Academic work from Atlantic Community members broadens the scope of the policy marketplace. Research and policy analysis are not just the work of experts; such work is done daily by students around the world, but needs to find its way to a larger audience. With this feature we hope to empower an up and coming generation of students, think tankers and other young professionals and involve them in the policy forming process. You can upload your thesis, paper or article here.
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Bidjan Nashat: The use of anti-Israeli, pan-Islamic, and anti-imperialist rhetoric has been a deliberate tool in the conduct of Iran's post-revolutionary foreign policy.
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Patrick Douglass: This paper will analyze how China’s bureaucratic institutions have evolved during the reform era to integrate more points of view, the actors who wield the greatest influence in this new system, and the ways in which public opinion will likely influence Chinese foreign policy in the future.
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Rudi Guraziu: Humanitarian Intervention (HI) is a topic which divides the international community. The two opposing camps in International Relations are the idealists vs. the restrictionists. The paper supports the idealist views, who argue that HI is justified even if the SC does not authorize the use of force.
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Christia Flourentzou: The 2003 war in Iraq was rationalized through the doctrine of prevention. Yet, the doctrine is unsustainable because it contradicts the laws of war as found in the 'Just War Tradition.' Using Pragmatism as the theoretical framework, the argument is that to use prevention is to contradict the liberal identity.
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Rudi Guraziu: EU foreign policy significantly changed during the Kosovo war after the Yugoslav failures demonstrated the need for an improved and coherent Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). This new direction in EU foreign policy significantly impacts the Western Balkans. What are the reasons behind ...
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Peter Peetz: The nature of youth violence in Central America is deeply connected to social perceptions and societal constructs. El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica provide three examples of how State reaction to youth violence is influenced by the public discourse.
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Stanley R. Sloan: The hegemonic behavior of the Bush administration during its first term almost led to the end of the transatlantic partnership. The US will not be able to face the challenges of this century without its allies and NATO. A closely coordinated US-EU-NATO cooperation is essential to attain shared interests.
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Christian Mölling: International organizations aim to overcome inefficiencies in complex crisis management by adopting "comprehensive approaches". However, the implementation is affected by diverging security cultures and the particular interests of the member states.
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Oliver Schmidt: In assessing whether Iran intends to build nuclear weapons, it can be concluded that whilst no evidence or ‘smoking gun’ for an Iranian nuclear program can be found, the available clues and arguments strongly suggest that Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapons option.
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Daniel Möckli: The crisis surrounding Iran's nuclear program is likely to intensify in the coming months. The dual strategy of diplomacy and sanctions has achieved little so far. Iran refuses to suspend its uranium enrichment activities and may become a nuclear threshold country within the foreseeable future.
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