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A new type of international cooperation has arisen in Asia—economic cooperation between provinces of adjacent countries. While the principal motivation is joint economic development, the peace dividend involves cooperation among the people across borders to establish and strength ties of friendship. Although much funding comes from private investment, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been instrumental in identifying many of the most feasible projects. This article identifies one proposed growth triangle, a few that are dormant, and some currently are in operation, providing their historical origins, organizational components, funding, and success in conducting operational projects or promoting peaceful relations among members. To determine which projects have been more successful, variables are identified from the viable projects, testing whether criteria from the rational choice paradigm give a better explanation of success than the community-building paradigm. Results indicate that the two paradigms explain quite different aspects of success. Consistent with the rational choice paradigm, success is more likely when 'growth area' organizations have more funding and support from the ADB. As predicted by the community building paradigm, successful 'growth area' organizations have support from the leaders of their respective countries and are composed of countries with rough equality in national income. One variable—whether countries involved are democracies—has little impact on either economic development or peace dividend success.

Racial harmony is a form of positive peace, unlike the negative racial peace that exists when there is only racial coexistence. The paper focuses on how the racism pervading the Territory of Hawaiˋi was transformed into the harmonious life in the State of Hawaiˋi by focusing on five forms of racism—cultural, political, economic, environmental, and institutional. The transformation is explained by several theories—operational code theory, political displacement theory, mass society theory, ecological theory, and affirmative action theory. Progress in advancing over times is explained in terms of the Mass Society Paradigm. Although a unique historical account, the paper indicates in theoretical term how a transformation during statehood prompted progress.

"Operational Codes in Foreign Policy: A Deconstruction" published on by Oxford University Press.

In this Strategic Trends chapter, Michael Haas examines the advantage Western nations have enjoyed in military technology since the 1970s. He argues that this state of affairs is rapidly changing, as competitors embrace new technologies and duplicate or offset Western strengths – a problem to which there are no easy solutions. In his view, Western policymakers should act on several fronts to slow the process, while also adapting to a world in which they no longer enjoy substantial military-technological superiority. ; Westliche Nationen geniessen seit den 70er Jahren Vorteile im Bereich Militärtechnologie. Michael Haas argumentiert in diesem Strategic Trends Kapitel, dass sich dieser Zustand rasch verändert, da die Wettbewerber neue Technologien nutzen und westliche Stärken nachahmen. Dies, so Haas, führt zu Problemen, für die es keine einfachen Lösungen gibt. Seiner Ansicht nach sollte die Politik des Westens an mehreren Fronten tätig werden, um den Prozess zu verlangsamen und sich gleichzeitig an eine Welt anzupassen, in der der Westen militärtechnisch nicht mehr überlegen ist. ; ISSN:1664-0667

This dissertation examines the long-term military competition between the U.S. and Soviet navies during 1946-81. It investigates the dynamics of naval posture change by integrating insights from military innovation theory with in-depth process tracing, thus providing a much-improved understanding of the Cold War at sea during the most decisive phases of the 'Third Battle of the Atlantic'.