“Crude Democracy” Book Review
I remember once during a debate in history class when I was in school in Iran, the teacher mentioned, “Having...
Middle East
Spring 2017 Issue
With rigorous research and diverse perspectives, the Spring 2017 issue of JPI presents a rich tapestry of political inquiry. From...
Turkish Women’s Rights Struggle During State of Emergency
By Lubunya - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50205595 A week ago the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, began a...
Fall 2016 Issue
Delve into the complexities of global politics with the Fall 2016 issue of the Journal of Political Inquiry (JPI). This...
Lebanon’s Confessionalism is a Bulwark Against Democracy
Thousands of Lebanese took to the streets in April to call for an end to the country's sectarian system of...
Gay, Palestinian, Israeli: Caught between conflicting identities
Scene from Oriented | Pictured Film Distribution Jake Witzenfeld presented his documentary Oriented at New York University’s Gallatin School, sparking...
Is Footing the Peacekeeping Bill Enough?
Though its population is 60 times smaller, Finland sends more peacekeeping troops than the United States. Photo | Reuters, Afolabi...
Caught between two goals: Turkey’s Conflicting Quest for Sustainability and Economic Development
Construction for Istanbul’s new airport, courtesy of airline.ee via link http://bit.ly/2c84ZOc Turkey has a long history of trying to...
Western Women in ISIS: Naïve Victims, or Violent Terrorists?
Image Gatwick Airport, courtesy NY Times “It was a really hard life.” Said by a shaken 16-year-old named Marilyn Nevalainen,...
Russia’s exit from Syria: Mission unaccomplished?
Picture by Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on March 14 that he would begin to remove...
