North America

Terrorism as a Weapon of the Strong? A Postcolonial Analysis of Terrorism

Ged Shearer • Feb 25 2020 • Essays

A postcolonial perspective offers a greater understanding of terrorism than the traditional approach, as it integrates the colonial context into the analysis.

Is Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations” a Self-fulfilled Prophecy?

Clara Assumpção • Jan 29 2020 • Essays

Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations,” though fraught with polarizing opinions, still has relevance to contemporary policies and politics.

The Use of “Remote” Warfare: A Strategy to Limit Loss and Responsibility

Bernhardt Fourie • Nov 30 2019 • Essays

Remote warfare has become increasingly popular among Western governments as both a political and military tool in the fight against terror.

The Carter Administration and Human Rights in Chile, 1977-81

Joseph Creffield • Nov 14 2019 • Essays

Jimmy Carter ignored human rights abuses perpetuated by the Pinochet regime and only responded if the threat was to do with containing the communist threat in Chile.

Obama and ‘Learning’ in Foreign Policy: Military Intervention in Libya and Syria

Rupert Schulenburg • Sep 5 2019 • Essays

‘Learning’ as an analytical framework shows how Obama’s decision-making towards the Gaddafi and Assad regimes was informed by past US interventions.

An “Invitation to Struggle”: Congress’ Leading Role in US Foreign Policy

Anastasia Cucino • Jun 24 2019 • Essays

Despite the great importance of the US President in American foreign policy, Congress has the power, through various means, to assert itself and shape US foreign policy.

Jimmy Carter’s Liberalism: A Failed Revolution of U.S. Foreign Policy?

David Buckland • Jun 16 2019 • Essays

Carter’s progressive human rights and arms control policies ultimately failed as he underestimated the prevailing geopolitical landscape of the Cold War.

International Political Economy and the 2003 Iraq War: A Keynesian Perspective

anon • May 5 2019 • Essays

Keynes’s emphasis on ideas and individuals is better-suited to explaining the United States’ 2003 invasion of Iraq than Marx’s focus on material structures.

Crisis or Continuation? The Trump Administration and Liberal Internationalism

Andrew Dryhurst • Mar 20 2019 • Essays

The Trump presidency’s foreign policy can be understood in ‘Trumpian’ Neo-realist terms, which has potential ramifications for the Liberal Internationalist Order.

Can China Continue to Rise Peacefully?

Sam Welsh • Feb 21 2019 • Essays

China’s economic and political rise is unlikely to be peaceful in the medium to long-term scope of US-China relations due to its pursuit of an aggressive foreign policy.

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