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A NEW GENERATION OF CHINESE LEADERS: PERCEPTIONS AND COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF VALUES
(Georgetown University, 2015)
The resurgence of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism in the context of Chinese leadership values has emerged as a nucleus of a new generation of leaders. The once-in-a-decade transition of China's leadership in 2013 ...
North Korea's Transnational Media Commodity Network
(Georgetown University, 2015)
Why are there are increasing numbers of North Koreans inside the country willing to consume and share illegal foreign media over the last ten years, despite greater risk of capital punishment due to tighter border controls ...
Changing Course: The Sources of Strategic Adjustment
(Georgetown University, 2015)
Under what conditions will presidents change their grand strategy? Change isn’t easy, particularly for presidents and particularly at the level of grand strategy. Most presidents take office with well-formed foreign policy ...
UN PEACEKEEPING AND THE LINKS BETWEEN CIVIL WAR PEACE PROCESSES
(Georgetown University, 2015)
Why do combatants in civil wars engage in UN-led negotiations even when they believe the UN is a failed, flawed contributor to the peace process? Drawing on regression analysis, extensive archival work, interviews, and two ...
Women's Political and Legal Empowerment and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
(Georgetown University, 2015)
WOMEN'S POLITICAL AND LEGAL EMPOWERMENT AND
Promises, Promises: Promoting, Debating, And Living With NAFTA
(Georgetown University, 2015)
The purpose of this study is to deepen scholarly understanding of the ways that the historical realities of the US-Mexico commercial relationship continue to manifest themselves in modern times. It is nothing short of ...
REIMAGINING THE VOICE OF AMERICA AS A GLOBAL FORUM FOR TRANSNATIONAL DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY
(Georgetown University, 2015)
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SHIA-SUNNI SECTARIANISM: IRAN'S ROLE IN THE TRIBAL REGIONS OF PAKISTAN
(Georgetown University, 2015)
This thesis analyzes Shia-Sunni sectarianism in the northern tribal areas of Pakistan, and the role of Iran in exacerbating such violence in recent years. The northern tribal regions have been experiencing an unprecedented ...
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: A FRAMEWORK FOR THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY
(Georgetown University, 2015)
This thesis analyzes the social responsibility multinational oil and gas enterprises have with respect to the societal and environmental impact of their operations. Historically, these firms have exploited natural resources ...
Do Drones Work? The United States Targeted Killing Program and Terrorism in Pakistan
(Georgetown University, 2015)
There has been heavy debate on the United States targeted killing program, but very little on the effectiveness of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), or drone, strikes as a counterterrorism tactic. The prevailing notion asserted ...