Iranian Nuclear Program – Case Study Design
This is a case-study design for interpreting information and intelligence on the intent of the Iranian nuclear program. I completed this for a graduate-level advanced security methods class. This study is not designed to answer the question of the intent of the program – only to build a framework to begin interpreting various sources of information on the program and the question of Break Out Capability (BOC).
Cyprus – Peacebuilding and Remediating Horizontal Inequalities.
Final part of a three-part series on Cyprus for Professor Tim Sisk, Josef Korbel School of International Studies – University of Denver.
Cyprus – Negotiation Analysis and Recommendations
This paper is the second part of a three-part series on the frozen conflict in Cyprus I am doing for Professor Tim Sisk’s class “Civil Wars and International Responses” at the Josef Korbel School. You can read it here.
State vs. Individual Responsibility for Genocide
An overview of the case brought by Bosnia against Serbia in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) charging Serbia with violations of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide. Available here.
Always a Stranger – The Situation of the Mandaeans of Iraq
A research paper on the situation of the Mandaeans, a pacifist religious minority in Iraq and Iran who are followers of the Gnostic Gospels, since the 1991 invasion of Iraq. Contains portions of an interview with the first Mandaean family to marry in a Mandaean ceremony in the United States. Discusses conditions for the Mandaeans after the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. Available here
Legality vs. Illegality of Iraq War
A lengthy overview of the issues surrounding the Iraq war and its legality or illegality under international law. Issues discussed include proportionality, Iraqi support of terrorism and others. Available here.
The Use of Forced Population Exchanges to Solve Conflicts based on Irredentism – A Case Study on Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
This is my undergraduate senior thesis at NYU on the effect of forced population exchanges, such as those mandated by the Treaty of Lausanne, on conflicts based on irredentism. Available here.