Regions

Why are Regimes and Regime Theory Accepted by Realists and Liberals?

Stoyan Stoyanov • Aug 17 2012 • Essays

Regimes gained popularity during the 20th century as states began to increasingly get involved in international agreements and rules.

U.S. Propaganda and the Cultural Cold War

James Chisem • Aug 16 2012 • Essays

The efficacy of Western Cold War propaganda has been overstated. Interestingly, the private sector had often undermined the coherence and attractiveness of the U.S. propaganda programme’s message.

Lisbon Treaty in Focus: A Poorer Substitute for the Former Constitutional Treaty?

Elijah Bossa • Aug 15 2012 • Essays

The Lisbon Treaty is an optimum substitute for the Constitutional Treaty as it endeavours to combine closer integration with a sophistication of the EU’s supra-national order.

An Ethical Analysis of the Modern Sanctions Regime Against Iran

Scott Ridout • Aug 15 2012 • Essays

In order to avoid tensions boiling over and possibly leading to violent military action, the US, UN, and EU need to work with Iran so as to ensure a peaceful nuclear program.

Post 9/11 US Foreign Policy: Continuation of ‘New Imperialist’ Ambitions?

anon • Aug 14 2012 • Essays

The terrorist attacks of 9/11 acted as catalysts for the U.S. to increase its imperialist foreign policy, by which the pre-existing imperialist nature of U.S. foreign policy has become more apparent.

Why has the Washington Consensus not Expanded to Cover Middle East Countries

Juan Carlos Ladines Azalia • Aug 14 2012 • Essays

The importance of the Washington Consensus as a symbol of modernity addresses the question of how its discourse was rejected by other identities, especially in the Middle East.

The Neo-Colonialism of Development Programs

Cecil Sagoe • Aug 12 2012 • Essays

A theoretical examination of North-South and South-South development projects shows how these programs reinforce global systems of economic dependence and strucures of inequality.

The Significance of the 2009 Lisbon Treaty for the Working of the European Union

Jean-Baptiste Tai-Sheng Jacquet • Aug 9 2012 • Essays

Although very advanced in the process, today we can still see that the creating and perfecting of the European Union remains on the agenda.

Assessing the Language of the EU’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy

Sondre Lindahl • Aug 9 2012 • Essays

Terrorism must be understood within its own cultural grammar. It is not in the words that the importance lies, but in the way they are used, by whom, and to what effect.

The Benefits and Challenges of Economic & Monetary Union

Anastasios Vourexakis • Aug 8 2012 • Essays

It is important to remember that the Euro, as a result of the stages of EMU such as ERM and the Growth & Stability Pact, is still in deep teething mode.

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