-conflict reconstruction
Introduction The inception of the Global War on Terror after the Sept. 11 attacks ushered in a new era of humanitarian civil-military cooperation (CIMIC). The w...
Ideology through Subliminal Propaganda: A Critique of Portrayals of Palestine and Palestinians in Israeli and Western Online News Media during Operation Protective Edge
Introduction Rarely are there issues more contentious than the modern question of Palestine and Israel. One can find a plethora of media sources concerning Isra...
Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the United Kingdom’s Healthcare System: The National Healthcare Service and its Provisions for Underprivileged Populations
Introduction The United Kingdom (UK) houses one of the most developed public healthcare systems in the industrialized world. Its services are free at the point ...
Globalization: Influences of Economic Dependence on American, Chinese, and African Diplomatic Practices
Trading is easier than ever before. The rate at which global populations have been growing is far greater than at any point in the past. Through the advent of m...
We “Still Waiting”: Barriers to the Achievement of Social Equality in South Africa through the Lens of LGBT Rights
During its transition to democracy in May of 1996, South Africa adopted one of the most progressive national constitutions of its time—the first in the world to...
First Place – The Armenian Genocide Centennial and the Politics of Remembrance
After the bitter winter months, springtime brings hope and warmth to Yerevan, the Armenian capital. As the melting alpine snow gives way to roaring streams, wil...
Second Place – A Farewell to ‘Dulce et Decorum est’? Constitutional Patriotism’s Strained Relationship with the Enlightenment and What It Means for the European Union
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est Pro patria mori. —Wilfred Owen[...
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