Note from the Editor

Reassessing Neoliberal Economic Reform in Post Conflict Societies: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Caitlin Fitzgerald
University of St. Andrews

A Focused and Targeted Expansion of NATO and ISAF Involvement in Afghanistan Counternarcotics Operations
Hillson Tse
University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC

Institutional Constraints on European Energy Security vis-à-vis Russia: the Limits of Contract Law in International Relations
Rafi Chaudhury
Middlebury College

Nepal and Hydropower: What Will it Take for Nepal to Invest in Hydropower and Develop Sustainably?
Ravi Kumar
Buena Vista University

Humanitarian Crises and World Politics: the Conflict between Ethics and Pragmatism in Humanitarian Intervention Decisions
Treva Panajoti
Suffolk University

Winning papers from the 18th Annual Illinois Conference for Students of Political Science

The Influence of Political Structures and Institutional Rules on State Supreme Courts
Cynthia Palazzolo
University of Missouri—St. Louis

Daily Effects on Presidential Candidate Choice
Jonathan Day
University of Iowa

Strange Bedfellows: The Road to Comprehensive Immigration Policy in 2007
Jessica Bastian
Illinois State University
 

Freedom or Slavery? The Harm in Legalizing Prostitution
Joshua Bailey
North Central College
 

German Resistance to Welfare State Reform: Voter Blockades, Coalitions, and Unions
Ashley Hoyer
Missouri State University