During the Munich Crisis, there was little choice other than appeasement, particularly given that the vast majority of the British and French public, as well as elites, were not prepared to fight another war with Germany.
Islam provides a strong rhetorical tool for furthering national political projects, providing as it does an empty vessel on many of the questions relevant to the contemporary political world.
The response of the U.S. to the Nicaraguan Revolution was a clear example of state-sponsored terrorism, as evidenced by the judgement of the International Court of Justice.
The long term consequences of covert action during the Cold War and the legacy left from ethically dubious plans have cost the US more than they gained.
The fact that colonialists had “more sophisticated weaponry” fails to address the question of why not all European nations were able to compete for the same opportunity to colonize.
The promotion of unfettered and intense marketization is the foremost causal factor contributing to Cambodia’s inability to consolidate democracy following a UN-sponsored transition.
Violence and terrorism were used for political objectives, but an entrenched government, be it the French in 1954 or the FLN in the 1990s, must appease its constituents, provide services, and uphold law and order.
While there are many organizations in the U.S. government that can influence foreign policy, when focusing on foreign policy decision making, the president is, for the most part, the dominant actor.
The Realist approach reduces hegemony to economic and military dominance, while neo-Gramscian theorists broaden the concept of hegemony as established by forces within a state and on a world scale.
If America is an empire, it is not in the conventional sense of defined territorial occupation. However, it is essential to recognize the ways in which America has shaped the world of today.
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