Tag: Regimes & Governance
240 Articles
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Why the Economy and Not North Korea Will Be Park Geun-hye’s Biggest Challenge
While North Korea may be adept at stealing the media spotlight, the bread and butter challenges facing South Korea’s economy will shape the core of Park’s agenda – jobs and…
March 27, 2013
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Congressional Oversight of Hostilities in the Fifth Domain: Cyber Conflict and the War Powers Resolution
Since 1973, Congress has claimed the right to terminate military engagements under the War Powers Resolution (WPR).1 Beginning with Richard Nixon, whose veto had to be overturned…
March 23, 2013
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Managing the China Challenge: A Case for Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense
Although some observers of Chuck Hagel’s confirmation and Senate Arms Services Committee hearings wonder if Hagel has thought enough about the China issue due to the lack of…
February 13, 2013
- Human Rights & Development
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Blood Sport Returns to Afghanistan
These recent executions in Afghanistan demonstrate that the death penalty is no solution when there is no proper rule of law and when corruption permeates law enforcement and the…
January 15, 2013
- Global Governance
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What Cuba’s Reforms Tell Us About the Country’s Leadership
While much attention has been paid to the scope of these and similar reforms, what they reveal about the country’s leadership has been largely ignored. The Cuban government…
January 14, 2013
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The U.S. Should Not Intervene Militarily in Syria
We must seek a way to end the ongoing crisis in Syria which has now become an all-out civil war with tragic proportions. Most recent reports place the death toll at over 35…
December 13, 2012
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21st Century Eisenhower? Obama’s New “New Look” Defense Policy
Eisenhower’s “New Look” program came out of his conviction that the proper objective of the military was to prevent, not fight, wars. This would be especially true in the…
November 20, 2012
- Conflict & Security
Abandon a Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone
At the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2010, delegates were, for the first time, able to progress with a UN Resolution for a MEWMDFZ. The regional…
October 30, 2012
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It’s Time to Revise How We Talk About Revisionist Powers
There is a conceptual problem in ascribing the term revisionist to describe the respective foreign policy goals to international actors, such as Napoleonic France, modern Iran,…
October 29, 2012
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What is Brazil Up to with its Nuclear Policy?
Relations with Argentina, its longtime rival, have warmed and the two states even cooperate on nuclear and other security issues. Compared to the Middle East, South America is…
October 10, 2012