Comments for Georgetown Journal of International Affairs http://journal.georgetown.edu Published by the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The Plight of the Christians in Syria: Flagrant Violations of Christians’ Human Rights by Georgiana Constantin by Grace E. Tumas http://journal.georgetown.edu/2013/06/17/the-plight-of-the-christians-in-syria-flagrant-violations-of-christians-human-rights-by-georgiana-constantin/comment-page-1/#comment-220796 Grace E. Tumas Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:18 +0000 http://journal.georgetown.edu/?p=7594#comment-220796 Great journalistic writing, a strong voice for human rights, and a sobering, pertinent topic in modern international affairs. Great journalistic writing, a strong voice for human rights, and a sobering, pertinent topic in modern international affairs.

]]> Comment on South Korea’s Unsustainable Military Build-Up by Jeong Lee by Reconfiguring the US-ROK Naval Strategy for the Wartime OPCON Transfer (Part I) | Center for International Maritime SecurityCenter for International Maritime Security http://journal.georgetown.edu/2013/01/28/south-koreas-unsustainable-military-build-up-by-jeong-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-220735 Reconfiguring the US-ROK Naval Strategy for the Wartime OPCON Transfer (Part I) | Center for International Maritime SecurityCenter for International Maritime Security Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:22:10 +0000 http://journal.georgetown.edu/?p=6114#comment-220735 [...] as my January piece for the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs and Michael Raska’s East Asia Forum article [...] [...] as my January piece for the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs and Michael Raska’s East Asia Forum article [...]

]]> Comment on A Flexible Strategic Blueprint for the Korean Peninsula by Jeong Lee by Reconfiguring the US-ROK Naval Strategy for the Wartime OPCON Transfer (Part I) | Center for International Maritime SecurityCenter for International Maritime Security http://journal.georgetown.edu/2013/02/19/a-flexible-strategic-blueprint-for-the-korean-peninsula-by-jeong-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-220734 Reconfiguring the US-ROK Naval Strategy for the Wartime OPCON Transfer (Part I) | Center for International Maritime SecurityCenter for International Maritime Security Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:21:38 +0000 http://journal.georgetown.edu/?p=6416#comment-220734 [...] I have written previously that the United States should retain the wartime OPCON (Operational Control) for the sake of [...] [...] I have written previously that the United States should retain the wartime OPCON (Operational Control) for the sake of [...]

]]> Comment on The Plight of the Christians in Syria: Flagrant Violations of Christians’ Human Rights by Georgiana Constantin by Russell Imrie http://journal.georgetown.edu/2013/06/17/the-plight-of-the-christians-in-syria-flagrant-violations-of-christians-human-rights-by-georgiana-constantin/comment-page-1/#comment-218974 Russell Imrie Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:35:00 +0000 http://journal.georgetown.edu/?p=7594#comment-218974 I know several Syrian Christians here in the US - and they are staying away from their nation, even more so knowing what the aftermath whether Suni or Shia win this bloody debacle/sectarian war. A good read about the 10% of Syrians who are Christian and their situation - much like the Copts (also 10% of population) of Egypt - they know that thi sArab Spring is a Christian Winter. I know several Syrian Christians here in the US – and they are staying away from their nation, even more so knowing what the aftermath whether Suni or Shia win this bloody debacle/sectarian war.

A good read about the 10% of Syrians who are Christian and their situation – much like the Copts (also 10% of population) of Egypt – they know that thi sArab Spring is a Christian Winter.

]]> Comment on Five Things to Know About the Protests in Turkey by Susae Elanchenny by Blog entry published in Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (GJIA) | Tracking Turkey http://journal.georgetown.edu/2013/06/13/five-things-to-know-about-the-protests-in-turkey-by-susae-elanchenny/comment-page-1/#comment-218891 Blog entry published in Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (GJIA) | Tracking Turkey Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:44:18 +0000 http://journal.georgetown.edu/?p=7568#comment-218891 [...] Blog entry published in Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (GJIA) [...] [...] Blog entry published in Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (GJIA) [...]

]]> Comment on How the United States and South Korea Can Avoid Fatal Diplomatic Missteps on the Korean Peninsula by Jeong Lee and Miha Hribernik by How the United States and South Korea Can Avoid Fatal Diplomatic Missteps on the Korean Peninsula - | http://journal.georgetown.edu/2013/06/10/how-the-united-states-and-south-korea-can-avoid-fatal-diplomatic-missteps-on-the-korean-peninsula-by-jeong-lee-and-miha-hribernik/comment-page-1/#comment-218071 How the United States and South Korea Can Avoid Fatal Diplomatic Missteps on the Korean Peninsula - | Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:59:52 +0000 http://journal.georgetown.edu/?p=7539#comment-218071 [...] http://journal.georgetown.edu/2013/06/10/how-the-united-states-and-south-korea-can-avoid-fatal-diplo... [...] [...] http://journal.georgetown.edu/2013/06/10/how-the-united-states-and-south-korea-can-avoid-fatal-diplo... [...]

