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Full-Text Articles in Diplomatic History
Amjambo Africa! (December 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (December 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Film: .......................................2/3
Le Intersection/Le Carrefour Zamzam Elmoge Black Owned Maine/Amjambo Holiday Gift Guide. ...........4/5
Editorial......................................6
Healthcare in Chad ...................8
French • Kinyarwanda Portuguese • Somali • Spanish Swahili
Poetry: My version of the American dream ......................13
Hermenegildo Paulo and Mathilde Micomyiza...............14
Diversity Calendar project.....16
Finance/All about cars............18
Columns. ............................18/19
Preble Street • MIRC • ILAP Maine Equal Justice • IntWork
5 New Mainers celebrate holidays...............................20-29
French • Kinyarwanda Portuguese • Somali • Spanish Swahili
Community Health Workers/CHOWs....................28
New Voices...............................29
Rupal Ramesh Shah • Roseline Souebele
Humanitarian crisis in Maine.31
China Containment In East Asia: Preventative Or Provocative?, Rachel Solsman
China Containment In East Asia: Preventative Or Provocative?, Rachel Solsman
Senior Honors Theses
Since the end of World War II, the United States has developed and maintained its strategic alliances with Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and Taiwan, and has worked to contain China through bolstering its deterrence strategy. However, after a century of humiliation, China is modernizing its military capabilities, improving in trade, and increasing political cohesion to become a regional hegemon. In light of these changes to the international order, the United States must re-evaluate its East Asian alliances and its current military and economic deterrence strategy against China. This paper will discuss the history of these alliances, the rise of …
Broken Nest: Deterring China From Invading Taiwan, Jared M. Mckinney, Peter Harris
Broken Nest: Deterring China From Invading Taiwan, Jared M. Mckinney, Peter Harris
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
Deterring a Chinese invasion of Taiwan without recklessly threatening a great-power war is both possible and necessary through a tailored deterrence package that goes beyond either fighting over Taiwan or abandoning it. This article joins cutting-edge understandings of deterrence with empirical evidence of Chinese strategic thinking and culture to build such a strategy.
Amjambo Africa! (November 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (November 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Afghanistan................................2
Anti-racism. ...............................3
Wabanaki Alliance. ...................5
Allan Monga. .............................6
Translations .......9-13, 30/31, 33
French • Kinyarwanda
Portuguese • Somali
Spanish • Swahili
Africa/COVID.........................13
Banyamulenge....................13/14
Burundi/UN. ...........................14
Tigray........................................14
Rebels........................................14
Market Basket..........................15
Azerbaijani women.................18
Health & Wellness. ............20-29
Diabetes | COVID In English & translation
Columns .......................19, 32/33
Maine Equal Justice
ILAP – IntWork
Let’s Talk • Beautiful Blackbird
New Voices ..................34/35/37
Dr. Abdullahi Ahmed
Rupal Ramesh Shah
Nsiona Nguizani
Coco McCracken
Gashi
Kifah Abdulla
Financial Literacy. ...................36
Tips & Info ...39
Amjambo Africa! (October 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (October 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Afghanistan................................2
Refugees......................................3
Freedom & Captivity...........3/39
Election special. .....................4-7
Editorial/Xenophobia ...............8
Translations...............9-13/30-31
News from Burundi ................14
Fishermen feeding Mainers...15
Beautiful Blackbird Festival ...17
Hope Acts.................................17
Education............................18/19
Dr. Abdullahi Ahmed
Valerie Laure Bilogue
Bez Mendelsohn
Health&Wellness ...............20-28
Substance abuse & addiction Covid and Delta In English & translation
New Voices columns ...16/34/35
Rupal Ramesh Shah (16),
Roseline Souebele
Nsiona Nguizani
Coco McCracken
Shay Stewart-Bouley
Zabrina Richards
Columns ............................29/32
Maine Equal Justice ILAP• MIRC
Business Insurance
Financial literacy... ............33
ProsperityME ....................36/37
Covid-19 Vaccine Diplomacy In West Africa: Empathetic Soft-Power Or Neocolonial Intentions?, Mary Sperrazza
Covid-19 Vaccine Diplomacy In West Africa: Empathetic Soft-Power Or Neocolonial Intentions?, Mary Sperrazza
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
