Essays

Making NATO’s Smart Defence Initiative Work

Giulia Amparo Bruni Roccia • Mar 25 2013 • Essays

In the current financial crisis, NATO must encourage cooperation among its members via the Smart Defence Initiative to ensure better preparedness and increased operational efficiency.

Measuring British Intelligence Against Islamist Terror Threats

Emily Clews • Mar 25 2013 • Essays

British intelligence failures can be found chronologically and at all stages of the intelligence cycle, most notably the failure to prevent the 7/7 attacks.

The Relationship Between the Media and Intelligence

Evelina Vilkaite • Mar 22 2013 • Essays

Cooperation between the media and intelligence agencies is crucial in order to make intelligence more effective, ensure public and national security, and react to new threats.

Should CETA be Finalized?

Simone Main • Mar 21 2013 • Essays

If CETA is successful, it would coincide directly with the EU’s aim to increase trade, while also providing a platform for the EU to become a global leader in trade policy.

Private Military Companies and International Security

Christopher Wood • Mar 21 2013 • Essays

Whilst the time-honoured profession of being a mercenary may be as old as the history of warfare itself, we are perhaps witnessing a golden age for the soldier of fortune.

Colombia’s ‘La Violencia’ and How it Shaped the Country’s Political System

Adam Turel • Mar 20 2013 • Essays

Though the period of La Violencia was tragic and witnessed horrific abuses to human rights, the changes that eventually resulted from it have finally begun to bear fruit for Colombia.

The Effect of ‘La Violencia’ on Colombia’s Political System

Lauren Picker • Mar 20 2013 • Essays

La Violencia was a period of time when extreme violence in Colombia reached an optimum. It gave political strength to the masses to show the oligarchy that they were not going to accept repression.

Balancing Secrecy and Individual Rights in Britain

Olivia McQuillan • Mar 20 2013 • Essays

The British Government should prioritize its citizens’ human rights in balancing individual rights with the need for secrecy, but national security should come before civil liberties.

How Significant is Feminism’s Contribution to IR?

Alexandra Buskie • Mar 17 2013 • Essays

Feminist theorists aim to expose gender biases in IR theories, transforming our understanding of central concepts, and reconstructing gender-neutral outlooks of international politics.

The Rise of China’s Sovereign Wealth Funds

Peera Charoenvattananukul • Mar 17 2013 • Essays

China’s utilization of SWFs serves to fulfill political objectives in spite of the international regulations which tend to inhibit the combination of political and economic goals.

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