The literature overlooks factors significant to the development of the GCC, revealing a Western bias that ignores the underlying social, cultural, political, and economic structures.
Habermas argues that the nature of dialogue can yield positive change, but can his theory apply to conversations in international organizations?
The US does not have a fixed definition of rationality. Instead, each ruling governmental cabinet tends to have a different political stance when it comes to determining rationality and irrationality.
Illegal Chinese fishing in the Yellow Sea is a long-standing source of tension between China and both Koreas. Systemic trilateral cooperation is the most viable solution.
After the demise of the USSR, Russia struggled to reshape its identity and was unable to accept the new independent states in its neighbourhood, influencing its distinct foreign policy.
Realism, taking states as rationally acting units of analysis, fails to adequately account for US foreign policy toward Latin America after the Cuban Revolution in 1959.
FDR was able to traverse the minefield of elections without changing the substance of his policies, due to his political skill, favourable events, and the approach of his opposition.
The reintroduction of strategies contemplating the use of nuclear weapons by non-state actors has forced traditional deterrence theories to expand to fit a new security environment.
The Arctic nations may fail in their commitments to cooperate and protect the environment, choosing instead to maximize national interests.
Deterrence can be a valuable tool in a policy maker’s arsenal, but its successful application is uncertain, so finding alternative means of ensuring security should be a priority.
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