With the impending roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines, many questions have been raised concerning the roll-out of the vaccines beyond the Global North. While some countries across the Global South have been able to purchase limited numbers of vaccines; many countries in the Global South remain highly or entirely dependent on various programs for the distribution of vaccines, such as the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) program. Another means of distribution is of individual countries of the Global North that have either higher purchasing power or are producers of one or more vaccines that have begun donating an allocated amount of …
A Socio-Ecological Perspective On Integrating Biodiversity Conservation And The Security-Development Nexus In Sub-Saharan Africa, Lilyon Conroy
A Socio-Ecological Perspective On Integrating Biodiversity Conservation And The Security-Development Nexus In Sub-Saharan Africa, Lilyon Conroy
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential of community-based biodiversity conservation as a security-development strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa. While the creation of the security-development nexus has been an essential component in mainstreaming the principles of sustainable human development, there exist numerous gaps in the nexus. With the aid of four expert interviews, this analysis critically assesses the role of the environment and of local communities in successfully implementing the security-development nexus. Using the existing body of work comprising the security-development nexus as a framework, this research examines why biodiversity conservation has been overlooked as a security-development strategy …
Amjambo Africa! (September 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (September 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Afghanistan..........................2/39
Burundi/Cameroon.....3/34 - 35
Education . ...........................4 - 9
Publshers Editorial Afghanistan.........................10
Translations........................11-13
World Market Basket........14/15
African Weddings...................16
Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Festival.................................17
Columns...18/19/31
New!
Health&Wellness...............22-30 Covid-19 and Delta variant In English & translation
New!
New Voices.........................32/33
Columnists
Kifah Abdullah,
Rupal Ramesh Shah,
Roseline Souebele
Nsiona Nguizani
Gashi
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month!......................39
Maine organizations serving Spanish speakers...
Spanish coming in October!
Diary Of An Afghan Woman Collection - September 2021
Diary Of An Afghan Woman Collection - September 2021
TSOS Interview Gallery
Four women share with us their daily lives in Afghanistan. Join them as they express their love for the country, the people, and each other; and as they share with you their deepest fears and most intimate moments.
They refuse to be silenced as they journey through this new, uncharted chapter in Afghanistan's history.
We at TSOS are honored to provide a platform for their voices to be heard. We will post entries as we receive them. For safety purposes, names have been changed and only avatars (designed with input from each woman) will be used.
ZOYA
Zoya is a …
Crisis Management Lessons From The Clinton Administration's Implementation Of Presidential Decision Directive 56, Leonard R. Hawley
Crisis Management Lessons From The Clinton Administration's Implementation Of Presidential Decision Directive 56, Leonard R. Hawley
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
Drawing on personal experience, the author asks what the current administration can learn from the Clinton administration’s implementation of Presidential Decision Directive 56, examines the real-world application of the directive during the Clinton administration and the pitfalls of its agency-centric successor during the Bush administration, and identifies recurring problems and best practices for successfully responding to current global crises.
Yosuf, Yosuf, Tsos
Yosuf, Yosuf, Tsos
TSOS Interview Gallery
Yosef and his family of four are from the Herat Province in Afghanistan. The eldest child used to sell potatoes with Ibrahim, the middle child, who was killed by a landmine planted by counter-revolutionaries. As a result, the eldest child, Ismail, developed severe nerve and mental issues, and the wife, who is now pregnant, frequently has seizures. They sold their home to treat Ismail, but doctors say nothing can be done. Ismail’s condition continues to worsen, but he refuses to leave to see a doctor because he is afraid of the police for an unknown reason. Yosef says he is …
Amjambo Africa! (August 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (August 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Murder in Chad.....................2
Healthcare ..............................2
Attacks in Burundi................3
“I Wish My Teacher Knew...” 4
Weddings & Community ....6
Remote Theater Project......12
World Market Basket..........14
Housing in Lewiston .....16/17
Call me Coach Steph! .........18
Tips & Info. ..........................20
Zamzam Elmoge .................22
Dental care. ..........................31
Columns
Rupal Ramesh Shah. ...........13
Kirsten Cappy. .....................19
Financial literacy. ................21
Roseline Souebele................24
Nsiona Nguizani..................24
Theo (our newest columnist!).
