Volume 128 - Number 1 - Spring 2013
Responses to Labor Market Challenges: Greece, Ireland, and Portugal, 1990–2008
Volume 127 - Number 4 - Winter 2012-2013
Zionism, the Jewish State, and an Israeli–Palestinian Settlement: An Opinion Piece Jerome Slater critically examines the case for the continuation of Zionism and for Israel to remain a Jewish state. He argues that while much of the Zionist argument is unconvincing, “liberal Zionism” is still defensible. Consequently, he claims, that first the Palestinians should conditionally recognize Israel as a Jewish state as part of an overall Israeli–Palestinian peace settlement, and second the Israelis should agree to the creation of an independent and viable Palestinian state in the occupied territories, so that the Palestinian Israelis who choose to remain in Israel are treated as fully equal citizens as the Jews.
Volume 127 - Number 4 - Winter 2012-2013
The Paradox of Islam’s Future RAYMOND W. BAKER argues that although violent extremism flows from radical Islamic movements, the Islamic mainstream has effectively adapted to the globalized world and will shape the future of Islam in ways open to principled accommodation with the West. He claims that mainstream assertiveness, unencumbered by Western interference, provides the most effective way to counter destructive radicalism.
Volume 127 - Number 3 - Fall 2012
Sympathetic States: Explaining the Russian and Chinese Responses to September 11 Todd Hall examines the responses of the Russian Federation (RF) and People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the September 11 attacks on the United States. He argues that the sudden shift in RF and PRC policies toward the United States following the attacks poses a puzzle for existing IR theories. In order to comprehend RF and PRC behavior, he claims that we need to recognize the role of implicit norms of sympathy.
Volume 127 - Number 2 - Summer 2012
Identity Politics and Policy Disputes in U.S.–Korea Relations Gi-Wook Shin looks at major American and Korean newspapers and argues that the United States and Korea have developed different lenses through which they view their relationship. Shin argues that U.S.–ROK relations, linked to the issue of national identity for Koreans, are largely treated as a matter of policy for Americans—a difference stemming from each nationʼs relative power and role in the international system.
Volume 127 - Number 2 - Summer 2012
The Demise of the PLO: Neither Diaspora nor Statehood Hillel Frisch analyzes the demise of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and the withering of the Palestinian diaspora. Unfortunately for the Palestinians, the presumed virtues of globalization in facilitating diaspora are hardly a substitute for a mobilized homeland state, which seems unattainable.
Volume 127 - Number 2 - Summer 2012
The China Card: Playing Politics with Sino-American Relations Peter Trubowitz and Jungkun Seo examine how and when China emerged as a “hot button” issue in American politics. They show that the politicization of Sino-American relations has had as much to do with electoral strategizing and gamesmanship in the United States as it did with geopolitical considerations in dealing with Beijing.
Volume 127 - Number 1 - Spring 2012
Stability, Transition, and Regime Approval in Post-Fidel Cuba Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado and Gregory A. Petrow examine Gallup World Poll data from Cuba to evaluate both the level of Cuban regime approval, as well as its causes. They conclude that Cubans are satisfied overall with their leaders, and that part of this satisfaction stems from equating the regime with the state.
Volume 127 - Number 1 - Spring 2012
Regime Change in the Middle East: Problems and Prospects Daniel Byman discusses the diplomatic and security implications of the Arab Spring. He finds that new alignments have begun in the Arab world and that the regionʼs stability is being shaken. He argues that these changes affect an array of declared U.S. interests.
Volume 126 - Number 4 - Winter 2011-12
The Politics of Diplomatic Service Reform in Post-Soviet Russia YELENA BIBERMAN discusses the causes and implications of the diplomatic drain since the early 1990s–inside the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Drawing on an original survey of students at academic programs in elite Russian universities designed to train diplomats, she challenges the idea that inadequate material benefits limit interest in Russian diplomatic careers. Instead, she demonstrates that concerns over the relative power and prestige of the diplomatic corps guide prospective diplomats in their career choices.
