the fall of soviet :union: and independence of republics of central asia as well as south caucasus have brought both chances and challenges for iran. at first it seemed that muslim republics, which broke from soviet :union:, might have brought great chances for iran to promote her ideological claims and economic interests. dreams of islamic revolution in new independent central asian republics ...

The Caucasus has seen numerous crises since the region gained independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Some of these crises have not been resolved yet as evidenced by recent Russia-Georgia conflict. This paper seeks to analyze such crises within the framework of significant geopolitical changes unfolded by the collapse of the Soviet Union. The author argues that in the post-Sovi...

In this paper I argue that Arthur Fine and Martin Heidegger present responses to the dispute between realism and antirealism that are remarkably close in character. Both claim that this dispute arises from a failure to take seriously our everyday experience of things in the world. I argue that it is useful to note the similarity between Fine and Heidegger for two distinct reasons: 1) their view...

This article is intended to introduce the assertion of the Japanese government with regard to the territorial dispute over the Senkaku Islands, and to present an objective and reasoned examination to the problem in terms of international law. Before turning to the main part of the article, some basic points of international law shall be given as an introduction to the legal issues relevant to t...

This paper advances the debate over the question whether false beliefs may nevertheless have warrant, the property that yields knowledge when conjoined with true belief. The paper’s first main part—which spans Sections 2–4—assesses the best argument for Warrant Infallibilism, the view that only true beliefs can have warrant. I show that this argument’s key premise conflicts with an extremely pl...

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The role intermediaries play in resolving land-taking disputes in socialist Asia has rarely been studied, but this inquiry is critical to understanding alternatives to courtbased dispute resolution. This paper explores how intermediaries, such as retired state officials, navigate in and around authoritarian regimes to resolve complex disputes that pit citizens against the state. Empirical studi...