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‘Rising China’: A Threat to International Security?
While uncertainties regarding the future of China are legion, the peaceful integration into the international order of a strengthening and influential China is entirely possible.
The Decline of British Identity
The current British government aims to create a British identity from liberal-democratic values. However, values that assert a particular world view cannot unify diverse populations.
Is Torture Ever Acceptable in COIN Operations?
Torture is not a necessity in counterinsurgency as a tactic or a strategy, even in extreme situations in which it appears a tempting option.
Rwandan Genocide: Failure of the International Community?
The “shadow of Somalia”, national interest and lack of internal pressure led to international failure to prevent and stop the Rwandan genocide.
Failed Humanitarian Intervention in East Timor
Although East Timor gained independence in 2002, it was a failure to mitigate ethnic tensions in 1999 that demonstrated the UN’s self-limiting culture.
Emerging Economies and Market Oriented Development Policy
The classification of countries has been dynamic through history due to changing economic situations and fluctuating relations between states.
The Resilience of Arab Spring Monarchies
The consequences of the Arab Spring will be different for monarchies than for republics. Arab monarchies are stronger structurally, and more flexible.
US Disinvestment from European Security since the Cold War
In the aftermath of the Cold War the world found itself confronting a new security environment, and this process of transformation produced very complex and ambiguous effects on the EU-US security relationship.
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