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Understanding Policy: Collective Action in Aceh's 2004 Tsunami
By Darang S. Candra Editor's Note: This brief series on Collective Action demonstrates how public policy can be analyzed through the...
Aug 17, 20155 min read
Japanese Security Strategy: Decreasing Not Demise of the Yoshida Doctrine
By Joyce Kang The ‘Peace Constitution’ following the end of World War II forced Japan to commit to remain as a country without combat ...
Jun 22, 20156 min read
ASEAN Community Post 2015: Challenges to Move Forward
By I Gede Ngurah Swajaya This year, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will officially announce the establishment of...
May 20, 20157 min read
Sewol Ho and the Sunset Review
By Mark Buttweiler Don't let another child die! Source: News Tomato The Sewol Ferry’s sinking on the 16th of April, 2014 resulted in 304...
Apr 16, 20157 min read
JIPS Interviews: Energy, geopolitics, and innovation
Shahin Firoozmand, editor in chief of the Journal of International Policy Solutions (JIPS), sits down with David Victor, professor of...
Feb 11, 20151 min read
Is Air-Sea Battle the Right Response to China’s Military Modernization? Is it too Provocative?
By Paul Spitsen The Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1995-1996 and US success in the Gulf War catalyzed China’s military modernization of the...
Dec 4, 20147 min read
Portrayals of Kurdish Female Resistance
Source By Shahin Firoozmand The emergence of the Islamic State in Syria and the Levant (ISIL) has given rise to multiple streams of...
Nov 11, 20142 min read
Dodd-Frank Lite
President Obama signing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform (source) By Nicholas Beaudoin A bitter spirit crafted from Europe’s premium...
Oct 7, 20144 min read
Interpreting the Minova Trial Verdict
Source By Parul Agarwal One of the most vicious and prominent features of the Congolese conflict is the systemized military rape...
May 14, 20144 min read
Understanding Policy: Is Collective Action the Best Logic for Humanitarian Interventions?
Editor's Note: This brief series on Collective Action demonstrates how public policy can be analyzed through the lens of Mancur Olson's...
Apr 28, 20145 min read
Understanding Policy: Collective Action in Libya
Editor's Note: This brief series on Collective Action demonstrates how public policy can be analyzed through the lens of Mancur...
Apr 25, 20144 min read
Understanding Policy: Collective Action in Kosovo
Editor's Note: This brief series on Collective Action demonstrates how public policy can be analyzed through the lens of Mancur...
Apr 23, 20145 min read
Understanding Policy: Collective Action and Myanmar’s Rohingya
Editor's Note: This brief series on Collective Action demonstrates how public policy can be analyzed through the lens of Mancur...
Apr 17, 20145 min read
Understanding Policy: Collective Action and Haiti's Earthquake
Editor's Note: This brief series on Collective Action demonstrates how public policy can be analyzed through the lens of Mancur...
Mar 19, 20144 min read
Understanding Policy: Collective Action in Somalia
Editor's Note: This brief series on Collective Action demonstrates how public policy can be analyzed through the lens of Mancur...
Mar 16, 20145 min read
International Women's Week 2014
By Mark Buttweiler Last week the whole world celebrated International Women's Day, but how does women empowerment relate to the Pacific...
Mar 15, 20142 min read
Understanding Policy: Collective Action
This week, JIPS Blog will publish memos that use the framework of Mancur Olson's seminal work, The Logic of Collective Action, to ...
Mar 15, 20142 min read
The Korean Peninsula: Athletes and National Identity
Source By Joyce Kang International sporting competitions are a time for friendly rivalry, when nations come together and root for their ...
Mar 6, 20143 min read
You've been holding your pen wrong your entire life
By Michael DeZubiria Recent calls from Congress to reinstate sanctions against Iran risk derailing the progress already made regarding...
Mar 5, 20143 min read
China's Shadow Banking
By Philip Haxel Can the Chinese Communist Party Balance Financial Stability with Economic Growth? In the wake of the Great Recession,...
Mar 2, 20143 min read
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