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Adopting the Euro in the Midst of Crisis. Lithuania: a Case Study
Lithuania has been one of only three nations to adopt the euro since the global financial crisis rocked the world and tested the viability of the Eurozone as a single currency union. Despite uncertainty about the future ... -
The Aftermath of Jan Gross's Neighbors: Recasting Poland's Collective Memory
Discusses the impact of Jan Gross's book <italic>Neighbors</italic>, published in 2000, on Polish-Jewish relations with regards to the Jedwabne massacre of 1941. -
Annihilation of a Writer: Mikhail Bulgakov and the Soviet State
Mikhail Bulgakov’s mystifying relationship with the Soviet government, and with Joseph Stalin in particular, has long been understood to be a result of the dictator’s aesthetic appreciation for the writer’s early work. In ... -
Anti-Trafficking Policy Compliance with International Norms in Estonia and the Former Soviet Space
Estonia, European Union member and leader developmentally among the countries that emerged from the former Soviet space, dramatically underperforms compared to these countries when it comes to anti-human trafficking policy ... -
The Asian Role in the Arctic's Development
(2013-07-23)Due to the Arctic's warming climate, the region is developing at a record pace. Fueled by the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and natural resources, commerce in the Arctic is expanding to include non-Arctic states, most notably ... -
Bearing the Brunt: The Effect of COVID 19 and Socioeconomic Disparities on Estonia’s Russian Speaking Minority
On December 10th of 2020 Estonia’s eastern county of Ida-Viru became the first Estonian county to top a 14 day average of 1000 COVID infection per 100,000 inhabitants. Ida-Viru would go on to average an infection rate ... -
Beyond Bologna and Bolashak: Work & Travel U.S.A. as a Context for Student Agency in Kazakhstan's Internationalization of Higher Education
(2013-02-25)This thesis examines student participation from Kazakhstan in the Summer Work & Travel U.S.A. program. Kazakhstan's government emphasizes the Bologna Process, the government-funded Bolashak scholarship, and the new elite ... -
Building Gendered Human Security Inside and Out: A Case Study in Post-Conflict Kosovo
(2013-07-25)Set against the backdrop of war-torn Kosovo, my thesis focuses on civil society development in the area of gendered human security. In 1999, this small nation (then under the control of UNMIK) experienced the largest influx ... -
Calling Putin’s Bluff (Or Not?) An Assessment of Russian Attachment to the INF Treaty and Its Implications
Four years after the US State Department first publicly accused the Russian Federation of violating the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the dispute surrounding the compliance of both parties has largely remained ... -
Centrally Planned Innovation: A SWOT Analysis of Russia's Silicon Valley
(2013-02-25)Russia has long been dependent on its abundant natural resources (oil, gas, and timber) as the main source of domestic revenue. In 2010, President Dmitri Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took the initiative to ... -
Changes on the European Gas Market: Implications for Gazprom
(2014-02-24)Following the recession of 2008-2009, Gazprom has faced declining demand and rising competition on the European gas market. In addition, the company has encountered rising competition on the domestic gas market and an ... -
Chinese Migration to Central Asia: Contrasting Experiences between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
(2013-07-25)This paper argues that state and institutional processes are intertwined with ground-level interactions to create circumstances for Chinese migrants to either accept or reject the authority of their host environments. ... -
Citizenship in Latvia: Does it Pay?
(2013-07-25)Twenty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, a significant portion of the Russian-speaking population in Latvia remain non-citizens, meaning they lack the right to vote or work in specific industries. This thesis ... -
Clash of Threat Perceptions: In Nuclear and Cyber Paradigms
Similar to the discovery of fission, the advent of the Internet led to the dual-use nature of cyber technology. One path is the `peaceful, commercial' use of the technology; the other is the `weapons' path. As with nuclear ... -
Clash of Threat Perceptions: In Nuclear and Cyber Paradigms
Similar to the discovery of fission, the advent of the Internet led to the dual-use nature of cyber technology. One path is the `peaceful, commercial' use of the technology; the other is the `weapons' path. As with nuclear ... -
The Competition for the Ukrainian Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Rosatom, Westinghouse, and Implications for Nuclear Energy in the Near Abroad
The Competition for the Ukrainian Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Rosatom, Westinghouse, and Implications for Nuclear Energy in the Near Abroad Abstract Sarah McPhee, MAIS Candidate University of Washington Contemporary Ukraine suffers ... -
Danilo Kis's A Tomb for Boris Davidovich in the Context of Gulag Narratives
Danilo Kis's A Tomb for Boris Davidovich in the Context of Gulag Narratives -
e-Governance: Missed Opportunity of the Revolutionary Government. Case of Georgia
This given thesis examines the circumstances around the introduction of the e-Governance in Georgia. It argues that after the Rose Revolution, the incumbent regime was extremely well-positioned to reform the very fabric ... -
Exploring the Impact of Exchange: A Study of Central Asian Experiences with U.S.-Sponsored Academic Exchange Programs
This thesis examines the trends and impact of U.S.-sponsored academic exchange programs available for Central Asian citizens. I analyze how these exchange programs have fared since their establishment to the present day ... -
From Helsinki to Strasbourg: Human Rights, Soft Power, and the Precarious Future of Liberal Institutions
To fully appreciate the importance of Russia’s continued participation in the Council of Europe and citizens’ access to the European Court of Human Rights, it is vital to first understand the influential role the introduction ...