THE JOURNAL OF POLITICAL STUDIES
VOL. 1
JANUARY 2014
ABSTRACTS
ARTICLES
NO. 2
THE BUSH DOCTRINE Michael Proulx 74
VVVVVOn June 26th, 1776 Thomas Hickey, a member of George Washington's personal guard, was convicted of treason for his role in a plot that involved forging United States currency for pro-British ambitions. He was hanged two days later as the first casualty of United States independence. Hickey, being in the armed services, was tried under the military justice system. However, civilians involved in the plot, excluded from military tribunals, exposed issues about the colonial authority to charge them as that authority rested with the Crown of Great Britain. The necessity to eliminate the ambiguous language, as it pertained to persons residing within the various United Colonies, by the Continental Congress resulted in the Declaration of Independence being drafted and issued within the week.
ETHNIC INTEGRATION IN EUROPE Nyiri DuCharme 90
VVVVVThe fall of the Soviet Union, and communism in general, marked a transition point into a new phase of world order. In Central and Eastern Europe in particular, there is a fascinating amount of effort undertaken be the international community to further ethnic integration. The European Union (EU) is a supranational organization whose mandate has increasingly focused on sub-regional and continental integration, requiring the reconciliation and resoltuoon or prior tensions and conflicts in order to gain (coveted) membership. Many former Soviet or Yugoslav states currently experience economic hardship and political insecurity, and EU membership would offer a means to eradicate these endemic societal dilemmas.