International Relations papers

Examines nations' socioeconomic frameworks, models (class vs. elite pluralist), industry, labor & bureaucracies & compares British Labor Party & Swedish Social Democratic Party.

Examines economic & political theories related to coercive diplomacy, hierarchy of states & war, focusing on freezing of foreign-owned financial assets as legal & political tactic to settle international disputes.

Examines factional conflict in political party struggle over trade agreement, post-NAFTA political fallout, protectionism.

Political & military policy toward island's Greek-Turkish conflict, independence, national interest, partitioning, theory.

Alexander George & William Simons examine concept's purpose, eight factors leading to success or failure, application in Southeast Asia & Cuba.

Examines treaties in effect in early 1996. Purposes, goals, signatory nations, legality, testing, focusing on Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

Examines Mexican cultural, business/labor & gender issues & effects on Canadian & Amer. firms in context of implementation of NAFTA.

History & 1995 permanent international ratification, negotiations, nuclear & non-nuclear states, principles & provisions, review conferences, U.S. public opinion, unresolved problems.

Describes & compares functionalism, neo-functionalism & integration theory & their approach to global problems of change & conflict.

Conflicting views on what nation(s) and/or event(s) brought on war, focusing on Germany & crisis of July, 1914.

Compares theories & their application in international relations, economics & national power of Estonia & North Korea.

Evolution of strategy, assistance, politics in Cold war context, focusing on post-1973 events. Costs, impact on Association of Southeast Asian Nations, U.S. interests.

Historical context, causes & effects, reformist policies of Soviet ruler Gorbachev, military issues, failure of communist economy.

Analyzes U.S. tilt toward Iraq in 1980-1988. Background, overall Middle East policy, secret talks, aid, arms for hostages deal with Iran, aftermath.

Analyzes development of U.S. financial & military aid programs & recommends major cutbacks or elimination of most. Views of public & govt., Cold War policy, fiscal restraints, examples.

Evolution of United Nation's involvement in global human rights. Interventions, aid, military presence, leadership, obstacles.

Critical review of work on behind-the-scenes intelligence-gathering & policy formation of President Kennedy in 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

Evolution from start of alliance against Nazi Germany to Teheran Conference (1943), Yalta Conference (1945), major issues (Japan, U.N., atomic bomb), beginning of Cold War, Soviet hegemony over Eastern Europe & Berlin Airlift.

Research design to determine change in U.S.-Soviet attitudes & relations.

Evolution after WWII. Dependence on U.S., treaties, economic power, neo-nationalism, politics, public opinion, defense buildup, energy issues, regional relations.

Compares nations' roles, political, economic & military responses, public views in conflicts of 1950s & 1990s.

Compares 1979 Camp David Accords (Israel & Egypt) & 1994 Declaration of Principles (Israel & Palestinians). Provisions, limitations, impact on overall peace process.

Analysis & overview of the past & current economic fortunes of the European economic union. Concludes with description of outlook for the future.

Discusses some of the ways that the modern world system effects peoples & cultures. Topics include the European Union & deforestation.

Discusses the financial & leadership problems with U.N. peacekeeping missions. Focuses on the Somali mission & details some of the fraud, waste, abuse, & incompetence that plague that mission.

Explores the development of modern communication capacities in Saudi Arabia. Considers both the Saudi government's desire to control access to & egress of information & the underground use of modern communication media to evade that control.

Examines economic development of Kuwait, beginning with an historical background & focusing on the post-Gulf War emphasis on diversification.

On the occasion of the second anniversary of the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the positive & negative effects are analyzed. Concludes that the data is inconclusive.

Two essays discussing different aspects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. One examines the historical background of the revolution, the other analyzes events through breakdown/discontent & resource mobilization theories.

This paper explores the European Union and how it is inherently undemocratic.

Discusses US - Cuba relations and CIA's attitudes to Fidel Castro.

Examines period 1933-1936. Hitler's world view. German weakness, low risk policies, aggression, dipolomacy, realignment in European balance of power.

A review on Mohammed Ayoob's book "The Third World Security Predicament: State Making, Regional Conflict, and the International System".

Discusses economic, political & cultural concerns re: unification. Integral role of France. French multiparty system, economic growth issues. Brief history of the E.C.

Analysis of incidents in U.S. & Japan. Descriptions of WMD & crisis management operations & procedures. State & Federal plans to combat WMD attacks. Need for integrated, cenralizd approach.

Examines "Arab & Jew" by David K. Shipler & "Nation Against State" by Gideon Gottlieb. Problems, conflicts waged in name of nationhood.

How the creation of images of the Cold War shaped the culture of its time. Cold War rhetoric in politics & culture. Geopolitical stakes. Propaganda "war." Shifting U.S. priorities.

Analysis of human rights & religious violations & corruption in modern day Africa. Chad, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Africa, Namibia, Rwanda. Interclan politics, genocide. Response of international community.

Examines failure to achieve objectives of the American air operations over North Vietnam (1965-1968). Background of campaign; strategy analysis; air campaign execution and its evaluation.

Examines geopolitical effects & implications of 1972-1988 occupation of Aozou strip. Historical origins of strife in Chad; civil wars. Libya's strategic & religious interests. French aid.

Contends 1989 was a watershed year in international relations with the end of Cold War. Offers cultural & political theories incl. Postmodernism, liberalism & realism to help understand new (post Cold War) international acts.

