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Run For Your Life: Theories of International Politics and Zombies

Run For Your Life: Theories of International Politics and Zombies

Dominic Contreras, International Affairs '13 April 12, 2012 0

Something is aloof in international affairs, or so thinks Tufts University Professor Daniel Drezner. Every day scholars and policy-makers meticulously hammer away at the ins and outs of pressing national security threats (Al-Qaeda, China,

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Interview With Vali Nasr: Analyzing the Iranian Nuclear Threat

Interview With Vali Nasr: Analyzing the Iranian Nuclear Threat

Dominic Contreras, International Affairs '13 April 12, 2012 0

On March 6, 2012, the NUPR’s International Editor Dominic Contreras sat down with Tufts University Professor Vali Nasr, one of the world’s foremost experts on Iran and the Muslim world, to discuss the Iranian

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Seeing Past the Blinders

Seeing Past the Blinders

Dominic Contreras, International Affairs ‘13 December 17, 2011 5

Over the past week, two student groups and one individual brought the stark divisions of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict home to root at Northeastern University. On December 1st, Northeastern University Students for Justice in Palestine

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Rethinking an Active U.S. Military Policy

Rethinking an Active U.S. Military Policy

Dominic Contreras, International Affairs ‘13 December 16, 2011 1

As the Obama administration concludes a long overdue disengagement from Iraq and attempts to bring about a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan, it is imperative that policy makers not lose sight of the crucial role

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