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FOREIGN AID IN AFRICA IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM: THE CHINA AND U.S. MODEL FIGHT FOR RELEVANCE
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Poverty remains the scourge of the modern world. Millions of people live in poverty despite the best efforts of the most powerful governments in the world. Due to a myriad of political and historical reasons, the most ...
The Politics of "Othering": Will Ethnic Polarization Destroy Cote d'Ivoire?
(Georgetown University, 2013)
The historically peaceful and prosperous West African nation of Côte d'Ivoire has been embroiled in an ongoing civil war for the last 12 years. Formerly a French colony, Côte d'Ivoire has a turbulent history of colonization, ...
Faustian Bargains: Electoral Violence and Transitional Power Sharing in Kenya and Zimbabwe
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Power sharing agreements have become an increasingly prevalent means of ending civil war and a logical institutional approach to long-term conflict management in divided societies. While existing literature has focused ...
THE BLIND MAN'S ELEPHANT: BROADENING PERSPECTIVES TO SAVE THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT
(Georgetown University, 2014)
Ivory poaching has evolved from a local and regional nuisance to a vexing global threat in need of immediate action. The ivory trade is one of the world's largest illicit activities, funneling money to terrorist groups, ...
THE ERITREAN 2% DIASPORA TAX: HOW THE LEVY CAME TO REFLECT, AND ENABLE, POOR GOVERNANCE
(Georgetown University, 2013)
The course of the Eritrean 2% Diaspora Tax's development and implementation illustrates how the revenue apparatus reflects, and enables, the inadequate governance existing in present-day Eritrea. This thesis will reveal ...
A History of Violence and Exclusion: Afro-Colombians from Slavery to Displacement
(Georgetown University, 2012)
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE AND EXCLUSION: AFRO-COLOMBIANS FROM SLAVERY TO DISPLACEMENT
China's Ethical Quandary in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Mounting Costs of Opportunism
(Georgetown University, 2011)
CHINA'S ETHICAL QUANDARY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: THE MOUNTING COSTS OF OPPORTUNISM
AFRICAN CHALLENGES IN ACHIEVING GLOBALIZED ECONOMIES: FROM A TROUBLED PAST TO A PATH FORWARD
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Africa has a long and troubled history. The roots of many of the current struggles faced by Africans were placed in their continent's difficult past. The lasting effects of slavery, unequal trade, and colonialism have ...
CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT: RONALD REAGAN'S PROBLEMATIC POLICY OF APPEASEMENT WITH SOUTH AFRICA
(Georgetown University, 2012)
CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT: RONALD REAGAN'S PROBLEMATIC POLICY OF APPEASEMENT WITH SOUTH AFRICA
Kenya's 2013 Presidential Election: A Qualified Success
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Many international observers billed Kenya's 2013 presidential election a success for its lack of political violence. This assessment is valid when basing success against the numbers of dead and displaced following the ...