Articles

Changing Policy for a Changing Climate: The Social Implications of Rapid Glacial Recession in Peru

By Peter Oesterling Feb 3, 2015

As anthropogenic climate change alters the world’s ecosystems, one effect has been glacial recession across the Andes, the Himalayas, the Alps, and the Rocky Mountains. These glaciers have been receding at an alarming pace since the mid-1900s, and... more

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Political Cacophony in the East: Višegrad Fraying at the Seams

By Arthur de Liedekerke Nov 10, 2014

Poland’s recent announcement that it would move thousands of troops from the country’s western border to its eastern one—a historic realignment—highlights the consternation that the Ukrainian crisis has sparked among countries in the region.... more

Extortion in Mexico: Why Mexico’s Pain Won’t End with the War on Drugs

By Benjamin Locks Oct 6, 2014

The Mexican employer’s association, COPARMEX, estimates that 37 percent of businesses have been direct victims of crime—largely extortion—costing them $5.8 billion per... more

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Interviews

LGBT Rights in International Politics

An Interview with Graeme Reid Feb 27, 2015

Yale Journal of International Affairs: In September, the UN Human Rights Council passed an important resolution to combat violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and the resolution was largely led by a coalition... more

Reconsidering “Reset”: Engaging with Russia during the Obama Administration

An Interview with Eric Rubin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, European and Eurasian Affairs Jan 30, 2015

Yale Journal of International Affairs: Your time as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow coincided with the “reset” in U.S.-Russian relations. To start, I thought we could talk about what you would consider as the major... more

Renegotiating the Nature of Citizenship: Constitution Making in South Africa

An Interview with Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa Nov 22, 2014

Yale Journal of International Affairs: So for those who may not be as familiar with the historical formation of South African democracy, I wonder if you could describe the specific role that you played in creating what was then a new national... more

Op-Eds & Reviews

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Book Review: Mapping Contradictory Democratic Experiences in Asia

By Faizah Zakaria Nov 20, 2014

Incomplete Democracies in the Asia-Pacific: Evidence from Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand Edited by Giovanna Dora Dore, Jae H. Ku, Karl D. Jackson Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, 304 pp. After the advent of Indonesia Sukarno’s... more

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Book Review: Uneasy Interdependence – Rivalry across the Himalayas

By Isaac S. Medina Nov 3, 2014

For centuries, the great civilizations of India and China have been separated by the natural barrier of the Himalayas, largely keeping the two civilizations from encroaching on one another’s sphere of influence. However, as close neighbors, both... more

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The Evolution of Islamic Militancy: Military Developments and the Implications for State Actors

By Jack Miller Oct 29, 2014

Introduction Since the late 1990s, a comprehensive discussion relating to changes in the nature of warfare and the military development of conventional state actors has been progressing in U.S. policy circles. Yet a similar discussion regarding the... more

Photo Essays

Winter Highways: The Wait of Baltistan

By Narayan Kaudinya Jan 29, 2015

Winter Highways: The Wait Of Baltistan Baltistan is a mountainous region straddling the Northern India–Pakistan border, adjacent to the disputed territory of Kashmir. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the Ladakhi Scouts, an infantry regiment... more

Umam is 32, but his deep-lined face looks well over forty. Having worked in the mine since his teens, he says that he does not care to use protective masks as they slow him down in his work.

Sulfur Miners of Kawah Ijen

By Sugato Mukherjee Dec 12, 2014

SULFUR MINERS OF KAWAH IJEN Kawah Ijen is one of the many volcanoes that dominate the landscape of East Java in the Indonesian archipelago. But Ijen is markedly different from the others—it is home to the largest acidic crater lake on Earth. The... more

Caught between Poverty and Politics: Undocumented Migrants in Greece

By Stephen Boyle Sep 25, 2012

In Greece, mismanaged immigration policies, an incompetent and sluggish asylum system, a catastrophic economic crisis, and continuing instability in nearby Africa and Asia have resulted in high levels of undocumented immigration in recent... more