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Tunisia: Reinventing Democracy in the 21st Century
(2018-04-21)
This study posits that democracy is possible in Muslim nations and uses Tunisia as a case study. Unique factors along the nation’s historical arc are isolated and identified as moderating variables which impress upon ...
Crossing the Border: The Connection Between EU Defense and Humanitarian Policy Leading Up-to and During the European Refugee Crisis.
(2018-03-13)
This thesis investigates the overlap of EU defense and humanitarian policy prior to and during the European Refugee Crisis beginning in 2011. It uses a historical lens to determine whether the EU has attempted to establish ...
The Post-Cold War Geopolitics of International Environmental Law
(2017-10-10)
Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has been routinely described in the international environmental politics literature as obstructing multilateral efforts to protect the global environment by weakening the ...
Missionism: The Work of Pentecostals and Radicals in Andean Latin America
(2018-02-11)
This study seeks to submit a formal framework whereby Radical and Pentecostal missionaries can create 21st-century models for outreach and global mission work. Specifically, this study seeks to answer the following questions ...
The Role of Domestic Politics in Nuclear Reversal: Identifying the Iranian Domestic and U.S. Drivers of the JCPOA
(2018-02-07)
Despite the vast research on why states seek nuclear capability, little is known about the conditions leaders face when deciding to reverse nuclear ambitions. A theoretical paradigm of realism is often used to deduct state ...
The Great Firewall of China: Implications of Internet Control for China Post-Tiananmen Square Massacre to Present Day
(2018-05-05)
This research analyzes the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) political motives behind its control of the Internet in China by exploring the restrictions and actions taken regarding a historical event that directly conflicts ...
Exploring Private Refugee Sponsorship Option(s) for the United States
(2018-02-14)
The research goal of this thesis is to identify areas where the current United States government funded refugee sponsorship program can be augmented by private refugee sponsorships. The idea is not to replace government ...
Anti-Terrorism Policy Reform in Indonesia: Consequences and Implications for Internal and External Counterterrorism Cooperation
(2018-04-17)
This thesis investigates the implications and consequences for Indonesia's counterterrorism efforts should its military succeed in carving out a greater internal security role through the passage of the proposed revision ...