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‘ALLAH, AL-WATAN, AL-QA’ID’: A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF REGIME MILITIAS IN IRAQ, 1991-2003
(Georgetown University, 2016)
Since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the emergence and dominant position of militias in the country has become common knowledge. In terms of conceptualization, the rise of militias is generally viewed in isolation ...
Investigating the Women's Multiplier Effect and Propensity for Community-Oriented Spending
(Georgetown University, 2017)
Among international development conventions, the most common in the gender empowerment field is: When you invest in women, they re-invest 90 percent back into their families and communities. This rate is considered ...
(UN)EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW: ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF GENDER SYNCHRONY AND MUSLIM RELIGION ON ASYLUM OUTCOMES IN THE UNITED STATES
(Georgetown University, 2017)
By law, asylum claims in the United States are adjudicated on the basis of an applicant’s well-founded fear of persecution. Yet recent quantitative research on asylum decisions indicates that the probability of receiving ...
POWER AND INFLUENCE: IDEATIONAL AND MATERIAL FACTORS IN THE INTERNATIONAL POSTURE OF CHINA RISING AS A GREAT POWER
(Georgetown University, 2012)
POWER AND INFLUENCE: IDEATIONAL AND MATERIAL FACTORS IN THE INTERNATIONAL POSTURE OF CHINA RISING AS A GREAT POWER
FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN REGISTRIES IN THE GLOBAL MARITIME BUSINESS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MODERN SEAFARERS
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Flags of convenience, a tool developed by the modern maritime business to circumvent Western labor and tax regulations through international vessel registration, pose a significant risk to the well-being of global seafarer ...
AL-QAEDA IN PAKISTAN: HOW THIS SAFE HAVEN AND RELATIONSHIP IMPACTS INSURGENCY AND WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
(Georgetown University, 2012)
The war in Afghanistan is complex and there is no singular solution to resolve the conflict that exists there. However, there are certain factors that will drastically impact the future of it, especially concerning ...
Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan: An Assessment
(Georgetown University, 2011)
Since soon after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States military has been engaged in Afghanistan. In 2009, the U.S. began pursuing a strategy of counterinsurgency designed to protect the population, ...
Microfinance in India and How it Empowers Women
(Georgetown University, 2012)
MICROFINANCE IN INDIA AND HOW IT EMPOWERS WOMEN
Is Terrorism Inevitable?: The Immortality of Terrorism
(Georgetown University, 2013)
IS TERRORISM INEVITABLE?: THE IMMORTALITY OF TERRORISM
THAILAND'S PROBLEM WITH THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
(Georgetown University, 2013)
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