Author profile: Richard J. Vale

What Impact Did Decolonisation have on Britain?

Richard J. Vale • May 22 2012 • Essays

The impact of decolonisation was greatly mitigated by the spread of informal empire through Britain’s rather selective approach to granting independence. This was a last attempt to turn global politics to Britain’s advantage.

The Role of State Building in COIN

Richard J. Vale • Mar 19 2012 • Essays

Humanitarian assistance and state building play an essential role in COIN and should be incorporated into all COIN strategies.

Is the Sudan conflict best understood in terms of race, religion, or regionalism?

Richard J. Vale • May 22 2011 • Essays

Both the enormous diversity within Sudan in combination with the lack of a substantial “Sudanese” identity accounts for the prevalence of conflict. This absence of a widely accepted and omnipresent state identity also explains how identity is formed in relation to hegemony.

Is terrorism morally distinctive from war?

Richard J. Vale • Feb 6 2011 • Essays

There is a clear moral distinction between terrorism and war; in the plights of terrorism, more individuals can be considered morally culpable for the state of affairs they are reacting to and so the concept of innocence, or what constitutes a non-combatant to use just war terminology, is greatly reduced when compared to that of war.

Is ‘Europeanization’ a Useful Concept?

Richard J. Vale • Jan 17 2011 • Essays

This essay will argue that the existence of a number of ‘Europeanizations’ is imperative in understanding specific instances of change and integration between EU and member states that differs ‘from policy sector to policy sector’. Furthermore, the sum of these theories amounts to a detailed understanding of how the different causes of Europeanization merge and result in a more unified European Union.

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