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Volume8 Issue2
Managing the World's Resources: Sustainability
and Access Amidst Scarcity
Volume8 Issue1
International Trafficking: The Illegal Movement
of Drugs, Weapons, Resources, and People
Volume7Issue1
International Law and Conflict
Resolution
In this issue: Gillian Reynolds takes us inside the WTO to find out how the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU) affects the disparity of power within its member states. Raghav Thapar discusses whether or not the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is capable of promoting economic cooperation in South Asia. Vijay Sekhon foreshadows the serious consequences for U.S. foreign policy and the declining respect of the international community in the wake of controversy over Guantanamo Bay detention facilities. Sebastian Burduja grapples with the question "how did it all go wrong?" in Romania, where the talks that might have resulted in keeping Communism out of Europe failed. Using a theory of Relational Sovereignty, Dr. Stacy argues that national sovereignty cannot shield corrupt or neglectful governments that fail to distribute essential sustenance and services to their citizens. Rafiq Dossani and Srinidhi Vijakumar illuminate the role of Indian border states in the conducting of foreign policy towards their international neighbors. Finally, our international correspondents write from their locations in Germany, the Dominican Republic, China, France, and the Ukraine.
Volume6Issue2
Ideological Divides
Since the end of Cold War, old divisions have given rise to new divisions. In her article, Ganka Hadjipetrova uses statistical methods to explore the dynamic and interactive factors that can lead a country to become democratic. Examining U.S. foreign policy, Aaron Levenstadt questions the viability of unilateralism in American decision-making. In his historical analysis, Cyrus Chee determines the contributing factors to Soviet-American misperceptions of bomber and missile capabilities. In light of the growing presence of internet usage in China, Jeff Rissman discusses the restructuring of Chinese state-sponsored surveillance policies. Lastly, in his interview, Professor Kenneth Schultz discusses the nuanced ideological divides that pivot around the decision to use force.
Volume6Issue1
Emerging Powers
This issue probes developing political, technological, economic, and religious world players. In her article, Gloria Koo challenges the shifting Cold War dynamic between China and North Korea and the implications their relationship pose on nuclear proliferation. Ahmad Siddiqi offers a portrait of Iranian president Syed Muhammad Khatami and examines the implementation of his reformist visions in the future of Iran. Sarala Nagala focuses on India’s potential “superpower” stature as a technology hub and the locus of an increasingly relevant outsourcing phenomenon. Sofiane Khatib treats the ethnically-charged Algerian civil conflicts from 1991 through 1999 in light of internal and external “spoilers,” or impediments to peace proceedings. Jennifer Haskell expounds on this issue of racial politics, questioning Malaysia’s fertility as a soil for democracy building. Professor Miller’s article proposes what a global “superpower” should encompass, measuring China’s economy, military, politics, and global cultural diffusion with this yardstick. In an interview, Professor Holloway addresses a range of international security issues, from the potential of an emergent “new Cold War” to the threat of a nuclear Iran.
Volume5Issue2
After Sept. 11: A New World Order?
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Volume5Issue1
States in Development
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Volume4Issue2
International Economics
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Volume4Issue1
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Volume3Issue2
Emerging Biological Threats
This issue of the Stanford Journal of International Relations surveys the nature of emerging biological threats and what society’s best defenses may be against them. Ambassador Donald Mahley explains the difficulties of enforcing the Biological Weapons Convention. Dr. Christopher Chyba of Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation examines domestic and international preparedness for a biological attack. Toyin Ajayi focuses on smallpox and how the United States should plan for an outbreak of the disease. Amanda Silverio discusses the ethical implications of clinical drug trials for the dire situation of AIDS in Africa.
Volume3Issue1
Global Conflict
This issue of the Stanford Journal of International Relations examines current global conflicts. It includes essays analyzing why conflicts begin, how they can be resolved, and how the international community can prevent them in the future. TQ Shang argues that the Palestinians have initiated their Intifadas as part of a strategic bargaining process with Israel. William Ratliff, a research fellow at the Hoover Institute, contends that U.S. policies towards Kosovo, China, and Colombia are exacerbating conflicts around the world. Former South African President F.W. de Klerk provides insight as to how the conflict over apartheid in South Africa was resolved. In response to de Klerk, Professor Ebrahim Moosa argues that in many cases, old wounds are difficult to heal, and that conflicts can continue among people long after their leaders have signaled an official resolution. Mirna Galic uses Sierra Leone as an example of the difficulties involved in conflict resolution and peacekeeping. Grace Kang, a former political analyst and human rights lawyer for the United Nations peacekeeping missions in Bosnia, offers suggestions as to how the international community can continue to help piece together Bosnia's war-torn society. Vikas Kapur and Vipin Narang contend that a political, rather than legal or military, approach can help prevent a disastrous war between two nuclear powers over Kashmir. Finally, Robert Person analyzes Sino-Russian relations and their potential for preventing, or provoking, future conflict.
Volume2Issue2
Transnational Organizations
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Volume2Issue1
Global Issues in Development
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Volume1Issue3
Ten Years After the Cold War
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Volume1Issue2
International Dimensions of Information Technology
This publication highlights the many different tenets of global information technology. Drozdova and Goodman, from the Center for International Security and Cooperation, raise concerns regarding human rights abuses on the Internet. Bruce Lusignan, director of the Stanford Satellite Communication Center, asserts that communications expansion into rural regions represents a viable option with immense benefits for the earth's poorest billions. Wangechi Muthui and Patricia Gachiengo dilute the enthusiasm of internet development in the third world. Claribal Chan surveys the vast landscape of E-Commerce. Miles Townes focuses upon the vulnerabilities of the international information infrastructure. Erika Check uncovers the moral chasms in the establishment of Iceland's genetic database.
Volume1Issue1
Globalization at the Millenium
The first issue of the journal investigates the various processes of globalization taking place around the turn of our newest century. Alex Inkeles takes us to the heart of the Brazil's rain forest, near the city of Manaus, where two great streams come together in a distinctive, perhaps unique, way. David Palumbo-Liu looks at the vast number os responses to the Chinese Money Scandal (CMS) in the conext of U.S. hegemony. In an article about media and "flickering borders," Sean O'Neill communicates a vision of finite economic globalization. Taylor C. Boas assesses the democratizing potential of the internet in Cuba, while Daisy Gordon emphasizes the strong role of the state in explaining Asian development and capital flows. This issue also contains an interview with Ambassador Andros A. Nicolaides of the Republic of Cyprus, and an interview with former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry.