States have been prone to conflict after the Cold War because of weak state structures and the politics of ruling elites to secure their power, causing grievances among the population.
Post 9/11 there has been an increased securitization of development issues, shifting aid conditionalities to behaviour supportive of the “War on Terror”.
While human rights do challenge state sovereignty, they do so mainly at the conceptual level. In practice their capacity to interfere with states’ domestic affairs is severely limited.
Thucydides is often cited as the father of realism in IR. This review assesses the arguments for and against his inclusion in the pantheon of International Relations scholarship.
Feminist theories highlight how traditional concepts of power concentrate on masculine notions of power as domination and disregard power emerging from the margins of society.
Cynthia Enloe answers your questions about women in combat, the meaning of the feminist slogan “the personal is political” and feminism’s contributions to IR scholarship.
Swansea University has recently undertaken a survey of academic cyberterrorism research. The findings might seem counter-intuitive to students and researchers familiar with academic debates on terrorism.
The First Chechen War was a clear failure of counter-insurgency operations, and whilst there were improvements in the Second Chechen War, a wholly successful outcome has not been achieved.
Huawei’s business in Iran and supposed disregard for intellectual property rights exemplify why foreign governments think it does not respect international legal obligations.
A recent Foreign Policy article argues that Clausewitz ignored creative design approaches to armed conflict. This response seeks to restore his reputation as a great war thinker.
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