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Indonesian Islamic Boarding Schools: The Role of the Pesantren in Preventing the Spread of Islamic Extremism
By Hilary Dauer* Introduction One of the most frequently heard terms in the counterterrorism/counter-radicalism conversation in Southeast Asia is pesantren, or Islamic boarding school. More often than not, the pesantren is associated with terrorism and/or radical Islam. Yet, despite all of the negative attention, the pesantren is poorly understood outside the world of sociology, religion, [...]
Interviews»
Cold War, Containment, and Grand Strategy
An Interview with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian John Lewis Gaddis* YJIA: Professor Gaddis, you are well-known for both your work on the Cold War and the policy of containment. Did containment help the United States win the Cold War? Gaddis: I think containment helped all of us win the Cold War, not just the U.S.; it [...]
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International Development is Gay: How the New Policy Focus on LGBTI Rights Can Transform Development for the Better
by Rachel Bergenfield* “Gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights,” proclaimed former Secretary of State Clinton in 2011. On the same day, President Obama directed all US agencies involved in foreign policy and development[i] to ensure that their work protects and promotes the human rights of LGBTI[ii] people, United Nations Secretary-General [...]
Caught between Poverty and Politics: Undocumented Migrants in Greece
Growing Up Cambodian: Childhood and Crisis Three Decades after the Khmer Rouge
Flight of the Golden Peacock: The Return of Aung San Suu Kyi
Childhood Blindness Prevention: Seva Canada Programs in Malawi
Fragile: A story of Bihar migrants working in Calcutta’s largest wholesale market
Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya: A Photo Essay
The Discovery of Mineral Resources in Afghanistan: Opportunity or Curse?
Down-and-Outs of Howrah
Lives in Transition: Haiti, A Léogâne Story
