Author profile: Sverrir Steinsson

NATO’s Comprehensive Approach in Afghanistan: Origins, Development, and Outcome

Sverrir Steinsson • Jul 26 2015 • Essays

The peace operations of the 1990s, Danish initiative-taking, several NATO summits, and Obama’s election were all factors that led to the adoption of the CA by NATO.

Is Terrorism an Effective Way to Attain Political Goals?

Sverrir Steinsson • Jun 22 2014 • Essays

While effective at ensuring the survival of organizations that use such methods, there is scant evidence to support the idea that terrorism achieves political objectives.

John Mearsheimer’s Theory of Offensive Realism and the Rise of China

Sverrir Steinsson • Mar 6 2014 • Essays

Lacking internal coherence, Mearsheimer’s theory ultimately fails to provide a logically consistent basis for the view that China’s rise will be unpeaceful.

Terrorists and INGOs in Intra-State Conflicts

Sverrir Steinsson • Jan 21 2014 • Essays

In trying to improve the actions of both terrorist organisations and INGOs working in intra-state conflicts, policy makers need to change the incentives driving these actors.

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