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There is still continuous debate for the last decade on global environmentalcooperation. This is due to the fact that the progress of mitigation and adaptation actionsto climate change has developed in a slow pace. There is little attention given to theassessment of progress that relates with the challenges that hinders the progress. Mostprevious researchers related to global environmental cooperation have been focusingmore on the technical or scientific part of the coo...

As Syria enters its seventh year of bloodshed and conflict that has seen numerousresolutions and foreign interventions, there is still no sign of it ending any time soon.In International Relations (IR), explanations from the perspective of Realism oftenemerge for the behavior and patterns of interaction among states during war andconflict. Therefore, this dissertation explores why Syria behaved the way it did duringthe first five years of the crisis—starting from the 20...

The Rohingyas of Myanmar are a vulnerable group, and arguably, the most persecuted minority in the world today. The cause of their sufferings are in the hands of Myanmar authorities themselves, which uses large scale fear tactics and brutal violence against the Rohingyas. By doing so, the Rohingyas’ lives are threatened, thus, they are forced to leave Myanmar to find refuge somewhere else. The forced migration of Myanmar’s Rohingyas has caused a great concern for the region and countries i...

Throughout history, border security has been framed in many different views and perspectives. Border security is socially constructed and have great impact to the state and the people because it identifies the significance of the border in particular areas. Recent reports about border security have shown the impact to other issues like terrorism, illegal immigrants, human smuggling, transnational crime and drug trafficking. This dissertation taking into account a number of key...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was formed in 1967 which included Southeast Asian countries. It was founded to promote political and economic cooperation and regional stability in the ASEAN region. The ASEAN Declaration in 1967, which is considered to be the ASEAN’s founding document, formalized the principles of peace and cooperation to which ASEAN is dedicated to. The ASEAN Community is focussed on the areas of Political-Security Community, Economic Commu...