24 MIRC ....................................25
ILAP......................................25
Northern Light. ...................26
Insurance..............................26
Maine Equal Justice ............29
Translations
French .....................................8
Swahili ....................................9
Somali. ..................................10
Kinyarwanda........................22
Portuguese............................23
Spanish coming soon!
Amjambo Africa! (July 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (July 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Juneteenth..................................2
Beautiful Blackbird Festival.....3
Publisher’s Editorial..................6
Immigration & the workforce.11
Finding freedom from Trauma Part II..................................12/19
World Market Basket .............14
Food for All Mobile Market
African beef & sauce with Eugénie Kipoy
Nouveaux Romans: reviews of recent novels by Francophone authors A partnership with Bates College .......................15/16/17
Sending money home ............20
Finance.....................................21
Columns. ......................24/25/26
Nigeria bans Twitter ...............27
Bombay Mahal ........................28
Tips&Info for Maine ..............29
ICE in Maine..................30/31
Translations
French .................................8
Swahili ................................9
Somali ...............................10
Kinyarwanda.....................22
Portuguese.........................23
A Lifeline For Millions: American Relief In An Age Of Isolationism, Matteo Marsella
A Lifeline For Millions: American Relief In An Age Of Isolationism, Matteo Marsella
The Forum: Journal of History
American military involvement in the Great War is a widely discussed aspect of the conflict. The period following the war is often considered an example of American isolationist foreign policy. Lesser well known are American efforts to provide food relief to starving populations in Europe, which began during and continued well after the war's conclusion. This paper seeks to locate American relief efforts within broader postwar foreign policy. Although President Harding’s 1920 election victory on a platform of a “return to normalcy” is often construed as a rejection of Wilsonian internationalism and a return to prewar isolationism, there is no …
Lisa Campbell, Lisa Campbell, Tsos
Lisa Campbell, Lisa Campbell, Tsos
TSOS Interview Gallery
Lisa Campbell, project manager for the non-profit Do Your Part Refugee Community Center in Greece. Lisa combined efforts with multiple organizations to better the lives of refugees in the Delisi, Greece area. Lisa discusses the evolution of the growing refugee crisis and the millions who flee to Greece and Turkey.
Bridging The Gap: Analyzing The History Of U.S.-Russian Relations Throughout History And The Actions That Would Improve Them, Coleman Anderson
Bridging The Gap: Analyzing The History Of U.S.-Russian Relations Throughout History And The Actions That Would Improve Them, Coleman Anderson
Senior Honors Theses
After the onset of communism in Russia, relations between the United States and Russia have been tense up to the modern day. Even the fall of the Soviet Union could not usher in a permanent peace between the two countries, with mistrust pouring over from both parties. Utilizing both primary sources and commentary from subject matter experts, this paper argues that in order to achieve a legitimate and sustainable policy of peace between the United States and Russia, policymakers need to first understand the history and culture of the people they are reaching out to. Using this knowledge, policymakers can …
Knowing China, Losing China: Discourse And Power In U.S.-China Relations, Shankara Narayanan
Knowing China, Losing China: Discourse And Power In U.S.-China Relations, Shankara Narayanan
University Scholar Projects
The U.S. government’s 2017 National Security Strategy claimed, “China and Russia challenge American power, influence, and interests, attempting to erode American security and prosperity.”[1] Three years later, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the U.S. foreign policy community’s discursive shift towards Realist competition with China, with officials from the past three presidential administrations coming to view China as a threat to democratic governance and America’s security posture in Asia. The discourse underpinning the U.S.-China relationship, however, remains understudied. During key moments in the relationship, U.S. policymakers’ Realist intellectual frameworks failed to account for Chinese nationalism, suggesting a problem embedded within …
Knowing China, Losing China: Discourse And Power In U.S.-China Relations, Shankara Narayanan
Knowing China, Losing China: Discourse And Power In U.S.-China Relations, Shankara Narayanan
Honors Scholar Theses
The U.S. government’s 2017 National Security Strategy claimed, “China and Russia challenge American power, influence, and interests, attempting to erode American security and prosperity.”[1] Three years later, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the U.S. foreign policy community’s discursive shift towards Realist competition with China, with officials from the past three presidential administrations coming to view China as a threat to democratic governance and America’s security posture in Asia. The discourse underpinning the U.S.-China relationship, however, remains understudied. During key moments in the relationship, U.S. policymakers’ Realist intellectual frameworks failed to account for Chinese nationalism, suggesting a problem embedded within …
Amjambo Africa! (May 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (May 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Chad’s president dies.........2/3
Corruption in Africa.........2/3
Maine & slave trade..............5
Vaccine pause/editorial .......6
Portland Empowered..........12
Onyx Emelo photo essay ...13
Liberation Farms photo essay.......................14
A taste of Jamaica................15
Support for AAPIcommunity........................17
Midcoast Literacy................18
