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When we talk about conflict contagion and diffusion mechanisms, what happens when in one country the fighting stops, would it also stop across the border? I am planning at looking at mechanisms of conflict diffusion and look at how the halt or possible reversal of said mechanism actually affects the conflict propensity in the other country. Basically a supply side argument.Would you suggest a different angle?

is it true Oil's Fall Led to ISIS's Rise or vice versa.

Graham occupies a singular position in the history of the theory of international trade. He oppose to the neoclassical theory since John S. Mill, which is based on the reciprocal demand. He claimed that the neoclassical approach contains “the vital defects” (Graham 1932 The Theory of International Values, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 46(4): 581-316.) I wonder if there are recent studies on F. D. Fraham’s theory of international values.

I am working on a paper on elite-level pluralism and wonder whether there is key literature out there that links a pluralist economy with a pluralist elite polity.

Syria has been at war for approx the last 3yrs with little view in sight of a succession of violence. Direct countries within the middle east have taken different sides and the international community has basically sat on their hands.

The civil war has seen the use of chemical weapons and now embarks on a course of genocide. What will eventually stop this civil war and ensure the whole region does further fragment.

this question is in reference to the notion in political economy of the State as 'business owner'.

For economic agents seeking extraterritorial profit the main goal is not the economic development of their country. To achieve their goals corporations hire guest workers and seek locations, which offer cheaper labor, land, etc. (e.g. in China and other Asian countries). The result - the population of developed countries loses professional qualifications and switch to activities not related to the production of vital commodities.

It is often said that the middle class plays a determinant role in the economic development of a given nation. How is that achieved?

How to measure and characterise economic development. For some countries, political stability was in trouble but economic development very high.

For the last 70 years we have been conducting research on waste management,either of industrial,the domestic or the agricultural.Did we achieve anything to tell the nation that could be used for adoring  as a policy matter.And if not how many years  our beloved scientists would need to find out the technology that would help the nation  to get rid of such issues pending for the lat years despite billions of funds have been used   over such working.