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Paging Dr. Nitobe! Social Fevers, Moral Levers, and Doctored Traditions in Bushido: The Soul of Japan. (Thesis + Soundtrack Album)
(2022-06-22)
Abstract (Thesis + Soundtrack Album)
Nitobe Inazo’s popular book, Bushido: The Soul of Japan, was an important effort to enshrine a long-standing national identity in Japan with the development of bushido, or the “way of ...
Human Trafficking: A Rural and an Urban Problem
(2021-10-15)
It has to be recognized that human trafficking is a problem in all American states. Small towns do, in fact, face this international problem. Human trafficking can happen in any community, large or small, in cities and ...
From Nuclear Arms Reductions and Détente to PD-59 and Limited Nuclear Strikes: Understanding the Change in the Carter Administration's Nuclear Strategy
Abstract
President Jimmy Carter took office with the intention to halt nuclear proliferation, to implement reductions in the U.S. nuclear arsenal and to maintain détente with the Kremlin. Yet the president ended his ...
George Washington’s Wine Cooler: A Reflection of Post-Revolutionary America
(2021-05-11)
In 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the new nation of the United States of America. Thereafter, he embarked on setting up a household that emphasized a “dignified and lasting American style, ...
Politica Dynastia: Lodge, Kennedy, and the Escalation of the War in Vietnam
(2021-05-14)
In the Spring of 1963, President John F. Kennedy faced a political conundrum over his policy in South Vietnam. As President, he oversaw the epic failure at the Bay of Pigs, stood idle while the Soviets built a wall in ...
Investment for Bases: China’s Military Experiment in Africa
(2023-01-10)
This thesis analyzes Chinese power projection in sub-Saharan Africa through a comparison and contrast of China’s “Investment for Resources” and “Investment for Influence” models from 2000 to 2020. In contrast to these two ...
War With Cold Characteristics: How China Used the WTO Against America, a Historical Case Study
(2022-10-05)
In the 1989-2012 period, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) gained influence on the world stage vis-à-vis the United States of America (USA) in virtually all spheres of geopolitical competition, emerging in its present ...
Adversaries to Allies: Albania’s Alignment with the United States
(2023-10-11)
This paper examines the reversal of Albanian-American relations following the
end of the Cold War until Albania acceded to NATO membership: 1991 – 2009. During
Albania’s communist era, it considered the United States to ...