Tag: Regimes & Governance

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Parallels and Precedents: Five Minutes with Historian John McNeill

[GJIA] Those who hypothesize about America’s declining power often point to historical examples to prove their point. Looking at American power today, would you say …

February 7, 2012

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The Journal Revisited: A New Direction for US-Egyptian Relations by Lucas Chan

Hamid, the Director of Research at the Brookings Doha Center, said that Western support was crucial: “democratization is more likely to succeed with, rather than without,…

January 31, 2012

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Five Minutes with Ambassador David Passage

GJIA: You spent a large portion of your career (and part of your childhood) in Latin America.  What are some of the diplomatic opportunities for the US in Latin America?…

January 16, 2012

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Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kashmir: No Grand Bargain Here

While the US is drawing down from Afghanistan, the Schaffer’s plan does not present a feasible solution to America’s issues in South Asia. First, India has positioned itself…

December 6, 2011

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Rationality and Nuclear Weapons: Revisiting Kenneth Waltz

As a structural realist, Waltz’s beliefs are centered on the conception of states as unitary, rational actors. He argues that states seek survival above all else. This interest…

October 24, 2011

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Chinese Aggression in the South China Sea Warrants Tough US Response

With much of the world’s attention fixed on the Middle East, China has aggressively positioned itself as the dominant force in the resource-rich South China Sea. Laying claim…

October 24, 2011