Discusses historical tensions & problems; Mideast international political economy; 1967 6-Day War.

Analyzes origins, reactions, management, resolution & consequences of Oct. 1962 political crisis.

Examines espionage accusation, trial, sentencing & execution of Julius & Ethel Rosenberg as a Cold War event. Purpose of trial, evidence, history of accused, political motivations, protests, conflicts, aftermath.

History of country during regime of Mobutu Seki Sese; his objectives, revenue needs, corruption, damange to economic development.

Focus on subjugation & victimization of women. Context in which sex industry developed incl. Vietnam War, emigration, demographics. History of sex trafficking of Southeast Asian women.

Analysis of makeup, purpose, structure, functions. Influence of Saudi Arabia.

Critical analysis of period 1889-1989. U.S. objectives & approaches, successes & weaknesses.

American role; leadership & views of President Johnson & Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. Concludes McNamara-Johnson policy failed.

Examines American foreign & diplomatic policy toward Vietnam War; effects of American public opinion; history; policies of four U.S. Presidents.

An in-depth study of the spread of multinational corporations, focusing on the global economy and world-wide free trade.

Focus on political reform in Egypt. Role of religion, liberalization of economy & failure. Also discusses Iraq.

U.S. aid to Greece and Turkey in President Harry Truman's administration. Relationship to Cold War. Examaines various policies and perspectives.

The role of ideas and arguments in the policy process from the point of view of the "Rational Choice Theory" and "New Institutionalism".

An in-depth study into building capacity as a prerequisite for the promotion of good governance and reduction of limitations in the developing world.

Examining new challenges which face the government, businesses and individuals in an ever-globalizing world.

An argument in support of the United States refraining from attacking Iraq, because it would cause tremendous human suffering and serious harm to American interests throughout the world.

The paper discusses the movie, "Apocalypse Now" about the Vietnam War.

An analysis of the use of Anthrax as a weapon of terrorism, and the efforts of anti-bioterrorism.

A discussion on the issues of globalization and its effect on national politics.

A discussion of whether the attack at Pearl Harbor was due to the failure of the United States intelligence community to give sufficient correct information to government.

An examination of the history of the United States as an imperial power and consideration of the implications of its position now that America is the only country in the world able to lay claim to the term superpower.

A study on the United States' involvement in the internal policies of foreign countries to secure its supply of resources.

A discussion of how the communist paranoia influenced Hollywood in the 1950?s.

An in-depth discussion on State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) with reference to their expansion and demise in both developed and developing countries.

A study of American involvement in Cuba's "Ten Years War".

A paper which examines the reasons why foreign countries and their people dislike America and its foreign policies, yet reject the September 11 attacks.

A discussion as to whether suspected terrorist, Jose Padilla, should be tried by a military tribunal or a civil court.

A discussion of the economic, military, and political aspects of Iraq-U.S. relationship during the years immediately prior to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

An examination of two battles from WWII - Battle of Kursk and the Battle of Midway and why these were turning points in the war for the Allied forces.

A personal insight into the Israeli-Arab conflict from a Palestinian bias.

An analysis of United States military involvement in foreign nations with the focus on national politics and economy.

An evaluation of the foreign policies of U.S, for different regions, in the context of its national interests.

Within the context of government and politics in post-colonial Africa, the role of the state is examined with a critical and contemporary perspective.

A discussion of factors which contribute to the terrible phenomenon of world hunger.

This essay seeks to establish the extent to which the theories of federalism and neo-functionalism are different and similar to each other.

An in-depth discussion of the distinctive characteristics of small states in the international community. Advantages and disadvantages of these states are also discussed.

A analysis of the contribution of Hans Morgenthau to the development of Realist Theory and what makes his contribution unique.

An insight into the Cold War from the roots of the conflict to the technological discoveries that came out of it.

A look at different theories of international diplomacy focusing on conflict resolution.

A review of "Dispatches", a compilation of Michael Herr's personal experiences as a Vietnam War correspondent.

An analysis of globalization with a focus on its preventing another war by causing all nations to work in harmony with each other.

An examination of how China finally gained entry into the WTO in November 2001.

A study of the legitimacy and success of humanitarian intervention (HI)with respect to the United Nations.

A study of the WTO's involvement in the resolving of international disputes.

An examination of the contribution made by President Truman to the United States and its foreign policy and how other presidents have continued his legacy.

A comparison of the conflicting accounts of the Persian Gulf War by Iraq and Kuwait.

A look at the political consequences of this event that took place during the Reagan Administration.

A look at the aspirations of the European Union (EU) for European unity and the obstacles it faces. The movie,"Europa Europa", is presented as a point of comparison of attitudes.

A review of the novel "The Fifties" by David Halberstam with an emphasis on the politics of the decade.

A look at the history of this country with focus on U.S. foreign policy towards it during Reagan's period.

A look at the risks and rewards for companies investing in foreign countries, focusing on America-China.

An introduction to the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War and its influence on the use of helicopters in combat operations.

A study of the events surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

This paper discusses the important events and repercussions of the Cold War.

An examination of international political events of the twentieth century through three different perspectives.

A discussion of the concepts of sovereignty and security in South East Asia and their importance to stability in the region.

A critical comparison of Waltz's neo-realism and Bull's British school's society of states.

This paper studies the causes of WWII and Canada's participation in the war.

A description of the duties and powers of the president of the United States.