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The Arctic Council as Regional Body

The Arctic Council (AC) is an intergovernmental organization that, since its creation in 1996, has been widely recognized as one of the most progressive regional bodies in the…

July 26, 2013

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The ASEAN Synthesis: Human Rights, Non-Intervention, and the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration

The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) has been welcomed as the most impressive commitment to protecting human rights within ASEAN ever created. At the same time, others have…

July 26, 2013

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14.2 Letter from the Editors

The purpose of this issue’s Forum, consisting of five articles, is to provide readers with a theoretical and practical overview of key aspects of regional integration and…

July 26, 2013

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Understanding Iran Review

William R. Polk. Understanding Iran: Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, from Cyrus to Ah-madinejad. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. 247 pp. .…

July 26, 2013

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Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States and the World Review

Graham Allison, Robert D. Blackwill, and Ali Wayne. Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States and the World. Massachusets: The MIT Press, 2012. 232…

July 26, 2013

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From Tehran to Khartoum: Thirty-Five Years As An American Diplomat Interview with Ambassador Joseph D. Stafford III

GJIA: What has been your favorite part about being a career Foreign Service Officer, and why? Stafford: I think my favorite part has been having the opportunity to live and work…

July 26, 2013

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Regional Integration Studies

The academic study of regional integration is scattered amongst different disciplines. Political scientists have a longstanding interest in regional integration but historians,…

July 26, 2013

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Combating Religion-Based Terror

Despite military and security gains against al-Qaida (AQ), the CRT makes clear that terrorist organizations continue to pose a deadly challenge to the United States and its.…

June 29, 2013

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Mr. Abe’s Third Arrow: Designed with an Economist’s Vision but Shaped by a Bureaucrat’s Hand

Weak Reception The Japanese government published the “third arrow” of Abenomics—proposals for Japan’s economic reform and revitalization—on June 14 to unenthusiastic…

June 28, 2013

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Prosecution and Prevention: Strategies for a War on Torture

Although one might consider the subject of torture to be not as relevant in the twenty-first century as it was in the Middle Ages, many countries in East Asia are reportedly…

June 27, 2013