Australian, British, and US Approaches to Countering Islamic Extremists
By comparing and analysing the counter-radicalisation strategies of the three countries, disparate approaches are revealed that all contain some degree of effectiveness.
How Understanding Emotions in IR Can Help Explain Anti-Americanism
Negative attitudes towards the United States are generally specific to foreign policy choices rather than a broader statement about American culture or society.
The Securitization of the Iraqi Regime Using the Three Levels of Analysis
The three levels of analysis can explain why contention can emerge when political issues are securitized such as the securitization of the Iraqi regime and US invasion.
George W. Bush: A Neo-Conservative?
George W. Bush’s Presidency is often asserted as a Neo-Conservative one. If this was the case, however, fundamentally different policy objectives would have been pursued.
How Effective Was US Involvement in Covert Coups in Containing the USSR?
Coups were often effective in the short term, but their weakness lies in their long term effects – most notably via deep bitterness from states involved and blowback
Jimmy Carter’s Cold War Transition from a ‘Lamb’ to a ‘Lion’
Carter’s fate was very much symbolic of the constraints that the Cold War had on US policymakers at a time when morals, ideals and optimism had little stock.
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Phenomenon in Canada
Aggressive misogyny and racism towards indigenous women in Canada is a ramification of over two centuries of segregating, degrading and dehumanizing colonial projects.
Drones, Gender and Classical Realists
Drones offer little strategic value because they have the capacity to perpetuate the problem they are trying to solve, which is argued through two theoretical approaches.
A Critical Review of Lisa McGirr’s The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti
McGirr has not fully overcome the romance of domination and resistance, but by taking a transnational approach demonstrates the global significance of Sacco and Vanzetti.
What Is ‘Neoliberalism’, and How Does It Relate to Globalization?
Globalization and neoliberal economic policy must be considered separately, for there is neither evidence of their correlation nor of a global transition to the latter.
