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COMMONALITY OF CONTEMPORARY EXTREMIST GROUPS: WHY SOME FALL AND OTHERS FLOURISH
(Georgetown University, 2009)
Contemporary extremist groups pose a significant threat to stability and their actions influence US foreign policy. An analysis of why some contemporary extremist groups fall while others flourish reveal common attributes ...
Soldiers and Civilians: Intercultural Communication and the Iraq War
(Georgetown University, 2009)
Since the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the U.S. Military has come under sharp criticism for its conduct on the ground. Soldiers have demonstrated a severe lack of cultural understanding of the region and its people. ...
Dealing with Dormant and Active Threats: The Strategy of South Korea toward China in the Post Cold War Era
(Georgetown University, 2008)
Policies that the Republic of Korea (ROK) has employed toward China in the post Cold War era pose a puzzle for Realism. A power-driven argument predicts that the rise of China compels the ROK either to strengthen its ...
The Chinese System of International Relations in Early Modern East Asia: China at the Center in the Eyes of the Periphery
(Georgetown University, 2009)
What explains the longevity of the China-centered international order in early modern East Asia? Why did Japan and Korea continue to stay below China in the periphery position instead of forming alliances to balance against ...
Rethinking the Offer: The Impact on Nuclear Non-Proliferation of Providing North Korea or Iran with Light Water Reactors
(Georgetown University, 2009)
This paper examines the impact on nuclear non-proliferation efforts of providing the DPRK and Iran with light water reactors (LWRs). I argue that LWRs in the hands of the DPRK and Iran will substantially increase nuclear ...