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All Is Fair In Democracy & War: Burgeoning Democracy In Sri Lanka?, Scooter Steiner
All Is Fair In Democracy & War: Burgeoning Democracy In Sri Lanka?, Scooter Steiner
Ex-Patt Magazine
Can the rebel opposition movement succeed politically after surrender?
Containment And The Shah: How Eisenhower And The Cia Brought Down Democracy And Encouraged Corrupt Leadership In Iran, Ellie Holliday
Containment And The Shah: How Eisenhower And The Cia Brought Down Democracy And Encouraged Corrupt Leadership In Iran, Ellie Holliday
Ex-Patt Magazine
U.S. relations with Iran are beginning to thaw. Why were they frozen to begin with?
Coups D'État And Democracy: Implications For Development Aid, Theresa Simcic
Coups D'État And Democracy: Implications For Development Aid, Theresa Simcic
MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects
Coups d’état are a type of political instability that involves a sitting ruler being overthrown by his or her own military or other elite within the state apparatus. Coups are commonly viewed as a threat to democracy. Policy makers in donor countries have taken action in line with this belief by implementing foreign aid suspension policies in regard to states that recently experienced a coup. More recent research, however, shows that coups may actually promote democracy; particularly in long-standing autocratic states. In these circumstances, the new democracies may benefit more from an increase in aid, as opposed to suspension of …
Kantian Peace Extended: Liberal Influences And Military Spending, Isaac M. Castellano
Kantian Peace Extended: Liberal Influences And Military Spending, Isaac M. Castellano
Theses and Dissertations--Political Science
The Kantian Triangle of democratic institutions, IGOs, and economic interdependence has received a great deal of attention by international relations scholars. This project expands on liberal theory by arguing the pacific effects of the Kantian Triangle extend beyond dyadic context, and shapes state decision making on defense spending decisions. This project asserts that as states (1) build democratic institutions, (2) increase the number of memberships in international intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), and (3) exposes domestic markets to the global economy and subsequent interdependence on foreign markets for both imports and exports, they are less likely to allocate resources toward the military. …