CIAO DATE: 02/2013
Volume: 127, Issue: 4
Winter 2012-2013
The Paradox of Islam's Future (PDF)
Raymond W. Baker
RAYMOND W. BAKER argues that although violent extremism flows from radical Islamic movements, the Islamic mainstream has effectively adapted to the globalized world and will shape the future of Islam in ways open to principled accommodation with the West. He claims that mainstream assertiveness, unencumbered by Western interference, provides the most effective way to counter destructive radicalism.
Geographic Distribution of the Federal Stimulus of 2009
James G. Gimpel, Frances E. Lee, Rebecca U. Thorpe
JAMES G. GIMPEL, FRANCES E. LEE, and REBECCA U. THORPE investigate why the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 did not always focus additional resources on areas where the recession’s downturn was most severe. They examine whether funds were allocated according to pork barrel politics or instead via “policy windows” through which advocates steered a diverse group of programs long desired for reasons unrelated to the recession. They find some support for both theories, but policy window effects were more important than pork barrel politics in accounting for distributional outcomes.
Zionism, the Jewish State, and an Israeli–Palestinian Settlement: An Opinion Piece
Jerome Slater
JEROME SLATER critically examines the case for the continuation of Zionism and for Israel to remain a Jewish state. He argues that while much of the Zionist argument is unconvincing, “liberal Zionism” is still defensible. Consequently, he claims, that first the Palestinians should conditionally recognize Israel as a Jewish state as part of an overall Israeli–Palestinian peace settlement, and second the Israelis should agree to the creation of an independent and viable Palestinian state in the occupied territories, so that the Palestinian Israelis who choose to remain in Israel are treated as fully equal citizens as the Jews.
Suspension of Law during Crisis
Ross J. Corbett
ROSS J. CORBETT analyzes the claim that the response to some emergencies requires a departure from the law. He notes that this claim rests on a particular view of what the law is and is best understood as an argument that emergencies ought to be handled extra-legally. He argues that interrogating this extra-legalist claim reveals another strategy for controlling executive discretion while permitting enough flexibility to preserve the public good.
Economic Crime and Punishment in North Korea
Stephan Haggard, Marcus Noland
STEPHAN HAGGARD and MARCUS NOLAND describe North Korea’s prison system. The system includes not only the infamous penal camps for political prisoners but detention facilities that permit short-run incarceration for economic crimes. They find that those with greater involvement in the market are more likely to face incarceration in such facilities and that the criminalization of economic activity allows the state to extract bribes.
Open Source Intelligence in a Networked World, Anthony Olcott (PDF)
Robert Jervis
Open Source Intelligence in a Networked World by Anthony Olcott. London and New York, Continuum, 2012. 304 pp. Cloth, $100; paper, $29.95.
American Force: Dangers, Delusions, and Dilemmas in National Security, Richard K. Betts
Michael O'Hanlon
Democratic Deficit: Critical Citizens Revisited, Pippa Norris (PDF)
Quinton Mayne
Democratic Deficit: Critical Citizens Revisited by Pippa Norris. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2011. 350 pp. Paper, $34.99.
Fighting for Our Health: The Epic Battle to Make Health Care a Right in the United States, Richard Kirsch
Carl F. Ameringer
Eclipse: Living in the Shadow of China's Economic Dominance, Arvind Subramanian
Scott W. Harold
Power and Willpower in the American Future: Why the United States Is Not Destined to Decline, Robert J. Lieber
Michael Beckley
Vladimir Putin and Russian Statecraft, Allen C. Lynch
Dale R. Herspring
The Politics of Prisoner Abuse: The United States and Enemy Prisoners after 9/11, David P. Forsythe
Robert Pallitto
Trust in International Cooperation: International Security Institutions, Domestic Politics and American Multilateralism, Brian Rathbun
Andrew Kydd
Gender, Nationalism, and War: Conflict on the Movie Screen, Matthew Evangelista (PDF)
Mia Bloom
Gender, Nationalism, and War: Conflict on the Movie Screen by Matthew Evangelista. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2011. 304 pp. Cloth, $90.00; paper, $27.36.
The Southern Political Tradition, Michael Perman ; Georgia Democrats, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Shaping of the New South, Tim S.R. Boyd
James M. Glaser
Scott W. Allard
Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race by Joe Soss, Richard C. Fording, and Sanford Schram. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press, 2011. 368 pp. Paper, $25.00.
Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency After 9/11, Jack Goldsmith
Erwin C. Hargrove
Competitive Elections and the American Voter, Keena Lipsitz
David C. Kimball
Cruel and Unusual: The American Death Penalty and the Founders' Eighth Amendment, John D. Bessler
John H. Blume
Daisy Petals and Mushroom Clouds: LBJ, Barry Goldwater, and the Ad That Changed American Politics, Robert Mann
Anne Johnston
Competitive Interests: Competition and Compromise in American Interest Group Politics, Thomas T. Holyoke
Timothy M. La Pira
Paradise Plundered: Fiscal Crisis and Governance Failures in San Diego, Steven P. Erie, Vladimir Kogan and Scott A. Mackenzie
Juliet Ann Musso
Trust in Black America: Race, Discrimination, and Politics, Shayla C. Nunnally
Michael Javen Fortner
Sprawl, Justice, and Citizenship: The Civic Costs of the American Way of Life, Thad Williamson
Juliet F. Gainsborough
The Al Qaeda Factor: Plots Against the West, Mitchell D. Silber
Christopher Fettweis
The Craft of Political Analysis for Diplomats, Raymond Smith
Mai'a K. Davis Cross
The Faiths of the Postwar Presidents: From Truman to Obama, David L. Holmes
David O'Connell
Activists, Alliances, and Anti-U.S. Base Protests, Andrew Yeo
William C. Martel
American Military Intervention in Unconventional War: From the Philippines to Iraq, Wayne Bert
Ryan C. Hendrickson
Bangladesh: Politics, Economy and Civil Society, David Lewis
Philip Oldenburg
Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union, Conor O'Clery
J. Paul Goode
The Institutional Imperative: The Politics of Equitable Development in Southeast Asia, Erik Kuhonta
Thomas B. Pepinsky
The Rise of Global Powers: International Politics in the Era of the World Wars, Anthony D'Agostino
Paul Musgrave
Why Peace Fails: The Causes and Prevention of Civil War Recurrence, Charles T. Call
Andrew G. Reiter