Essays

Human Rights: A Sustainable Basis for Developing International Law?

Maurice Dunaiski • Nov 10 2012 • Essays

Unless we develop a more flexible understanding of rights and guarantee the fairness of international law, one cannot offer a basis for developing the other.

Iraq and the 2012 U.S. Presidential Elections

Luke Falkenburg • Nov 9 2012 • Essays

Should Iraq erupt into sectarian violence or take an anti-American stance, particularly should engagement with Iran become inevitable, it will have negative consequences for Obama during the election.

Political Promotion of Renewable Energy in the United States and Germany

Jakob Hauter • Nov 9 2012 • Essays

Policies promoting electricity production from renewable energy sources in Germany have been more continuous, homogenous and comprehensive than in the US.

Interest Policies and the 1928 Great Slump

Christopher Wood • Nov 9 2012 • Essays

Had US policy makers been able to rely on a range of fiscal tools such as were gifted to federal government during the New Deal era, more decisive action could have been taken to avert such a prolonged depression.

Are Intelligence Failures Inevitable?

D. Morgan Trujillo • Nov 8 2012 • Essays

Over the course of the last century, failures in intelligence have resulted in political, economical and social losses, such as the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001.

Self Censorship and the Danish Cartoons Controversy

Caitlin Smith • Nov 7 2012 • Essays

Self-censorship plays an integral role in the maintenance of freedom of expression since responsible use of that right prevents calls for its revocation.

The EU as a Counter-Piracy Actor

Robert Paige • Nov 7 2012 • Essays

The EU has adopted a multiple frame approach to counter-piracy, acting in the security, legal, and development frames, but the struggle for a comprehensive approach opens the EU up to much criticism.

Biopolitics of the Self-Immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi

Jacob Uzzell • Nov 7 2012 • Essays

Self-immolation fundamentally challenges the unimportance of life in modernity by showing that the individual body through sacrifice can be more powerful than the sovereign power itself.

South Africa as an Anti-Piracy Actor

Phillippa Lewis • Nov 6 2012 • Essays

South Africa is a complex anti-piracy actor. Due to the nature of the problem facing the country, it approaches piracy with a multi-faceted doctrine that aims to tackle its many dimensions.

The Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme

Jessica Williams • Nov 4 2012 • Essays

The MPHRP needs to protect seafarers from poor communities, provide legal and financial support to piracy victims, and increase pressure on governments, to address the causes of piracy.

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