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Do Presidents Really Steer Foreign Policy?: by Nye, Joseph S., Jr.; Publisher: The Atlantic; Publication Type: In the News; They can—but mainly by doing things other than what we want and expect from them. The 21st century began with an extraordinary imbalance in world power. The United States was the only country...; Published Date: May 2013 More

Wither Nation-Building?: by Mylonas, Harris; Publisher: e-International Relations; Publication Type: Op-ed; In my book, The Politics of Nation-Building, I explore the reasons behind a state’s choice to assimilate, accommodate, or exclude ethnic groups within its territory. I develop a theory that...; Published Date: May 2013 More

The Boston Question: by Varshney, Ashutosh; Publisher: The Indian Express; Publication Type: Op-ed; How could terror breed in the heart of a city so inclusive?; Published Date: April 2013 More

Don't Risk Auschwitz Trials Ending in Fiasco: by Weber, Thomas; Publisher: HAARTEZ; Publication Type: Op-ed; In spite of Hans L.’s tenure as a guard at Auschwitz, the former SS man still enjoys a life of freedom. Despite prosecutors' decades-long efforts to bring the perpetrators of the Holocaust to...; Published Date: April 2013 More

The Supreme Court Decides to See No Evil Abroad: by Feldman, Noah; Publisher: Bloomberg; Publication Type: Op-ed; Can US courts sit in judgment of foreigners who commit genocide or torture against foreigners abroad? From 1980 until now, the answer was yes, provided the human-rights violator set foot on US soil...; Published Date: April 2013 More

Ethiopia: Brics Without Mortar: by Nye, Joseph S.; Publisher: All Africa; Publication Type: Op-ed; Last month, China's new president, Xi Jinping, chose Moscow for his first foreign visit. He and Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a number of agreements and then traveled to Durban, South...; Published Date: April 2013 More

In History Departments, It’s Up With Capitalism: by Beckert, Sven; Publisher: New York Times; Publication Type: Newspaper Article; After decades of “history from below,” focusing on women, minorities and other marginalized people seizing their destiny, a new generation of scholars is increasingly turning to what,...; Published Date: April 2013 More

Declare Dignity: Donna Hicks at TEDxStormont: by Hicks, Donna; Publisher: Ted Talks; Publication Type: In the News; Donna Hicks is an Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. She has been involved in numerous unofficial diplomatic conflict resolution efforts.; Published Date: April 2013 More

China’s New Leader Follows Katy Perry’s Tune: by Feldman, Noah; Publisher: Bloomberg; Publication Type: Op-ed; Katy Perry may have been banned from China’s music websites, but her “Teenage Dream” now has its Asian counterpart. Newly confirmed in office, President Xi Jinping, has chosen “Chinese...; Published Date: April 2013 More

Why the U.S. Military Should Care About African Opposition Parties: by Kelly, Catherine; Warner, Jason; Sub-Saharan Africa is an increasingly important theater of operation for the U.S. military. From al-Shabaab, the Lord’s Resistance Army, and Ansar Dine, the Department of Defense is recognizing...; Publication Type: Blog Entry; Published Date: March 2013 More