Author: Ziad Al Achkar

China 

China Collapsing?

April 29, 2015 Ziad Al Achkar 0 Comments China, Communism, Domestic Politics

In the Wall Street Journal, David Shambaugh, an expert on China working at George Washington University and a senior fellow at

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European Union 

Democratic Deficit: Do national elections matter?

April 14, 2015November 11, 2015 Ziad Al Achkar 2 Comments Debt, Economy, EU, Greece, Parliament

In Europe, there are three Councils. The European Council which is the strategy body of the European Union. Organized by

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American Foreign Policy 

American Phobias

March 23, 2015March 24, 2015 Ziad Al Achkar 2 Comments 9/11, charlie hebdo, Counter Terrorism, Foreign Policy, ISIS, Policy, security, terrorism, U.S., U.S. foreign Policy

America has security issues. Communal psychological insecurity. I don’t mean solely external threats, largely I am referring to the internal

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Editors' Pick Featured 

Kazakhstan: Can Corruption Contain the Criticism?

March 12, 2015March 15, 2015 Ziad Al Achkar 0 Comments Currency, Democracy, economics, Elections, Kazakhstan, Russia, Subsidies

Starting in January 2014, Kazakhstan has seen a wave of protests in the streets of Almaty, the country’s largest city

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China 

Global Repercussions for China’s Modified One-Child Policy

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015 Ziad Al Achkar 0 Comments Baby Boom, Children, China, economics, Food Imports, Food Prices, Food Production, Gender, Gendercide, Global Markets, Meat, One Child Policy, Population Growth

For the past few decades, China has enforced a population control policy, known as a ‘one-child policy’ in the west,

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American Foreign Policy Editors' Pick Featured 

The US Needs More Bilateral Climate Agreements

March 2, 2015December 17, 2019 Ziad Al Achkar 0 Comments agreement, China, Climate Change, CO2, Policy, security

Climate change is no longer merely an environmental problem; it has become a serious national security concern. Climate change increases

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Editors' Pick Featured 

A Discussion with Dr. Youssef Mahmoud, the Inaugural Sérgio Vieira de Mello Endowed Visiting Chair at Seton Hall’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations

February 27, 2015February 27, 2015 Ziad Al Achkar 0 Comments

On Monday, February 23, 2015, The Journal had the unique privilege to interview Dr. Youssef Mahmoud[*] at the Seton Hall

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Middle East 

Yemen: Taking it One Day at a Time

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015 Ziad Al Achkar 0 Comments Civil Conflict, Conflict, Foreign Policy, Iran, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Shia, Sunni, Yemen

Since Houthi rebels from the Zaydi sect of Islam have seized large parts of Western and Central Yemen and the

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Editors' Pick Middle East 

Kobane and the Realities of Modern Victory

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 Ziad Al Achkar 2 Comments

The battle for Kobane is won. Who cares? As this piece goes to digital “press” the discourse of the ongoing

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Africa 

Failing Sudan: Never Again?

February 11, 2015 Ziad Al Achkar 0 Comments africa, Civilians, Conflict, Crimes Against Humanity, Darfur, Human Rights, Peacekeeping, Peacemaking, R2P, Security Council, Sudan, United Nations, Violence

We live in an era of unprecedented technological advances where news is covered in a 24/7 cycle, with events immediately

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