Regions

South-South Cooperation and Aid

Megan Pickup • Mar 26 2012 • Essays

Brazil, China, India, and South Africa represent some of the largest contributors overall in terms of emerging donors and are likely the highest contributors to the specific category of SSC.

The European Union: A Leader on Climate Change?

Sam Langtree • Mar 24 2012 • Essays

Following the Earth Summit in Rio, the issue of climate change became the focus of international attention. The EU has envisioned itself as a leader in this process.

Is the USA Still the Indispensible Power in East Asia?

Alex Ward • Mar 23 2012 • Essays

The rise of a unified East Asia will recalibrate regional security arrangements, re-moulding the contours of a decreasingly unipolar order.

How US Foreign Policy affects Iran’s Identity: Implications for the Nuclear Issue

Amy Rose Townsend • Mar 21 2012 • Essays

This dissertation aims to establish the cumulative effect that the interactions between the USA and Iran have had on Iran’s identity.

A Rousseauian Look at European Integration

Harry Booty • Mar 13 2012 • Essays

One of the many issues Rousseau covered was the idea of international cooperation or even integration, and its suitability to some of the states of Europe.

The Foreign Affairs Select Committee and UK Foreign Policy

Tom Pettinger • Mar 11 2012 • Essays

The FAC is powerless compared to other committees; although most recommendations are taken on, many are weak and unsubstantial.

Is the United States a ‘Neocon Nation’?

Jonathan Provan • Mar 9 2012 • Essays

America is a not ‘neocon nation’, but rather an idealist nation in a realist world: the US does pursue the extension of liberal capitalist democracy, but this idealistic goal must be reconciled with the realities of international politics.

Development and Geopolitics in East Asia

James Newman • Mar 8 2012 • Essays

Whilst the developmental state approach contributed to economic growth in South Korea, it cannot provide a model that can be applied elsewhere.

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and African Developmental States

Kathryn Brunton • Mar 6 2012 • Essays

Although the participatory approach is essential to development in its aims, its application through the PRSP initiative needs reworking.

Towards A Nuanced Understanding of Failed States

Ahmed Khaled Rashid and Elayna Hamashuk • Mar 6 2012 • Essays

Generalizations are not helpful in determining the causes and implications of state failure in particular cases, as the situation is Somalia demonstrates.

Please Consider Donating

Before you download your free e-book, please consider donating to support open access publishing.

E-IR is an independent non-profit publisher run by an all volunteer team. Your donations allow us to invest in new open access titles and pay our bandwidth bills to ensure we keep our existing titles free to view. Any amount, in any currency, is appreciated. Many thanks!

Donations are voluntary and not required to download the e-book - your link to download is below.