Diplomacy and World Affairs

2011     2010   2009     2008     2007     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002     2001    

2000     1999   1998

Summer 2011:

• Exclusive Claims to the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba: Narrating Spanish Homogeneity Against the Specter of the Moor
  Matthew Horten (Movindri Reddy)
   
• China in Africa: South-South Camaraderie or Exploitation
  Elizabeth Kennedy (Derek Shearer)
   
• The Chinese Brand: Soft Power with Chinese Characteristics
  Nicholas Young (Derek Shearer)

Summer 2010:

• Oh My God, They Killed the International Order: Popular Culture and International Relations
  Ben Kaufman (Derek Shearer)
   
• Scandinavia and the Success of Socialism
  Daniel Rosales (Derek Shearer)

Summer 2009:

• Legalizing the War on Terror: Obama's Struggle to Strike the Balance Between Imperial and Imperiled
  Natalie Crolius (Regina Freer)

Summer 2008:

• Researching Non-Governmental Strategies for Male Sex Workers' Empowerment in Northern Thailand
  Simona-Gabriela Gavrila (Laura Hebert)
   
• Is Eurasianism the ideological engine of Russian foreign policy? The case of Central Asia
  Ivelina Georgieva (Walter Richmond and Larry Caldwell)
   
• La Carpio: Economic and Social Reality of a Nicaraguan Immigrant Community in Costa Rica
  Emma Keough (Alexandra Puerto)
   
• Kidnappings, Missiles, and Nukes!: Outlooks and recommendations for the next President to make sure our strongest ally in East Asia...stays our strongest ally
  Mathew Mikuni (Derek Shearer)
   
• The Rise of a New Revolution: Coffee Cooperatives in Nicaragua and the Spirit of Sandino
  Claire O'Connell (Laura Hebert)
   
• Land for the Common Good: Nationalism, Democracy, and Land in Edinburgh Scotland
  Jackie Salazar (Peter Dreier)

Summer 2007:

• Outsourcing the War on Drugs: The Emerging Role of Private Security Firms in Colombia
  Brian Damron (Kory Schaff)
   
• Massive Online Multiplayer Gaming in China (A Participant Observation Study): An Overlooked Forum for Political Discussion?
  Spencer Jemelka (Lan Chu)
   
• Prioritizing the Middle East
  Galen Smith (Anthony Chase)

Summer 2006:

• The Peaceful Fight for the Right: The Transnational NGO Effort for Education in Nicaragua
  Sara Jean Buffie (Alexandra Puerto)
   
• Russian Immigrant Artists’ Success as a Function of the Relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union
  Josephine Kalika (Larry Caldwell)
   
• The Downing Street Memo: The importance of British leaks and intelligence during the war on Iraq
  Emily Springhart ((Larry Caldwell)

Summer 2005:

• The Expansion of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and Russian Foreign Policy
  Eriks Berzins (Larry Caldwell)
   
• Defense Capabilities for the European Union
  Stephen Bunnell (Larry Caldwell)
   
• The Moral Economy of the Care Labor  
  YoungYee Cho (Jane Jaquette)
   
• China in the Global Economy: Market Socialism and its Pitfalls
  Timothy DeGraw (Movindri Reddy)
   
• Reflections on Historical Racial Unrest in South Los Angeles and Contemporary Turmoil at Jefferson High School
  Nidia Garcia, Sergio Hernandez, and Natalie Simon (Regina Freer)
   
• Bulgaria's Euro-integration: A Crucial Factor for Stabilization and Sustained Growth
  Asen Hristov (Larry Caldwell)
   
• Is Australia the United States' "Deputy Sheriff?"
  Jefferey Jackson (Ambassador Shearer)
   
• From Rhetoric to Action: How Tony Blair is Leading the Way to Make Poverty History in Africa
  Ashley Luth (Larry Caldwell)
   
• The Constitution for the European Union
  Galen Smith (Larry Caldwell)
   
• 10,000 Specks of Light: Can Microgrants Promote Volunteerism and NGO Development in Urban China?
  Travel: China
  Stephan van der Mersch (Anthony Chanse)

Summer 2004:

• Healing a Nation, Is Truth Effective? A Comparative Look at South Africa and Argentina's Truth Commissions
  Jessie Evans (M. Reddy and L. Caldwell)
   
• The Economic and Social Implications of Women's Education in India
  Ashley Luth (Larry Caldwell)
   
• Civil and Political Freedoms in Israel
  Dana Muckler (A. Chase and L. Caldwell)
   
• Russia's Impact on Eastern European Transition
  Maria Stoyadinova (L. Caldwell)

Summer 2003:

• The Study of Religious Freedoms in Russia.
  Kyle Ballard (Anthony Chase)
   
• Increased Restitution Claims and the Asian Art Market in London.
  Margaret Stutt (Larry Caldwell)

Summer 2002:

• The Evolvement of Indigenous Movements in Ecuador From Passive Political Figures to being on the Forefronts of Political Activism, Headed by the CONAIE.
  Josefina Gallardo (Jane Jaquette and Peter Dreier)
   
• The Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan: a Multilevel Model of Deadly Hatred.
  Vladimir Milev (Movindri Reddy)

Summer 2001:

• The Israeli Female Soldier: An analysis of the role of women in the Israeli Defense Force and the implications for Israeli society.
  Sarah Chankin-Gould (Jane Jaquette and Larry Caldwell)
   
• Russian political influence in the development of the peace process in Kosovo.
  Drenusha Kusari (Larry Caldwell)

Summer 2000:

• Non-Governmental Organizations and AIDS Orphans in Nairobi and Kampala.
  Jessica M. Franz (Lukas Haynes)
   
• Rape, a war crime: The case of Burma.
  Elizabeth Goings (Eric Garcetti)
   
• Women in Armed Conflict: The Story of Kosovo.
  Bianca Karim (Movindri Reddy)
   
• The Role of the Outside World in the Economic Development of Post-Communist States: The Russian Case.
  Luiza Stepanian (Larry Caldwell)
   
• Sikh Women: Discourses of Religion, Politics, and Social Activism.
  Ravneet Tiwana (Movindri Reddy)
   
• The Nature and Future of European Security Integration.
  Matthew Tompkins (Larry Caldwell)

Summer 1999:

• Catalonia in Post-Franco Spain: Autonomy, Identity and Language-Based Nationalism.
  Alexander Y. Hartman (Movindri Reddy)
   
• The Fight for Khalistan: Sikh Separatism in Punjab, India from 1984-1999.
  Bianca Karim (Larry Caldwell & Movindri Reddy)
   
• European Defense Integration: The Search for Common Ground.
  Matthew Tompkins (Larry Caldwell)
   
• Reform and Anti-Reform Trends in Russian Politics in 1996-1997.
  Michael Voronenko (Larry Caldwell)
  

Summer 1998:

• Mushroom Clouds Over Southeast Asia: Security Issues and Nuclear Testing in India and Pakistan
  Justin Anderson (Larry Caldwell)
   
• Borderland Identities: International Security and the Mexican Conflict
  Eduardo Gutierrez (Movindri Reddy)
   
• Progressive LA: Past, Present, and Future
  Kelci Lucier (Peter Dreier)
   
• Tug of War in East, Central Europe: The Security Policy of NATO's Newest Members
  Maya Pilatowicz (Larry Caldwell)