Amran Osman.....................19
Minorities in Healthcare....20
Finance.................................21
Guest Columnists/community voices.....................24/25/26
Ekhlas Ahmed.....................27
Ryan Adams.........................28
Cynthia McGuirl.................28
Navigating benefits.............29
Racial justice........................31
Translations
French..................................7
Swahili.................................8
Somali..................................9
Kinyarwanda.....................22
Portuguese.........................23
“Otherwise, It’S War”: Us-Taiwan Defense Ties And The Opening Of The People’S Republic Of China (1969-1974), Robert 'Bo' Kent
“Otherwise, It’S War”: Us-Taiwan Defense Ties And The Opening Of The People’S Republic Of China (1969-1974), Robert 'Bo' Kent
War, Diplomacy, and Society (MA) Theses
In 1969, President Richard Nixon inherited a much different Cold War than that which existed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Writ large, the project of ‘containing’ communism appeared to be falling apart. The Soviet Union was ascendant in Eurasia, the Vietnam War was continuing to grind down American power projection, and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was emerging as a potential partner on the world stage. Despite the uncertainty of the situation, both President Nixon and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger saw these circumstances as an opportunity to reshape the global balance of power. Key to this …
The United States And Portuguese Angola: Space, Race, And The Cold War In Africa, Alex J. Marino
The United States And Portuguese Angola: Space, Race, And The Cold War In Africa, Alex J. Marino
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation is an international history of the role of the United States in the process of decolonization in Angola, a former colony of Portugal. I argue that the United States embraced Portugal, Angola, and neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo as irreplaceable Cold War allies. Decolonization in Africa challenged America’s relationship with all three countries, as competing forces within the American public called for Washington to adopt an anti-colonial, anti- racist ideology, while others demanded their government to support white supremacy at home and abroad. Decolonization in Angola, a protracted liberation struggle that started in 1961 and lasted until 1974, …
Amjambo Africa! (April 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (April 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
COVID-19 denial in Burundi and Tanzania.....................2
Cameroonian deportations..3
In Her Presence .................4/5
Health care
Vaccine Q&A
Amjambo’s 3rd birthday.......6
MEBIC..................................10
Dr. Shah on vaccine safety.11
Magufuli of Tanzania..........12
World Market Basket..........14
Farming
African donuts
Soil safety..............................15
Baking Academy.................18
Bikes for all Mainers...........19
Childcare..............................20
Finance................................21
Columns & letters..............................24/25/26/27
Bangor/DEI..........................28
Novruz Festival....................29
Gisele Mukundwa...............31
Musical diversity.................31
Translations
French..................................7
Swahili.................................8
Somali..................................9
Kinyarwanda.....................22
Portuguese.........................23
Amjambo Africa! (March 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (March 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Museveni of Uganda..........2/3
College applications andscholarships ........................4/5
Publisher’s Editorial/BetterDays Ahead? ..........................6
Translations
French ............................7/24
Swahili............................8/24
Somali ............................9/24
Kinyarwanda...............20/24
Portuguese ...................21/24
Influential Black leaders .....10
Community masks fromTracey Sesselberg.................11
World Market Basket ..........12
Fishermen feed MainersHealthy cooking with Yvonne ElingaOrganization updates .........13
Burundi Star.........................14
Messan Jordan Benissan inCamden ................................15
Photo essay/Onyx Emelo ...16
Helping kids in Angola.......17
News from Africa................18
Avoiding scams & fraud .....19
Biden proposes immigration changes .................................27
Amjambo Africa! (February 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (February 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue
buyoya’s legacy ............................2/3
lockdown in Tchad .....................2/3
lewiston equity Committee .......4/5
editorial ...........................................6
News from africa ..........................10
MlK Day ..................................10/15
Diversity Northern light .............11
World Market basket ...................12
basbousa with Nahla alsafarSomali cooperativesyouth programming ...............13/24
‘Temperature’ by Zoza ................14
Jalali to release new book ............15
Immigration reform ......................16
Help with tax season ....................19
Columns ...................................22/23
Pam leo .........................................26
Translations
French ...........................................7
Swahili ..........................................8
Somali ...........................................9
Kinyarwanda .............................20
Portuguese ................................21
The National Interest And The Roots Of American-Saudi Diplomacy, Oliver B. Wiegel
The National Interest And The Roots Of American-Saudi Diplomacy, Oliver B. Wiegel
Theses and Dissertations
This paper analyzes the beginnings of diplomacy between the United States and Saudi Arabia during the interwar years and World War II. It explores how national interest was decided upon, how oil companies affected American foreign policy, and the American government’s strategic interest in Saudi oil reserves.
