An Outdated Debate? Neorealism’s Limitations and the Wisdom of Classical Realism
Classical Realism proves superior to Neorealism by including the interplay between morality and power alongside that of agency and structure.
The Sound of the Egyptian Subaltern in 2011 Revolutionary Protest Songs
The analysis of music broadens the scope of Subaltern Studies within International Relations by revealing new voices and insights.
Challenging Historical and Contemporary Notions of Blackness in British Writing
The idea of Blackness has been constantly challenged and revised by Black authors through the presentation of their own life narratives.
Everyday (In)Security: An Autoethnography of Student Life in the UK
An undergraduate education has largely ceased to be one of ontological discovery and has instead become a process of enforcing neoliberal logic on students.
Rehabilitating Realism Through Mohammed Ayoob’s “Subaltern Realism” Theory
Subaltern Realism provides a perspective that explains state action and state conflict across a broader universe of cases, going beyond Neorealism’s limitations.
Virtual Invasion: ‘Just War’ and Orientalism in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
The latest game in the Call of Duty franchise is shown to rely on Orientalist caricatures, skewed perceptions of violence, and a narrative of ‘Western’ righteousness.
Offensively Realist? Evaluating Trump’s Economic Policy Towards China
Donald Trump’s economic policy towards China cannot be considered realist if one uses an analytical framework based on offensive realism.
Local Peace Aspirations and International Perceptions of Peacebuilding in Somalia
The UN should promote a hybrid state order in Somalia, combining a limited central state with existing local governance initiatives, instead of a liberal state model.
The Angolan Civil War: Conflict Economics or the Divine Right of Kings?
The long duration of the Angolan Civil War must be understood through interconnected factors that ebbed and flowed as the national and international context changed.
Analysing Principal-Agent Relationships in Liberia during the Ebola Crisis
There is a clear negative correlation between Liberian public trust in their President and Parliament and the number of new Ebola cases rising.
