Arvind Ilamaran
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Is Israel’s Wall Corroding Peace in Gaza?
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Despite the official Israeli demilitarization of the Gaza Strip in 2005, international organizations argue that Israel holds de-facto control over the strip since it controls all but one of the border crossings in addition to holding direct command of Gazan air and maritime space. The two recent major conflicts between…
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How Republics Fell and Monarchies Survived the Arab Spring
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What made monarchies more resilient during the Arab Spring as compared to republics? To understand this conundrum, Robert Snyder offers an ideological-institutional framework in The Arab Uprising and the Persistence of Monarchy.
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Avoiding Systemic Risks and Tackling Recessions: A Network Perspective
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Employing network theory to understand social and economic interactions is coming into prominence, and these authors want to understand this phenomenon.