International Security

US–Iran “Special” Relations Between 2001 and 2003: Friends or Foes?

Wael Zammit • Aug 30 2015 • Essays

The US and Iran’s past has greatly affected the nature of their relationship as each country insisted on viewing the other side from different and opposing perspectives.

The Iraq War as More Divisive in Transatlantic Relations than the War on Terror

Alexis McGivern • Aug 23 2015 • Essays

Though the Iraq War seems to be much more divisive than the global “war on terror”, the transatlantic relationship continues to exist and cooperate.

Climate Change and Australian National Security

Max Munday • Aug 23 2015 • Essays

There are more effective methods of addressing climate change and national security than those that solely focus on the symptoms, rather than causes, of climate change.

The War of Ideas: Counter-radicalization Discourses in America and Britain

Janani Krishnaswamy • Aug 23 2015 • Essays

Academics should aim at more objective, data-driven empirical research on the process of radicalization in order to aid in the counter-radicalization effort.

Counterinsurgency and Female Engagement Teams in the War in Afghanistan

Gabrielle Cook • Aug 16 2015 •

Female Engagement Teams are the most resourceful way to engage with the female population of a host nation with dissimilar gender norms.

Thrice in a Century: The Canadian Military Involvement in Europe from 1951-1991

Emily Tsui • Aug 16 2015 • Essays

Canada’s military involvement in Europe from 1951-1991 was to protect its diplomatic image, contribute to international security, and protect its economic interests.

Do Regional Organisations Provide an Alternative to UN Peace Operations?

Andreas Fabian • Aug 16 2015 • Essays

ROs do not provide a credible alternative to the UN because the advantages are far outstripped by serious financial, logistical, and political obstacles they face.

Are Migration Policies in Europe and America Creating More or Less 
Security?

Kristiana Eleftheria Papi • Aug 11 2015 • Essays

The EU and the US are increasingly portraying immigrant populations as threats to a nation’s security both in physical and figurative senses.

Classical Realism and Human Nature: An Alternative Reading

Michal Ovádek • Aug 9 2015 • Essays

A historically complete genealogy of human nature would help clarify the diversity behind the realist trivialization of differences between the various conceptions.

Shared Stewardship: A Solomonic Solution to the South China Sea Conflict

Sass Rogando Sasot • Aug 9 2015 • Essays

The Biblical story of King Solomon and the two mothers can serve as a metaphorical tool to conceive a possible way out of the South China Sea impasse.

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