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Call And Response: The Effect Of Terrorist Incidents On The Way Nations Fight Terrorism, Hannah Engber
Call And Response: The Effect Of Terrorist Incidents On The Way Nations Fight Terrorism, Hannah Engber
International Relations Summer Fellows
This paper compares the ways in which countries that have suffered from terrorist actions combat terrorism. Specifically, I compare counterterrorism policies in the United States and Spain before and after two of the most severe acts of foreign terrorism, the attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 and the attacks in Spain on March 11, 2004. These comparisons are made in two counterterrorism policy aspects: Bureaucracy and Institutions, as well as Foreign Relations and Military Intervention. Each of these sections shows both convergent and divergent choices made by the Spanish and American governments. In terms of bureaucratic institutions, …
The Economics Of Refugees: How Refugees Influence The Economies Of Spain And England, Mary K. Bovard
The Economics Of Refugees: How Refugees Influence The Economies Of Spain And England, Mary K. Bovard
Student Publications
The economic impact of refugee movements is a topic disputed throughout the world, but even more highly disputed in the European Union. In this last Syrian refugee movement, we have heard many different interpretations of how the movement would affect the European economy. Whether based on factual data or speculation, this paper aims to unpack several of the main economic arguments for and against the movement of refugees into European countries, particularly Spain and England. This paper argues that the perceived economic impacts of the refugee movement in Europe does not match the measured economic impacts.