Regions

Dean Acheson’s Observation of Great Britain in 1962

Rita Deliperi • Aug 9 2015 • Essays

Despite 50 years passing, Dean Acheson’s belief about Great Britain still re-echoes in the British political debate: the hunt for a role has not reached its closure.

Shared Stewardship: A Solomonic Solution to the South China Sea Conflict

Sass Rogando Sasot • Aug 9 2015 • Essays

The Biblical story of King Solomon and the two mothers can serve as a metaphorical tool to conceive a possible way out of the South China Sea impasse.

International Society in Theory and Practice

Joseph Rollwagen • Aug 4 2015 • Essays

The humanitarian intervention taking place in Iraq/Syria is demonstrative of a cosmopolitan understanding of human rights and norms within the international community.

The Impact of the Geopolitics of Energy: China and Angola

Liam Fitzgerald • Aug 3 2015 • Essays

China and Angola illustrate that the geopolitics of energy adversely affect the prospects for development and democracy in energy-exporting states.

What Status Should Case Studies Be Given in the Study of Comparative Politics?

Haoyu Zhai • Jul 29 2015 • Essays

Case studies ought to be utilised more frequently and widely due to the irreplaceable value and significance they have for the comparative analysis of politics.

The Impact of Nationalism on Chinese Foreign Policy Towards Japan

Mark Purvis • Jul 27 2015 • Essays

In China, the CCP promotes the narrative of humiliation as part of a nationalist discourse, projecting opposition outwards and making the CCP a harbinger of stability.

NATO’s Comprehensive Approach in Afghanistan: Origins, Development, and Outcome

Sverrir Steinsson • Jul 26 2015 • Essays

The peace operations of the 1990s, Danish initiative-taking, several NATO summits, and Obama’s election were all factors that led to the adoption of the CA by NATO.

Are Negotiations for the Paris Climate Meeting in 2015 Likely to Succeed?

Kabir Mehta • Jul 26 2015 • Essays

The hybrid and cumulative approach in the lead up to Paris appears to be the most promising mechanism for global political cooperation since the Copenhagen Accord of 2009

The Eurozone Crisis and the CSDP: The Problem of Public Opinion

Jakob Mckernan • Jul 25 2015 • Essays

If the EU is hoping to further integrate security and defense polices from an intergovernmental level to a supranational level, then it must take seriously public support

Unknown Knowns: A Groupthink Model on the U.S. Decision to go to War In Iraq

Vilde Rodin • Jul 25 2015 • Essays

There are clear indications that the decision making process in the buildup to the War in Iraq was influenced by groupthink, which ultimately led to a poor outcome.

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