]]> Comment on How the United States Can Defuse the Korean Crisis Diplomatically by Jeong Lee by How the United States and South Korea Can Avoid Fatal Diplomatic Missteps on the Korean Peninsula - | http://journal.georgetown.edu/2013/04/26/how-the-united-states-can-defuse-the-korean-crisis-diplomatically-by-jeong-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-218069 How the United States and South Korea Can Avoid Fatal Diplomatic Missteps on the Korean Peninsula - | Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:59:22 +0000 http://journal.georgetown.edu/?p=6988#comment-218069 [...] a team of analysts atWikistrat explored what may happen if attempts by the US-ROK alliance to extend an olive branch to Kim Jŏng-ŭn backfire. According to this scenario, Kim Jŏng-ŭn, who is frustrated by what he believes to [...] [...] a team of analysts atWikistrat explored what may happen if attempts by the US-ROK alliance to extend an olive branch to Kim Jŏng-ŭn backfire. According to this scenario, Kim Jŏng-ŭn, who is frustrated by what he believes to [...]

]]> Comment on Syrian Refugees: A Moral and Humanitarian Imperative for the United States by Peter Billerbeck by Anne H. http://journal.georgetown.edu/2012/11/20/syrian-refugees-a-moral-and-humanitarian-imperative-for-the-united-states-by-peter-billerbeck/comment-page-1/#comment-213590 Anne H. Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:56:47 +0000 http://journal.georgetown.edu/?p=5878#comment-213590 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) defines a Palestine refugee as a person “whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who lost both their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict”.[5] The descendants of the original Palestine refugees in the male line “are also eligible for registration.”[5] UNRWA aids all “those living in its area of operations who meet this definition, who are registered with the Agency and who need assistance”[5] and those who first became refugees as a result of the Six-Day War, regardless whether they reside in areas designated as Palestine refugee camps or in other permanent communities. A Palestine refugee camp is “a plot of land placed at the disposal of UNRWA by the host government to accommodate Palestine refugees and to set up facilities to cater to their needs”.[5] Today, 58 UNRWA recognised refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank habor only “one-third of the registered Palestine refugees, more than 1.4 million.”[5] The UNRWA definition does not cover final status.[5][16] In many cases UNHCR provides support for the children of Palestine refugees too. Registered descendants of UNRWA Palestine refugees are, like “Nansen passport” and “Certificate of Eligibility” holders (the documents issued those displaced by World War II) and UNHCR refugees [17] are inherited the same UNRWA Palestine refugee status as their male parent. Based on the UNRWA definition, the number of original Palestine refugees has declined from 711,000 in 1950 to an estimated 30 to 50,000 in 2012. According to Bogumil Terminski from the University of Geneva the original Palestinian diaspora is about 65,000. An estimated 5 million Palestine refugees are registered in total in 2012. In 2012 the number of registered descendants of male parents of the original Palestine refugees, based on the UNRWA registration requirements, are an estimated 4,950,000. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) defines a Palestine refugee as a person “whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who lost both their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict”.[5] The descendants of the original Palestine refugees in the male line “are also eligible for registration.”[5] UNRWA aids all “those living in its area of operations who meet this definition, who are registered with the Agency and who need assistance”[5] and those who first became refugees as a result of the Six-Day War, regardless whether they reside in areas designated as Palestine refugee camps or in other permanent communities. A Palestine refugee camp is “a plot of land placed at the disposal of UNRWA by the host government to accommodate Palestine refugees and to set up facilities to cater to their needs”.[5] Today, 58 UNRWA recognised refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank habor only “one-third of the registered Palestine refugees, more than 1.4 million.”[5] The UNRWA definition does not cover final status.[5][16] In many cases UNHCR provides support for the children of Palestine refugees too.
Registered descendants of UNRWA Palestine refugees are, like “Nansen passport” and “Certificate of Eligibility” holders (the documents issued those displaced by World War II) and UNHCR refugees [17] are inherited the same UNRWA Palestine refugee status as their male parent.
Based on the UNRWA definition, the number of original Palestine refugees has declined from 711,000 in 1950 to an estimated 30 to 50,000 in 2012. According to Bogumil Terminski from the University of Geneva the original Palestinian diaspora is about 65,000. An estimated 5 million Palestine refugees are registered in total in 2012. In 2012 the number of registered descendants of male parents of the original Palestine refugees, based on the UNRWA registration requirements, are an estimated 4,950,000.

]]> Comment on Ranks, Riches, or Ruin: What Leaving the U.S. Military Means for Soldiers and the Future of the Services by Joseph Cheravitch by Montgomèry Granger http://journal.georgetown.edu/2013/06/10/ranks-riches-or-ruin-what-leaving-the-u-s-military-means-for-soldiers-and-the-future-of-the-services-by-joseph-cheravitch/comment-page-1/#comment-213258 Montgomèry Granger Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:48:47 +0000 http://journal.georgetown.edu/?p=7527#comment-213258 Hooah! Hooah!

]]> Comment on How the United States and South Korea Can Avoid Fatal Diplomatic Missteps on the Korean Peninsula by Jeong Lee and Miha Hribernik by Jeong Lee http://journal.georgetown.edu/2013/06/10/how-the-united-states-and-south-korea-can-avoid-fatal-diplomatic-missteps-on-the-korean-peninsula-by-jeong-lee-and-miha-hribernik/comment-page-1/#comment-211080 Jeong Lee Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:40:19 +0000 http://journal.georgetown.edu/?p=7539#comment-211080 Thanks. Thanks.

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