Georgetown Journal
of International Affairs
SUMMER/FALL 2014, VOLUME XV, NUMBER 2
An understanding of the dynamics and complexity of population structure never has been more critical for the analysis of international relations. This collection of articles requires us to reconsider how emerging demographic trends affect different communities, as well as how we can effectively manage both opportunities and challenges in the coming decades.
ELIZABETH STEPHEN
ELIZABETH MADSEN
ROBERT ENGELMAN
JOHN W. TRAPHAGAN
LESTER A. ZEAGER
SHAREEN JOSHI
SINAN CIDDI
The rise of the AKP in Turkish politics, the failure of opposition parties to challenge the AKP in parliament, and the growing tensions between the AKP-led government and Turkish civil society serve as the backdrop to an increasingly charged political climate. However, the weak organizational structure of protest movements guarantees AKPs continued dominance in Turkish politics.
ADRIANA E. ABDENUR AND CONRAD KASSIER
The 2011 meltdown at Japans Fukushima nuclear plant permanently changed the face of nuclear development. While some countries have since backed away from the field, South Africa has launched itself into the arena, engaging Russia and China in a competition to become the main regional energy provider.
RONALD E. NEUMANN
Afghan society is composed of diverse political factions, including the Taliban, thus hampering peace negotiations. While peace is unlikely in todays context, government stability and continued foreign support could eventually make the possibility of talks a reality.
AN INTERVIEW WITH COLIN H. KAHL
Irans nuclear threat has aligned Israeli and Saudi interests, setting the stage for potential military collaboration. However, Israel remains unlikely to attack Iran and prospects for future cooperation are inhibited by Saudi domestic factors, as well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
ANDRS MONROY-HERNNDEZ AND LUIS DANIEL PALACIOS
The anonymous Blog del Narco serves as an invaluable outlet for information about Mexicos ongoing drug war. How has the site both challenged and augmented traditional journalism, and how does it represent a shift in notions of what constitutes a news organization?
MOHA ENNAJI
Moroccos Berber minority has long suffered from marginalization, but a decades-old civil society movement succeeded in demanding official recognition of the Berber language and culture. This is an essential step in Moroccos ongoing democratic reform process.
DAN SAXON
As semi-autonomous weapons are developed and deployed, it is crucial to apply international humanitarian law to establish a decision-making balance between machines and humans. The legal and political value of human judgment must always supersede that of autonomous weapon systems.
AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID LUBAN
Torture is an ineffective interrogation tactic. Moreover, the prohibition of torture is a moral archetype that is linked to several societal values. Policymakers and interrogators must uphold these values, with a focus on human dignity and equality.
PAOLO GIORDANO AND BARBARA RAMOS
The era of North-North dominated trade is steadily coming under revision as regional trade among South-South countries picks up due to the recent economic crisis. Is this a temporary feature of the world trade system, or just a temporary reaction to a sluggish recovery among developed countries?
STEVEN GALE
Big data and data analytics are creating powerful new opportunities for the field of international development. However, traditional issues in program evaluation persist.
ALEXANDRA PHELAN AND LAWRENCE O. GOSTIN
The current international legal framework for preventing and controlling infectious diseases is inadequate. It is reactive, not preventive, and does a poor job of ensuring equity and global cooperation. A new Framework Convention of Global Health could move the international community in the right direction.
CHARLES P. CLARK
Review of The War that Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 by Margaret MacMillan
AVIEL ROSHWALD
Review of Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War by Max Hastings
JAMES G. HODGE, JR.
Review of Global Health Law by Lawrence O. Gostin
AN INTERVIEW WITH CHENG LI
The newly appointed director of the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings reflects on the evolution of U.S.-China relations on the 35th anniversary of full diplomatic relations between both countries. Can Beijing and Washington forge a new type of relationship aimed at developing win-win cooperation and circumventing major conflict despite the tension and mutual mistrust that permeates their relations?
Georgetown Journal
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SUMMER/ FALL 2014, VOLUME XV, NUMBER 2
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