{"id":550,"date":"2022-01-28T19:54:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T00:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/?page_id=550"},"modified":"2026-03-15T16:47:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T20:47:01","slug":"research-and-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/research-and-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Policy Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>2025\/2026<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/2026\/03\/15\/the-history-of-sino-russian-relations\/\">The Evolution of Contemporary Sino\u2013Russian Relations in the 21st Century<\/a> by Kabir Hasan Khan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/2026\/02\/20\/violence-begetting-violence-arms-control-challenges-in-the-post-soviet-south-caucasus\/\">Violence Begetting Violence: Arms Control Challenges in the Post-Soviet South Caucasus<\/a> by Isabel Silagy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/2025\/12\/22\/two-birds-one-stone\/\">One Stone, Two Birds: Shanghai&#8217;s Lessons for Green Infrastructure<\/a> by MJ Taylor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/research-and-policy\/laos-and-vietnam-a-comparative-study-of-the-applications-of-communist-market-based-economies\/\"><strong>Laos and Vietnam: A Comparative Study of the Applications of Communist Market-Based Economies<\/strong><\/a> <strong>by Charles Gobert<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>2024\/2025<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/addressing-sexual-and-gender-based-violence-in-the-dadaab-refugee-complex-a-policy-framework-for-the-african-union\/\">Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Dadaab Refugee Complex: A Policy Framework for the African Union<\/a>\u00a0by Audrey Springer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/haiti-and-its-refugees-a-matter-of-international-security\/\">Haiti and its Refugees: A Matter of International Security?<\/a> by Lily Wallack<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/the-effectiveness-of-employee-activism-in-big-tech-dod-partnerships\/\">The Effectiveness of Employee Activism in Big Tech-DoD Partnerships<\/a> by Deidra Gibson<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>2023\/2024<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/repositioning-the-geopolitical-chessboard-assessing-washingtons-latin-america-strategy-and-its-impact-on-u-s-china-regional-competition\/\"><b>Repositioning the Geopolitical Chessboard: <\/b><\/a><b>Assessing Washington\u2019s Latin America Strategy and Its Impact on U.S.-China Regional Competition <strong>by Frank Jiaqi Wang<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/german-russian-relations-a-history-and-the-way-ahead\/\">German-Russian Relations: A History and the Way Ahead<\/a> by Emma Liu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/rise-of-cultural-diplomacy-in-east-asia\/\">Rise of Cultural Diplomacy in East Asia<\/a> by Yao Yao Mize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/refugee-resettlement-on-the-korean-peninsula-the-case-of-north-korean-defectors\/\">Refugee Resettlement on the Korean Peninsula: The Case of North Korean Defectors <\/a>by Frank Jiaqi Wang<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2022\/2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/the-complexity-of-universal-jurisdiction\/\">The Complexity of Universal Jurisdiction<\/a> by Danielle Soba<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/stunting-in-indonesia-a-critique-of-agricultural-homogenization\/\">Stunting in Indonesia: A Critique of Agricultural Homogenization<\/a> By Denztrial Celvin Kehi<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>2021<\/h3>\n<p>The following is a collection of term papers submitted by Pardee graduate students during the 2021 &#8220;Back2School&#8221; initiative launched by the Pardee Atlas. Papers were released on a weekly basis from October 2021 through November 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/the-anti-immigrant-movement-in-the-united-states\/\">The Anti-Immigrant Movement in the United States<\/a> By Selena Rincon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/women-and-the-quran-feminist-interpretive-authority\/\">Women and the Qur\u2019an: Feminist Interpretive Authority?<\/a> By Laura Comstock<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/frozen-lawfare\/\">Frozen Lawfare<\/a> By Eduard Miska<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/a-case-for-the-future-of-the-united-nations-and-other-international-organizations\/\">A Case for the Future of the United Nations and other International Organizations<\/a> By Erik Leon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/peacekeeping-in-haiti-successes-and-failures\/\">Peacekeeping in Haiti: Successes and Failures<\/a> By Mariana Cabrera Figueroa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/food-security-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-the-inter-american-development-bank-and-ongoing-progress\/\">Food Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: the Inter-American Development Bank and Ongoing Progress<\/a> By Sophia Coleman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/migrant-family-separations-during-the-trump-administration\/\">Migrant Family Separations During the Trump Administration<\/a> By Shamim E. Butt-Garcia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/international-organizations-role-in-preventing-malpractices-within-the-intercountry-adoption-network\/\">International Organizations\u2019 Role in Preventing Malpractices within the Intercountry Adoption Network<\/a> By Bridget Fahy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/the-qatar-crisis-beyond-the-qatar-iran-terrorism-framework\/\">The Qatar Crisis: Beyond the Qatar-Iran-Terrorism Framework<\/a> By Vahe Minasyan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/russias-public-diplomacy-in-the-former-yugoslavia\/\">Russia\u2019s Public Diplomacy in the Former Yugoslavia<\/a> By Isak Kulalic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/wild-country-militia-activity-along-the-southern-border-and-their-relationship-with-the-usg\/\">Wild Country: Militia Activity along the Southern Border and their Relationship with the USG<\/a> By Alexander Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/environment-vs-economy-influence-in-international-fishing-disputes\/\">Environment vs. Economy: Influence in International Fishing Disputes<\/a> By Luke DeTore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/how-the-american-media-landscape-is-polarizing-the-country\/\">How The American Media Landscape is Polarizing the Country<\/a> By Flavia Roscini<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/russias-ukraine-camping-trip-a-neorealist-constructivist-interpretation\/\">Russia\u2019s Ukraine Camping Trip: A Neorealist-Constructivist Interpretation<\/a> By Joseph \u201cTripp\u201d Callaway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/female-genital-mutilation-in-african-society-the-impact-of-colonization-on-fgm-in-kenya-and-fgm-in-kenya-today\/\">Female Genital Mutilation in African Society: The Impact of Colonization on FGM in Kenya, and FGM in Kenya Today<\/a> By Morgan Cassidy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/advancing-human-progress-initiative\/back2school\/rojava-an-island-of-peace-in-shark-infested-waters\/\">Rojava: An Island of Peace in Shark Infested Waters<\/a> By Farris Al-Banaa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><harper-render-box popover=\"manual\" style=\"pointer-events: none; border: none; --darkreader-inline-border-top: none; --darkreader-inline-border-right: none; --darkreader-inline-border-bottom: none; --darkreader-inline-border-left: none;\" data-darkreader-inline-border-top=\"\" data-darkreader-inline-border-right=\"\" data-darkreader-inline-border-bottom=\"\" data-darkreader-inline-border-left=\"\"><\/harper-render-box><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025\/2026 The Evolution of Contemporary Sino\u2013Russian Relations in the 21st Century by Kabir Hasan Khan Violence Begetting Violence: Arms Control Challenges in the Post-Soviet South Caucasus by Isabel Silagy One Stone, Two Birds: Shanghai&#8217;s Lessons for Green Infrastructure by MJ Taylor Laos and Vietnam: A Comparative Study of the Applications of Communist Market-Based Economies by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19928,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19928"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2039,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550\/revisions\/2039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/pardeeatlas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}