Spring and Summer 2008

Volume 3,
Issue 2

Iraq: The Three Trillion Dollar War

Interview with Joseph Stiglitz

In an interview with YJIA, Professor Joseph Stiglitz discusses the ramifications of the Iraq War on the American economy.

Achieving Reconciliation in Divided Societies: Comparing the Approaches in Timor-Leste, South Africa and Rwanda

Jeremy Sarkin

Jeremy Sarkin argues that post-conflict states should place greater emphasis on their own historical and economic circumstances rather than rely on truth commissions.

Shared Sovereignty in the European Union: Germany's Economic Governance

Sherrill Brown Wells and Samuel F. Wells, Jr.

Sherrill Brown Wells and Samuel F. Wells, Jr. examine the major economic initiatives taken by West Germany that led to the formation of the present-day European Union.

Georgian Foreign Policy

An Interview with Ambassador Irakli Alasania

In an interview with YJIA, Georgia’s Ambassador to the United Nations answers pertinent questions pertaining to Georgia’s national sovereignty, bilateral relations with neighboring countries, and its current and future role in the United Nations and North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Shame Without End: Darfur and "The Responsibility To Protect"

Eric Reeves

Eric Reeves investigates the effectiveness of the United Nations’ Genocide Convention with respect to the ongoing conflict in Darfur.

De facto Statehood? The Strange Case of Somaliland

Alexis Arieff

Alexis Arieff assesses Somaliland’s international status and diplomatic ties in the context of the evolving international standards of statehood and the shifting geopolitical terrain of the U.S.’s “War on Terror.”

Taiwan and its Unique Relations with the United States and China

An Interview with Representative Jaushieh Joseph Wu

Taiwan’s Representative to the United States (2007-2008) Jaushieh Joseph Wu discusses relevant issues in Taiwanese foreign policy.

Modeling European Security and Defence Policy: Strategic Enablement, National Sovereignty and Differential Atlanticism

David Blagden

David Blagden explores the underlying drivers of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) and presents a model to explain how questions of national sovereignty, regionalism and U.S.-E.U. relations influence the ESDP’s organizational trajectory.

Confronting Threats to the Homeland: The Next Generation

Secretary Michael Chertoff

Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff identifies the contemporary threats to American national security and provides six initiatives on how to mitigate these dangers.

A Two Pronged Approach for France and its Muslims: Integration and Assimilation

Bryan Groves

Bryan Groves addresses the present status of Muslims in France and proposes some potential resolutions.