 IA FORUM ARTICLES |
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| Child Migration: Challenging Common Misperceptions |
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| Author examines to what extent the economic status of the child migrant and their household affect their decision to migrate. By Giulia Frontini. (08/07/2010) |
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| HIV/AIDS and Human Security: A Focus on Women and Economic Security in Southern Africa |
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| Author analyzes the AIDS/HIV issue in southern Africa and offers policy recommendations towards combating its effect there. By Elizabeth Armstrong-Mensah, PhD. (04/21/2010) |
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| Acute Poverty Alleviation Through Women’s Targeting By Microfinance Programs |
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| Author provides argument for sustaining female-targeting microfinance programs. By Alexandra Dobra. (04/20/2010) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Dr. J.P. Linstroth, Senior Researcher of the Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Programme of The International Peace Research Institute Oslo, about the Basque party. (IA-Forum, 01/04/2010) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Prof. Asoka Bandarage about Sri Lanka and the Tamil conflict. By Ben Linden. (11/09/2009) |
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| Interview with Tyler Moselle, Program Manager and Interim Executive Director at Harvard Kennedy School’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy on the conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan about understanding of the challenges facing the system of international criminal justice. (Hauser Center, 07/23/2009) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with American University's Diana Marinova about cross-cultural awareness and its implications for U.S. domestic and foreign policy. By Daniel McCown (07/10/2009) |
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| IA Forum speaks with Professor Douglas P. Fry about his book Beyond War, and his research disputing the notion of man's warlike nature. (06/11/2009) |
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| Israel and Sri Lanka: a media analysis of war crimes allegations |
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| Report by Just Journalism, a UK-based research organization focused on how Israel and Middle East issues are reported in the UK media. (June 2009) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Erik Voeten, assistant professor of Geopolitics and Global Justice at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, about international courts and human rights. By Valentine Pasquesoone (05/23/2009) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy's Tyler Moselle about Cambodia and humanitarianism. By Cynthia Iris (04/26/2009) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Georgetown University's Asoka Bandarage about the situation in Sri Lanka. By Ben Linden (04/10/2009) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Prof. Madhavi Sunder about the future of women's rights in the Islamic world. By Trenton Truitt (03/30/2009) |
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| IA-Forum discusses the drug cartel crisis in Mexico with former Ambassador Anthony Quainton. By Kathryn Thornborough. (03/06/09) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Prof. Sergio Costa of the Free University of Berlin about cosmpolitanism and the anti-racism struggle in Brazil. By Nadia Barros (07/19/2008) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Prof. David Chandler about Western interventions in the name of promoting democracy. By Katharine Slocombe (IA-Forum, 03/17/2008) |
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| Paper: Ending the Use of Child Soldiers in Armed Conflict |
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| Author analyzes its causes and history; and explores challenges to halt the issue. By Runa Reta. (11/07/2007) |
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| Paper: The Web of Health Diplomacy |
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| Provides analysis of the Greco-Turkish and Palestinian-Israeli cooperation model in public health and explores development of a health diplomacy model based on the Kantian peace model. By Dr. Muhiuddin Haider and Ergys Ramaj. (11/07/2007) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Lara M. Knudsen about her book on global reproductive rights. By Dimitri Neos. (IA-Forum, 3/1/2007) |
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| IA-Forum Interview: Philippe Legrain |
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| International Affairs Forum discusses immigration issues with Philippe Legrain - journalist, economist and author of 'Open World - The Truth About Globalization' and 'Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them.' By Jason Miks. (IA-Forum, 1/15/2007) |
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| Intenational Affairs Forum Interview: Peter Beinart and Scott McConnell |
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| Peter Beinart, editor-at-large of the New Republic and Scott McConnell, current editor of The American Conservative, discuss questions about the UN and US foreign policy. By Jason Miks. (IA-Forum, 11/13/2006 and 11/18/2006) |
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| International Affairs Interview: Mr. Ameer Makhoul |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Mr. Ameer Makhoul,
General Director of Ittijah, Union of Arab Community-Based Organizations, Israel. By Ana Galvez and James Young. (IA-Forum, 5/9/2006) |
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| IA-Forum Interview: Fmr. Ambassador David Shinn |
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| IA-Forum talks with Former Ambassador David Shinn about the Darfur situation. By Michael Loeb. (IA-Forum, 3/25/2006) |
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| IA-Forum Interview: Professor Philippe Sands QC |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Professor Philippe Sands QC about international law issues and his latest book, Lawless World: America and the Making and Breaking of Global Rules (Viking). By Dimitri Neos and Anna Larnefeldt. (IA-Forum, 1/20/2006) |
