The Construction and Implementation of Migration Practices in Europe and America
Securitisation theory offers a way to analyse how migrants are framed as security threats in America and Europe through rhetoric and practice.
The Political Use of Soviet Nostalgia to Develop a Russian National Identity
Russian governments have used nostalgia for the Soviet Union as a political tool to generate a uniform Russian national identity.
Liberal Democracies and Their Faulty Response to Terrorism
Both the American and French governments have responded to terrorist attacks in ways that threaten liberal democratic society.
Constructing a Narrative: Ontological Security in the Scottish Nation (State)
This autoethnographic essay explores how myth-making in the Scottish education curriculum contributes to a rise in Scottish identity of young people.
Evaluating Russia’s Grand Strategy in Ukraine
Russia’s grand strategy toward Ukraine helps achieve the state’s goals of regional hegemony, economic prosperity, and improved world power dynamics.
The Importance of Language in Transatlantic Relations: The INF Treaty
Language was crucial both in the making of the INF Treaty in 1987, and in the Treaty’s unmaking in 2019.
The Great Lockdown vs. The Great Depression and the 2008 Global Financial Crisis
Compared to the Great Depression and the 2008 Financial Crisis, the impact of the current economic crisis has been much hastier, more entrenched and very immediate.
A Pareto Optimal Peace: How the Dayton Peace Agreement Struck a Unique Balance
While optimal for no party, the DPA was an innovative shot at a pareto optimal peace between the irreconcilable agendas of the three ethnic-communities.
Constructivism’s Relevance to Understanding Brexit
Brexit can be understood as a result of British national identity, a product of the UK’s geography and history, which was perceived as incompatible with European identity.
When Economic Needs Trump Popular Will: The Case of the German Agenda 2010
Germany’s Agenda 2010 adversely affected citizen trust in democracy by favoring market competitiveness over democratic deliberation.
