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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 ...
A FRUITFUL FUTURE FOR THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA: ALTERING THE UNITED STATES-TAIWAN RELATIONSHIP
(Georgetown University, 2013)
This is an investigation of the delicate trilateral relationship between China, Taiwan, and the United States. Currently, the United States employs a policy of strategic ambiguity to deal with the contentious relationship ...
Standing Up: An Assessment of Modern Chinese Nationalism's Role and Impact Within China and Beyond
(Georgetown University, 2011)
In the past three decades, Chinese nationalism has proven to be a strong yet often unpredictable force throughout the People's Republic of China's (PRC) government and society. As such, any understanding of China must ...
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 ...
RELIGION, ETHNICITY, AND ECONOMIC MARGINALIZATION AS DRIVERS OF CONFLICT IN XINJIANG
(Georgetown University, 2011)
This thesis critically evaluates the role of Islam and ethnic differences as driving forces of conflict in Xinjiang. As China grows and becomes more vested in the global system, its continued stability is in the interest ...
MILITARY SOFT POWER IS NOT AN OXYMORON: USING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ANALYTIC APPROACHES TO EXAMINE GOALS AND EFFECTS OF U.S. MILITARY EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
(Georgetown University, 2011)
Current, less traditional threats to global security and stability call for changes in how we address national security goals. A number of studies have highlighted the importance of soft power in this new international ...
How This All Ends: Nixon's Path From Vietnam, Obama's Afghan Gamble and Forging Peace From War
(Georgetown University, 2013)
This thesis is a conflicts study - but rather than primarily examining origins or conduct, it aims to explore and illuminate the causes and conditions for reconciliation in wartime, successful and unsuccessful. This study ...
FROM ENEMIES TO FRIENDS: THE IMPROVEMENT OF U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES, 1992-2013
(Georgetown University, 2013)
This thesis aims to show that U.S.-Vietnam higher education exchanges aided in the transformation of their bilateral relationship, from enemies engaged in war to friends working closely together in 2013 in trade, security ...
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, ...
WOMEN AND MICROFINANCE: CAN MICROFINANCE ASSIST WOMEN IN POST-CONFLICT DEVELOPMENT TO PREVENT A RETURN TO WAR?
(Georgetown University, 2013)
The predicament of women in impoverished, fragile, and post-conflict countries is a major problem that is hindering development in many parts of the world. In the post-conflict reconciliation attempts, women have often ...