FWD:

The first issue of Think International, an internationally focused Roosevelt Institution publication, is scheduled for release in February 2008 at a conference hosted by Denver University, and will focus on "State Building and Democratization."

Should states be (re)constructed in today's world? If so, why, which states, how and by whom? Is it the responsibility of democratic nations to promote democracy in non-democratic nations or is it better to simply promote general governmental stability? What are the risks involved with promoting democracy? These are but a few of the questions that ought to be considered.

Some suggestions for further investigation (list not inclusive):

Soft power: Can democracy be promoted without it? How much does state stability depend on it?

Middle East: Case studies of Afghanistan and/or Iraq

Africa: What is the role of the US, EU, IMF, World Bank, and now China?

Southeast Asia: Case study of Myanmar/Burma


Proposals are now being accepted, and . To submit a proposal, please send an email with the subject "TI Proposal" to pburbine@gmail.com and fill in the following fields:

Title:
Subject:
Feature (Y/N):
Counterpoint (Y/N):
Partner article (For point-counterpoint):
Response to YPFP article (Y/N):
YPFP article title and author:


Feature articles should run 1800-3000 words, and will be our highlight pieces. Teams of multiple authors are encouraged, to better deal with the highs and lows of schoolwork. Feature authors will be assigned a dedicated member of the Editorial Board to work with. If you know of another person or team interested in the same issue, you are encouraged to do a point-counterpoint set, where the counterpoint runs 1500-2200 words. Non-feature articles are also encouraged, but restricted to 800-1200 words. Length exceptions will be considered on a per-case basis.

You might check out Young Professionals in Foreign Policy and their article database. If you see an article that strikes a chord, and you feel compelled to respond, let me know, and I will see if we can't get the original author to publish a counter-response.

For those who might find the current theme uninteresting, or simply would like to look ahead, future editions of Think International will, in no specific order, focus on: Africa; economics, trade, and north-south relationships; the role of non-state actors; Russia and post-Soviet states; international security, including nuclear proliferation.