Articles by Dustin R. Turin

Found 10 articles
From Civil War to Status Quo: Reexamining the Taiwan Strait
06/28/10 - 5227 words
A scholar and former head of the Asia department on the National Security Council said in 2005, at a time of heightened tensions... Go to Article »
Major Development Challenges Facing the Republic of Angola: Completing the Democratic Transition and Making Government Work
04/05/10 - 2343 words
Angola today is framed by a history of violent conflict that has left the population far behind on all major indicators. Lacking... Go to Article »
China and the Beijing Consensus: An Alternative Model for Development
01/22/10 - 3305 words
In the period since 1989, when economist John Williamson first conceived of the economic and policy recommendations known as the Washington... Go to Article »
China Offers Alternative Development Model in 'Beijing Consensus'
01/02/10 - 983 words
The Beijing Consensus, a new development model based on China’s own economic success, is one of the latest ways that China is... Go to Article »
Causes for the Guatemalan Civil War as seen in Paradise in Ashes by Beatriz Manz
10/19/09 - 1450 words
The civil war in Guatemala was the longest struggle in modern Latin American history, spanning decades from the late 1950’s... Go to Article »
Decolonization and the Collapse of the British Empire
10/19/09 - 1576 words
Before World War II it was fairly said that, “The sun never set on the British Empire.” For decades, this was true; their... Go to Article »
Does Globalization foster or Reduce Political Violence?
10/19/09 - 532 words
Globalization has impacted societies around the world in both positive and negative ways. Despite positive changes in certain areas... Go to Article »
Can the U.S. win the war in Afghanistan?
10/19/09 - 3174 words
Nearly eight years into the war, the security situation in Afghanistan has begun to deteriorate at an increasingly fast past. Previously... Go to Article »
America in the Post War Period
10/18/09 - 1439 words
The end of World War II was not just the end of a war, but also the beginning of a tense and dynamic period that affected society... Go to Article »
Controlling and Preventing HIV in Southern Africa
10/17/09 - 31 words
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) originated in Africa. According to current estimates, the disease first infected humans in... Go to Article »

With a degree in International Affairs, Dustin R. Turin graduated in 2010 from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.