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Why the Rise of China Will Not Lead to Global Hegemony
China’s problems demand too much attention, which as hegemonic stability theorists insist, will hinder its emergence.
Why is ‘historical memory’ still so significant in understanding German foreign and security policy?
From the Holocaust memorial, to the deliberately unrecovered foundations of Gestapo headquarters, to rare war-era buildings bearing the scars of Red Army gunfire, links to the Nazi-era and the associated ‘historical memory’ has maintained a grip on the German psyche.
Why ‘Two Supremacies’ Rhymes with ‘Stability’
Although the race for nuclear weapons created a very tense atmosphere during the Cold War, it was also an effective means to maintain stability because both superpowers had the incentive to avoid using their weapons knowing it would lead to their mutual destruction. Such conditions and incentives do not exist in either unipolar or multipolar systems. Bipolarity is therefore stable thanks to the balance of military power that exists between two superpowers.
Transnational Labour Migration and the International Sex Trade
The sex trade has been overlooked in migration studies, often only appearing in criminological or gender studies.
The Reflectivist Critique of Positivist IR Theory
The critique of positivism is fundamentally epistemological. Each side makes compelling arguments showing the strength of their position.
The challenges of post 9/11 politics to the strict prohibition on the Use of Force found in the UN Charter
The weakening of the prohibition on the use of force since 9/11 has been essentially due to other Articles in the UN Charter which act as loop holes. The USA and its allies have undermined Article 2.4 in the Charter by using Article 51, whereas no punishment (except perhaps the general disapproval of the international society) has been issued.
Does proper respect for human rights require a radical transformation of the international system?
Pluralist arguments that human rights can be properly respected through the state system are more convincing than cosmopolitan claims, not merely because they do not require radical reforms but also because they recognise the diversity of cultures and national systems which exist in the world and the potential for human rights to be properly respected within this system.
Space Commerce is Happening Right Now for Those Who Know
With the passage of the NASA 2010 Authorization Act by Congress, humans will have the ability to tour space, mine asteroids, and visit Mars within this century-the next two decades to be precise. If the future recommendations of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group are adopted, I predict that we will be able to travel farther and deeper into space than at any other time in human history.
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