Articles

African Democratisation and the One China Policy

Bhaso Ndzendze • Jan 24 2020 • Articles

Democratisation and electoral competitiveness in African states has led to a growth in the recognition of China.

Reflections on Critical Theory and Process Sociology

Andrew Linklater • Jan 24 2020 • Articles

IR needs to focus more on theoretically-informed empirical research of unplanned social dynamics that distinguish process sociology from other social & political inquiry.

Opinion – Challenges for Oman’s New Sultan

Hamdullah Baycar • Jan 24 2020 • Articles

The challenges of unemployment and human rights, coupled with recent successes in the international arena, will shape the politics of the new Sultan.

Opinion – Iranian Soft Power in a Post Soleimani Era

Alison Assiter • Jan 20 2020 • Articles

The anti-regime protests may begin to undermine the spread of Iranian soft power and also lead to political and social change for the Iranian people.

When Military Coups d’état Become Acts of Social Justice

Nadine Olafsson • Jan 17 2020 • Articles

The field of military studies and the field of social justice are often seen as antagonisms, when they do not necessarily have to be.

Revisiting OPEC’s Democratic Roots in the Age of Climate Emergency

Michael Dobson • Jan 17 2020 • Articles

The climate movement does not typically look to the oil industry for its heroes. Yet as policymakers have begun to follow activists in pursuing supply side climate policy, figures within OPEC’s history deserve to be studied.

Trump’s US-China Trade War and America’s International Place

Hamid Elyassi • Jan 16 2020 • Articles

If the MAGA doctrine results in introversion in America, it may find itself a nation with a great future behind it.

Opinion – Scottish Foreign Policy in the Brexit Era

Anthony Salamone • Jan 15 2020 • Articles

Scotland will become diverge from the UK on European and international affairs post Brexit and it will have to navigate a variable and unstable world in advocating its interests and values.

Climate Ideas as Drivers of Pacific Islands’ Regional Politics and Cooperation

Athaulla A. Rasheed • Jan 15 2020 • Articles

An ideational approach to regional politics can better inform how climate ideas have shaped the Pacific Islands in driving their regional agenda.

Opinion – The Iranian Regime’s Future Post Soleimani

Aditya Raj • Jan 15 2020 • Articles

It is the perfect time for a transition of power in Iran but this time the United States should work on it in a peaceful manner, unlike in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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