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International Relations

The keyword International Relations is tagged in the following 9 articles.

Russia and Iran: Strategic Partners or Competing Regional Hegemons? A Critical Analysis of Russian-Iranian Relations in the Post-Soviet Space
April 7, 2012 - 4819 words | International Affairs » International Relations
Russia and Iran have a long history of being geographic neighbours, rivals, competitors and partners - a history which has coined mutual expectations, stereotypes and interactions. Still present in the Iranian collective memory, Tsarist Russia expanded territorially... Read Article »

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Iran Russia Central Asia Geopolitics Hegemon International Relations
Cracking the Digital Vault: A Study of Cyber Espionage
April 3, 2012 - 7351 words | Computer Science » Cyber Security
Today, we live in the aftermath of the Internet revolution. Humanity has never before been more interconnected or had as much access to the same tools and information. As a driving force behind globalization and modern progress, the Internet enables instant communication... Read Article »

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International Relations Cyber Security Cyber Terrorism Security Internet
Cyber Terrorism and IR Theory: Realism, Liberalism, and Constructivism in the New Security Threat
March 23, 2012 - 2595 words | Political Science » International Relations
The Internet is the world’s great equalizer. As the driving force behind globalization and modern progress, the Internet has enabled us to communicate with others across the world almost instantly and provides a medium for cultural, informational, and ideological... Read Article »

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International Relations Cyber Terrorism Security Realism Liberalism Constructivism
Cedars to the East: A Study of Modern Lebanon
December 23, 2011 - 8201 words | Political Science » Lebanon
The political history of the Middle East is a complex story wrought with instability, conflict, religious and ethnic cleavages, and artificial imperial and colonial borders. These challenges manifest themselves in varied political systems, norms, and tensions--both... Read Article »

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Lebanon Political Systems Elections International Relations Middle East
Somali Piracy: Causes and Consequences
September 30, 2011 - 1877 words | International Affairs » Somalia
Since the early 1990s, rampant piracy off the coast of Somalia has become a major issue for global trade and security, prompting strong responses from the international community. In 2010 alone, the collective cost of ransom money, military protection and cargo insurance... Read Article »

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Somalia Horn Of Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Piracy International Security International Relations International Development
The African Dimension of Egyptian Foreign Policy
September 14, 2011 - 4101 words | International Affairs » Egypt
In the era since the removal of the monarchy in Egypt, a distance seems to have developed between the Egyptian people and the African aspect of their identity. This kind of sentiment has also been corroborated by Egypt’s elite such as Isma’il Pasha or Taha... Read Article »

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Egypt Africa Foreign Policy International Relations Middle East
Understanding Iran: Between Central Asia and the Gulf Cooperation Council
April 5, 2011 - 4259 words | International Affairs » Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran today sits at the crossroads of Asia between the Middle East and Central Asia. This inherently places it in very close proximity to over half of the world's known energy reserves both in the form of petroleum and natural gas. Thus, an understanding... Read Article »

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Iran Central Asia Middle East International Relations Gulf Cooperation Council
The Politics of Cooperation: Analyzing the Relationship Between China, Australia, and the U.S.
December 13, 2010 - 3552 words | Political Science » International Relations
John Howard, then-Prime Minister of Australia, claimed that, ‘I count it as one of the great successes of this country’s foreign relations that we have simultaneously been able to strengthen our long-standing ties with the United States of America, yet... Read Article »

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Australian Foreign Policy Chinese Politics ANZUS China And US China And Australia Australia And Us International Relations Sino-american
The Taiwan Strait: From Civil War to Status Quo
June 28, 2010 - 5227 words | International Affairs » Taiwan Strait
In 2005, during a period of heightened tensions between China and Taiwan and with the United States deeply embroiled in two major wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the leading authority on East Asian security within the National Security Council nevertheless made the... Read Article »

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Taiwan Strait International Relations Complex Interdependence Realism Chinese Politics U.S. Foreign Policy