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| EDITORIALS |
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| Ambassador Alyaksandr Sychov (Belarus) calls for a global plan of action against human trafficking and provides analysis to support it. By Ambassador Alyaksandr Sychov. (05/26/2009) |
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| Author explores the complexity of the burqa issue in France. By Valentine Pasquesoone. (IA-Forum, 11/03/2009) |
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| Political Counselor of the Embassy of Afghanistan M. Ashraf Haidari argues for increased efforts to educate the women of Afghanistan as a primary step in ensuring greater rights. By M. Ashaf Haidari. (05/13/2009) |
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| Author comments on recent Protestant extremist riots in Northern Ireland. By Dr. Christos Kyrou. (3/17/2009) |
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| A discussion of international relations eduation system and a call for Realism in the course of studies. By Alina Khasabova. (03/01/2009) |
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| Talk(s) may be cheap, but it’s all Zimbabwe has going for it. One problem along the way: South Africa is hardly an honest broker. By Jens F. Laurson & George A. Pieler (08/06/2008) |
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| Humanitarian Space in Iraq? |
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| Argues for increased international action to address the humanitarian crisis in Iraq. By S.R. Brophy. (IA-Forum, 03/11/2007) |
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| State of Denial: Why Japan Needs to Face Up to Its AIDS Problem |
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| Author presents a critical analysis of the AIDS issue in Japan. By Trenton Truitt. (IA-Forum, 1/19/2007) |
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| Zimbabwe’s tourist authority wants “to ensure benefits from the hosting of the World Cup by South Africa”. Fifa already pledges assistance for upgrading sports stadiums to that end. Maybe they should not. By George A. Pieler and Jens F. Laurson. (first published on Business Day (SA), 09/01/2006) |
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| Author discusses the plight of Sudanese refugees in the United States. By Tonya Jones. (6/22/2006) |
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| The moral case for ending assistance to Africa. By Jens F. Laurson and George A. Pieler (first published on Reason Online, 03/10/2006) |
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| The Case That Was |
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| Author asks who should be held accountable after Milosevic's death; does his passing excuse him for the atrocities he committed against the citizens of Yugoslavia? By Tonya Jones. (IA-Forum, 3/13/2006) |
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| What if it's a Girl? |
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| Author discusses debate over whether Japan should allow a female emperor and what this means for the status of women in Japan. By Jason Miks. (IA-Forum, 3/6/2006) |
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| EU Misses Opportunity to Make Solid step towards the Creation of a Coherent Foreign Policy |
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| Author argues that, in not addressing human rights abuses in Uzbekistan, the EU has missed an opportunity to be perceived as a key player in international affairs. By Jaclyn Jacobsen. (IA-Forum, 11/30/2005) |
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| FEATURED ELSEWHERE
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| Efforts by the Chadian and Sudanese governments to mend their relations will only have a positive impact on the security situation in Darfur if each government takes positive steps to resolve their internal conflicts, which are primarily rooted in ethnic and racial antagonism. By Amanda Hsiao. (EnoughProject.org - 02/17/2010) |
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| Voters recognize through a CAP poll that as our country fights two different wars that it is critical for the military to make recruiting decisions based on a soldier’s skills—not his or her sexual orientation. By Jeff Krehely and Ruy Teixeira. (The Center for American Progress - 02/17/2010) |
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| Exploring the role of bilateral donors and conditional aid in Mozambique’s successful post-war peace process. By Carrie Manning and Monica Malbrough. (Journal of Modern African Studies - 2010) |
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| Rather than assassinate Iranian citizens abroad, which proved a constant irritant between Iran and host countries, the Islamic Republic has developed much more sophisticated mechanisms to control its exiled population. By Ali Alfoneh. (The American Enterprise Institute, 12/08/2009) |
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| America is driven by innovation. China, running like a madman, still lags far behind on this issue and relies more heavily on industry and agriculture. China needs to change, in order to let its people change, and in turn make its economy change. By Jurnan Goos. (WorldPress.org, 11/10/2009) |
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| An opinion piece concerning the validity of the recent election of Hamid Karzai which combines various quotes from American diplomat Peter Galbraith and former advisor to General David Petraeus, David Kilcullen, to help support the writer's view. (Dave Schuler, Outside The Beltway, 04/09/2009) |
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| Ban Ki-moon calls for a global funding for a poverty monitoring system. The article examines the necessity for a fund just for collection of data, instead of immediate action. By Jessica Corsi (Foreign Policy Blogs 09/17/2009) |
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| An article from Human Rights Watch, calling the U.S. to amend its laws regarding child labor.
