Fall 2016 Issue
Delve into the complexities of global politics with the Fall 2016 issue of the Journal of Political Inquiry (JPI). This...
Middle East
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...
Peace in Syria? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Fighters with the Syrian Democratic Forces, part of the coalition combating the Islamic State, on the outskirts of the eastern...
Spring 2015 Issue
We are thrilled to present the Spring 2016 issue of the Journal of Political Inquiry (JPI), a testament to the...
Arrested Development: The “New Capital” in Egypt
Cairo, Egypt. Picture by Tarek Siala | Flickr The most recent economic conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, was a...