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Causes of the Sovereign Debt Crisis
The massive amount of debt in Southern European countries is not determined by weakness, corruption, and inabilities to deal with public deficits, but by systemic failures and illnesses.
Is the European Union a Normative Power?
The EU adapts to geopolitical circumstances and often prioritises economic or security policies over normative ones. However, even if, at times, the EU lacks coherent normative behaviour, it still has a strong and long-lasting normative identity.
Jimmy Carter’s Distinctly Average Foreign Policy Record
It is time to revisit the foreign policy record of Jimmy Carter, and consider it in the context of both the Cold War and the issue of America’s role in the world.
‘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.
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.
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