Volume 128 - Number 1 - Spring 2013
The Consequences of Forced State Failure in Iraq
Volume 126 - Number 3 - Fall 2011
The Costs and Benefits of Immigration Darrell M. West seeks to reframe the public debate over immigration policy by arguing that the benefits of immigration are much broader than popularly imagined and the costs more confined. He contends that in spite of legitimate fear and anxiety over illegal immigration, immigrants bring a “brain gain” of innovation and creativity that outweighs real or imagined costs.
Volume 126 - Number 2 - Summer 2011
Hispanic Public Opinion and Partisanship in America MARISA A. ABRAJANO AND R. MICHAEL ALVAREZ examine Hispanic public opinion and partisanship in the United States. They find variations in Hispanics' policy views based on their ethnic identity, time in the United States, and previous experiences.
Volume 123 - Number 4 - Winter 2008-09
Saddam Hussein and the Sunni Insurgency: Findings from Values Surveys Mansoor Moaddel , Mark Tessler , and Ronald Inglehart use findings from two national values surveys that were carried out in Iraq in 2004 and 2006 to determine the attitudes of the Sunni Arabs toward Saddam Hussein, which they use as a proxy measure of their attitudes toward the Sunni insurgency and American-led coalition forces.
Volume 119 - Number 2 - Summer 2004
The Debate over North Korea VICTOR D. CHA AND DAVID C. KANG debate the strengths and weaknesses of an engagement policy to rid North Korea of its nuclear weapons program. From different perspectives, the two authors analyze common misconceptions about North Korean intentions and strategies as well as debate the merits of a harder-line approach taken by the United States toward the reclusive regime. Whether one views Pyongyang’s intentions with greater skepticism (Cha) or greater flexibility (Kang), the authors argue that some form of engagement, not military preemption, is advisable.
Volume 117 - Number 2 - Summer 2002
North Korea's Weapons of Mass Destruction: Badges, Shields, or Swords? Victor D. Cha examines the question about relative merits of engaging or containing North Korea that has resurfaced after President Bush's "axis of evil" statements. The author argues that this policy question cannot be answered without an understanding of the strategic doctrine behind North Korea's alleged nuclear weapons capabilities.
Volume 117 - Number 1 - Spring 2002
The Soft Underbelly of American Primacy: Tactical Advantages of Terror
Volume 116 - Number 4 - Winter 2001-02
Ending Welfare As We Know It: A Reform Still in Progress Demetrios James Caraley summarizes the political and social dynamics that brought about the repeal of Aid to Families of Dependent Children (AFDC) and analyzes the effects of the new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program over its first four years. He considers possibilities for further changes in cash assistance for poor families during the program’s necessary reauthorization in 2002.
Volume 115 - Number 2 - Summer 2000
Economic Insecurity, Prejudicial Stereotypes, and Public Opinion on Immigration Policy Peter Burns and James G. Gimpel examine mass attitudes toward immigration policy in the United States, asking whether widespread restrictionist sentiment is stirred more by economic insecurity, by negative ethnic stereotypes, or by some combination of the two. For some, prejudice is rooted in economic insecurity, but prejudice also has roots that are quite independent of economic fears. Anti-immigrant sentiment will not disappear simply because economic conditions improve.
Volume 114 - Number 2 - Summer 1999
The United States and South Korean Democratization James Fowler draws on interviews with State Department officials and recently declassified documents to analyze the role of the United States in South Korea's democratization, concluding that U.S. public pressure on the Korean government played a critical role in determining the timing of the transition.
