In this Issue

Table of Contents

Foreword

Brian G. Carlson, James Warner, Karyn Wang
pp. 1-2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0003
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Theory and Practice

International Borders: What They Are, What They Mean, and Why We Should Care

Harvey Starr
pp. 3-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0023
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Contingent Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity and the Sanctity of Borders

Stuart Elden
pp. 11-24
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0008
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Of Note: Broken Borders

Jonathan Raviv
pp. 25-26
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0020
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Iraq and its Borders

Old Boundaries for a New State: The Creation of Iraq's Eastern Question

Richard N. Schofield
pp. 27-39
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0022
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Iraq and the Problem of Border Security

Robert L. Bateman
pp. 41-47
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0001
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More Borders, Less Conflict? Partition as a Solution to Ethnic Civil Wars

Alexander B. Downes
pp. 49-61
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0007
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Of Note: Geography and Oil Politics in Iraq

Nikos E. Tsafos
pp. 63-64
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0024
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Conflicts and Challenges

Seizing the Moment in Kashmir

Cyrus Samii
pp. 65-78
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0021
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China's "Caribbean" in the South China Sea

James R. Holmes, Toshi Yoshihara
pp. 79-92
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0010
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The Stalemate North of Hokkaido

Matthew J. Ouimet
pp. 93-108
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0019
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Of Note: No Borders, No Problem: Why the Lack of a Legal Framework in the Caspian Sea Is Not Affecting Energy Exploration

Ilya Bourtman
pp. 109-110
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0002
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Borders, Conflict, and Security in the Caucasus: The Legacy of the Past

Shireen Hunter
pp. 111-125
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0011
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Of Note: Cross-Border Education

Andrew Kamons
pp. 127-129
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0013
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Brides, Bruises and the Border: The Trafficking of North Korean Women into China

Kathleen Davis
pp. 131-141
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0004
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Of Note: Wildlife Trafficking in Southeast Asia

Payton Deeks
pp. 143-145
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0005
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Turkey's Accession to the European Union: Debating the Most Difficult Enlargement Ever

Ioannis N. Grigoriadis
pp. 147-160
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0009
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Of Note: Final Status for Kosovo: Beyond Talking

Medlir Mema
pp. 161-162
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0017
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Beyond the Bounds of Earth: A Debate on Weapons in Space

A Debate About Weapons in Space: For U.S. Military Transformation and Weapons in Space

Everett C. Dolman
pp. 163-175
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0006
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A Debate About Weapons in Space: Against A New Cold War?

Mike Moore
pp. 175-188
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0018
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Of Note: The Battle for Celestial Property Rights

Alexander Kliment
pp. 189-191
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0014
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Reviews

Russia in the Age of Putin

Andrew Kuchins
pp. 193-196
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0015
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Making the Case for Soft Power

Maiko Ichihara
pp. 197-200
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0012
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Voices of Soldiers, Echoes of Empire

Nikos E. Tsafos
pp. 201-204
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0025
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In Memoriam

A Pillar of the School

Michael Mandelbaum
pp. 206-208
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sais.2006.0016
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