International Journal on World Peace articles from September 2006

International Journal on World Peace archives from September 2006

Culture, civilization, or economy? Test of the Clash of Civilizations thesis.
September 1, 2006... Many scholars posit that globalization of national economies has weakened states' control over their societies among developing countries, thus contributing to their democratization. Some scholars such as Samuel Huntington would, however, argue...

Clash of Civilizations or cartography of U.S. global domination?(COMMENTARY)
September 1, 2006... In this commentary, the authors focus on Samuel Huntington's Clash of Civilizations, which they regard as more an ideological work underpinning a neoconservative agenda for a global American Empire than a work of scholarship or accurate...

Human rights in U.S. policy toward Israel: explanations 1987-present.
September 1, 2006... The article first looks at the U.S. general human rights position from the Reagan administration through the present. Second, it discusses the causes leading to Israel's Commission of human rights abuses in the Occupied territories--the West...

Human rights in U.S. policy toward Israel.
September 1, 2006... In this commentary, Morton A. Kaplan notes what he believes are misperceptions on the part of Rathman, but for the most part Rathman has provided an historical overview of the issues which allows a framework for Kaplan to elaborate on his own...

After Empire: The Art and Ethos of Enduring Peace.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... AFTER EMPIRE: THE ART AND ETHOS OF ENDURING PEACE Sharon D. Welch Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2004 237 pages, paper, $18.00 Sharon D. Welch is Professor of Religious Studies and Women's Studies at the University of...

Cowardly Lions: Missed Opportunities to Prevent Deadly Conflict and State Collapse.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... COWARDLY LIONS: MISSED OPPORTUNITIES TO PREVENT DEADLY CONFLICT AND STATE COLLAPSE I. William Zartman Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2005 281pages, paper, $22.50 The image of the cowardly lion comes from the story of the Wizard...