U.S. Government And Politics In Principle And Practice: Democracy, Rights, Freedoms And Empire, Samuel Finesurrey, Gary Greaves
U.S. Government And Politics In Principle And Practice: Democracy, Rights, Freedoms And Empire, Samuel Finesurrey, Gary Greaves
Open Educational Resources
This book is written for students early in college to provide a guide to the founding documents and structures of governance that form the United States political system. This book is called American Government and Politics in Principle and Practice because you will notice that what has been inscribed in law has not always been applied in practice-particularly for indigenous peoples, enslaved peoples, people of color, women, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, those formerly incarcerated, immigrants and the working class within U.S. society. In designing this book, we have two goals. First, we want you to know what the founding documents …
Amjambo Africa! (January 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (January 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue
COVID and women......................2/3
Reza Jalali..........................................4
Editorial............................................6
Translations
French ............................................7
Swahili............................................8
Somali ............................................9
Kinyarwanda...............................20
Portuguese..................................21
News from Africa..........................10
Scholarship.....................................11
Year in Review..........................12/13
Celebrating Diversity....................16
Finance .............................................9
Insurance........................................22
Roseline Souebele.........................22
Rupal Shah.....................................23
Dora Mills.......................................23
Long Hungry Winter.....................24
Education Academy ................26/27
Shurooq, Shurooq, Brandi Kilmer, Sherianne Schow, Nicole Taylor, Sasha Sloan
Shurooq, Shurooq, Brandi Kilmer, Sherianne Schow, Nicole Taylor, Sasha Sloan
TSOS Interview Gallery
Shurooq fled Iraq and came to the United States when she was 12. Iraq was a beautiful place full of family and celebration. Her brother passed away from leukemia 1 1/2 years prior to coming to the States. Prior to his death, their father took him to Syria to for treatment. He passed in Syria. Although the family had applied for a medical visa to the United States, upon Shurooq’s brother’s passing, they received threats and knew they could not stay. The call came for the visa and all but her mother were able to come. Thankfully her mother arrived …
Ziba, Ziba, Sherianne Schow, Brandi Kilmer, Heather Oman
Ziba, Ziba, Sherianne Schow, Brandi Kilmer, Heather Oman
TSOS Interview Gallery
Ziba, a promising medical student, fled Afghanistan in 2018 due to instability and for her safety. Life was difficult upon arrival in the United States. In Afghanistan Ziba was involved in national and international poetry, math and science competitions. Ziba went from having everything to starting completely over in a new country. Her anxiety and depression became extremely difficult to deal with She reminded herself who she was, what her passions were and in January 2019 started medical school while working part time as a cashier. Her hope for future arriving refugees is to have a mental health network established …
Statelessness And Contested Sovereignty In The Middle East: The United States, Palestinian Refugees, The Muslim Brotherhood, Syrian Ethnic Minorities, And The Early Cold War, 1945 – 1954, John Perry
Theses and Dissertations--History
This dissertation examines the significance of America’s interactions with stateless actors. It argues that it was groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, Palestine’s refugees, and ethnic minorities, not the U.S. and Soviet governments, nor the state governments of the region, which dictated how the Cold War unfolded in the Middle East. These groups transformed the policy decisions, strategies, and alliances of both native regimes and the superpowers. Traditionally, historians have looked at the global politics of the Cold War through the lens of state-to-state relations. How have state governments interacted with each other and how did this influence the strategies …