Why Do Foreign Investors Prefer “Communist” China to “Democratic” Russia? Comparative Analysis of FDI Inflow Patterns to the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China
Hayk Piloyan

Piloyan contrasts the behavior of foreign investors in China and Russia, exploring how institutional failures specific to each country lead to divergent economic results.

The End of the Marriage? The ESDP and the Future of the Transatlantic Bargain
Matthew Penney

Penney argues that the increasing competency of the EU and the European Security and Defense Policy will result in drastic repercussions for the future of NATO.

American Jewry and the Suez Crisis: Exploring the tension between Multiculturalism and US Foreign Policy
Matan Chorev

By analyzing the transnational role of American Jewry during the Suez Crisis, Chorev contends that the influence of ethnic politicking is on the rise in both domestic and international politics.

Up In Smoke: Carbon Trading in the European Union
Daniel Mandell

By examining the National Action Plans created to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the European Union, Mandell explores the balance of power between the EU and the domestic interests that compose it.

The Failure of Coercive Diplomacy: Strategy Assessment for the 21st Century
Justin Carlson

Carlson analyzes the use of coercive dilplomacy in Cold War case studies as a basis on which to assess the appropriate use and worth of coercive diplomacy as a strategy in the post Cold-War world.

An interview with Edward Luck, Center on International Organization
The United Nations

Conducted by Bree Sposato

An interview with Sanjeev Khagram, Institute for International Studies
The World Commission on Dams and Civil Society

Conducted by Bree Sposato and Andrew Wolinsky