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Defining Trumpism: Where Did The Movement Come From And What Is Its State Today?, Aidan M. Arnold
Defining Trumpism: Where Did The Movement Come From And What Is Its State Today?, Aidan M. Arnold
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Donald Trump came roaring onto the political stage when he announced his presidential candidacy in 2015. In the years that followed, he amassed a loyal following of motivated voters. During the Trump era, his followers have developed a reputation for loud bigotry, shameless xenophobia, and unmasked white supremacy. The movement has to come to strongly resemble the nativist populism that, until Trump, was generally confined to Europe. In order to better understand the motivation of Trump voters and their intense dedication to the 45th president, I surveyed 82 voters from the Midwest about their feelings towards politicians, policies, and …
International Security & Failed States: Embracing Identity-Centric Strategies Of State-Building, Paul S. Holland
International Security & Failed States: Embracing Identity-Centric Strategies Of State-Building, Paul S. Holland
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In the twenty-first century, the balance of power between states is no longer the only source of global insecurity, but is joined by non-state threats that lurk behind a curtain of de jure sovereignty in failed states. Diseases, piracy, terrorists, criminal cartels, and rapacious corporations all take advantage of the poverty and lack of institutional capacity endemic to failed states. The resulting instability spreads across entire regions, affecting the global core and periphery states alike. It is therefore the security threat posed by failed states that necessitates state-building. This paper examines the evolution of state sovereignty and the role identity …