Damming is a controversial issue as it can lead to communities losing their land, and cause a series of environmental impacts that affect ecosystems.
Greta Thunberg’s example is a testament to the impact one person’s voice can have in the vastness of the global system.
The Valladolid debates reflect the logic behind many recent justifications for humanitarian intervention to protect people from harm, such with the Responsibility to Protect.
In 2017, Xi Jinping’s presence at Davos represented the first time a Chinese head of state attended, and the themes in his keynote suggested a different place for China in the international order.
The goal of abolishing the death penalty is a contemporary example of how initiatives backed by civil society organisations can have lasting impact.
Realists and liberals are divided when it comes to understanding why war exists, and what can be done about it.
Approximately half the world’s states now recognise Kosovo – yet, despite this, Kosovo is still not a member state of the United Nations.
Even when agreements fall apart, such as between the US and Iran over Iran’s nuclear programme, they can leave lasting effects that form a basis for future negotiations.
The quest to regulate nuclear weapons gives us one possible answer to the question of why there has not been a third world war.
International Political Economy (IPE) studies the reciprocal relationship between politics and economics in the global system. It explores areas such as trade, production and finance and their interaction with political pressures.
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