People live in an environment composed of buildings and structures that represent their identity, collective memory and culture. An attack on that is an attack on people.
Many key liberals in political history put forward a strong argument for the separation of religion and politics and many Western countries today abide by this notion.
There is a rational logic behind North Korea’s military diplomacy, which intertwines national identity, military first politics, and domestic internal strife under the leadership of the Kim family.
Power-sharing, far from a method aimed solely at conflict resolution, provides ample chance for national political development.
The US and EU’s foreign policies towards the Middle East and North Africa are certainly influenced by the Arab Spring. Indeed, the changes taking place in the Arab world must be handled carefully by these powerful actors.
Gorbachev’s restructuring of the Soviet Union was never designed to create a democratic state. The August Coup of 1991 revealed the fierce conservative resistance he faced throughout his reforms.
Both ‘neo’ theoretical approaches have their differences but they share similar worldviews. They also share a comparable epistemology and ontology, focus on similar questions, and have similar assumptions about world politics.
Success in Iraq was primarily the result of conditions prior to the surge. Acknowledging this, the thesis will argue that in Afghanistan the US is faced with a much bleaker picture.
Although the benefits of globalization continue to be disproportionately angled in favour of the developed global North, GDP can be seen to have risen for developing countries, including those within sub-Saharan Africa.
The concept of hegemony was revolutionised by Gramsci. He effectively transfigured hegemony from a one-dimensional feature into a more complex subject.
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