(Human Rights Watch 09/15/09) |
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| The author examines the balance of power in Caucasus and close relationship between Russia and Armenia. By Gulay Kilic (International Strategic Research Organization Blog 09/23/2009) |
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| A new take on famine theory that reviews and rethinks contemporary ideas on the relationship that regime type has on famine likelihood and severity. By Thomas Plümper and Eric Neumayer. (World Development, 2009). |
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| A solution to the Palestinian refugee problem is a vital component of any durable peace agreement in the region. It seems impossible - but it can be done, says David Gardner. (Open Democracy, 08/17/2009) |
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| Authors argue for a closing of Guantanamo Bay through a transatlantic solution. By Mark Rhinard and Erik Brattberg. Swedish Institute of International Affairs. (Washington Post, 08/03/2009) |
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| America needs to address the specific needs of its LGBT population in order to make it on-par with other Westernised nations that have government healthcare provisions. By Josh Rosenthal. (The Center for American Progress, 07/27/2009) |
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| The global economic recession has translated into a development crisis for Africa, writes Kofi A. Annan. (Project Syndicate, 07/13/2009) |
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| Developed nations should reform aid and launch a new Green Revolution, writes Chicago Council on Global Affairs president Marshall Bouton. (Yale Global, July 2009) |
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| Denouncing the I.C.C. just because it has charged an African head of state will undermine justice. By Kofi Annan (International Herald Tribune, 06/29/2009) |
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| The US Military needs to end their draconian bans of LGBT people in its military. By Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, and Laura Conley. (The Center for American Progress, 06/24/2009) |
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| The enormous international resources and attention now focused on Afghanistan’s elections must be channelled into strategically strengthening the country’s political institutions. (International Crisis Group, 06/24/2009) |
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| The local participatory approach to development is an alternative to the terribly wasteful and even harmful top-down approach to international aid used previously in Pakistan. By Yossef Ben-Meir. (Asia Sentinal, 06/04/2009) |
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| Documentation and analysis of Iran's extended history of suppressing free expression through strict regulations over internet users as well as arrest, detention and torture of bloggers. (Iran HRDC, 08/01/2009) |
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| 40th edition of SIPRI Yearbook provides comprehensive data and analysis of military spending, armaments, security, conflicts, non-proliferation and arms control around the world during past year. (SIPRI, June 2009) |
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| The record of the Dalai Lama’s talks with Jawaharlal Nehru when they first met after he left Tibet yields conclusions that are still relevant. (Frontline, 04/24/2009) |
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| A recent development has provided a rare ray of hope: the extraordinary mobilization of Congolese civil society in defense of the DRC’s nascent democratic institutions. By Aryeh Neier (Project Syndicate, 05/20/2009) |
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| A nation once respected for its independence struggle is now disfigured by severe political repression. By Ben Rawlence. (Human Rights Watch, 05/06/2009) |
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| Burma-watchers across the entire spectrum of opinion increasingly now agree that in seeking to change that awful situation, there is little point in continuing a policy of economic containment, writes Roger Mitton. (Asia Sentinal, 05/08/2009) |
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| ROUND TABLE FORUM |
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| IA Forum asked 6 commentators:
Inflation in Zimbabwe stands at 2,200 per cent, three quarters of the population are unemployed, and three million people have fled the country, yet President Robert Mugabe remains in power. Is it time that the international community removed the Mugabe regime, and if so, how should it be done? |
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| IA-Forum asks: Despite Europe and Latin America's deep connection through immigration, the European Union recently passed a strict set of laws that allows for the imprisonment of illegal aliens for up to 18 months before being deported. How could this affect relations between the EU and Latin America? Additionally, how might Latin America and the European Union's economies be impacted by the recent EU immigration laws?" |
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