Foreign Policy

Dependency Theory: A Useful Tool for Analyzing Global Inequalities Today?

Elisabeth Farny • Nov 23 2016 • Essays

Several thoughts and concepts from the dependency approach are still applicable for making sense of global inequalities in today’s globalized world.

The Sovereignty Dispute Over the Falkland Islands

Carlos Rodriguez • Nov 11 2016 • Essays

The Falklands War of 1982 was the most obvious example of a dispute which had fluctuated since the 17th century, and pitched arguments of discovery against sovereignty.

Factors Behind Deteriorating Sino-Japanese Relations

Gerald Sim • Nov 1 2016 • Essays

Incidents such as territorial disputes and nationalist protests are but symptoms of deeper undercurrents at work in deteriorating Sino-Japanese relations.

Mexico’s Neoliberal Fix: U.S. Foreign Policy and the War on Drugs

Constantin Gouvy • Oct 19 2016 • Essays

Neoliberal policies of the 1980-90s in Mexico have triggered the explosion of violence caused by Drug Trafficking Organisations and that is, to this day, still present.

To What Extent Does the UK Asylum Support System Contribute to Destitution?

Phoebe Green • Sep 22 2016 • Essays

The media gives the impression that asylum seekers are a threat to the welfare state. However, the reality is that the state is a threat to asylum seekers.

A Theoretical Analysis of Russian Foreign Policy: Changes Under Vladimir Putin

Giovanni Baldoni • Sep 10 2016 • Essays

Russian foreign policy is largely influenced by Putin’s desire to remain in power and the need to contain domestic restructurings through securing domestic support.

Preemptive Self-Defense, Customary International Law, and the Congolese Wars

Patrick Kelly • Sep 3 2016 • Essays

Preemptive self-defence was cited by Rwanda and Uganda during the two Congolese Wars, presenting some significant questions for international law.

Applying Jus Ad Bellum in Cyberspace

Sophie Barnett • Sep 1 2016 • Essays

Existing law governing jus ad bellum does not satisfactorily address the unique characteristics of cyber attacks.

US-China Relations in Cyberspace: The Benefits and Limits of a Realist Analysis

Elizabeth Thomas • Aug 28 2016 • Essays

Offensive realism provides a useful framework for considering the national security rivalry in cyberspace and illuminates the current security competition.

Japan: The ‘Normal’ Pacifist

Tom Barber • Aug 21 2016 • Essays

Tokyo’s pacifism is best understood not as a capitulating monolithic anomaly, but as one enduring component of a multifaceted and eclectic strategic calculus.

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