Feature articles in this theme:
By Dennis Altman
10 Aug 2010 |
World Politics Review
In the post-Cold War world, the rapid social, political and economic
transformations associated with globalization have coincided with the
continuing spread of HIV/AIDS. In fact, it's possible to argue that AIDS
is both a product and a cause of globalization. In
much of sub-Saharan Africa, the sheer scale of the epidemic is currently
threatening stability and reversing development.
By Siddharth Kara
10 Aug 2010 |
World Politics Review
Sex trafficking is an exceedingly grotesque, highly profitable component
of contemporary slavery. In fact, no form of slavery is nearly as
profitable, and it can be argued that none is as barbarically
exploitive. Like all forms of slavery, sex trafficking is a
business, and understanding the business and economic functioning of the
crime can provide insights into more effective ways to eradicate it.
By Valerie M. Hudson
10 Aug 2010 |
World Politics Review
While the traditional approach to national security would suggest that
there is no linkage between the security of women and the security of
states, there is an interesting new wave of research that is increasingly undermining that assumption. If male-female relations within a society -- one of its strongest and most influential characteristics --
are based on dominance and inequity, the state
and its security will be affected.