Are We Living in a Post-Panoptic Society?
When Foucault’s theory is analysed in the context of contemporary surveillance, it suggests that we are living in a post-panoptic society.
Negotiating Sovereignty: Japanese Power and the Non-Proliferation Treaty
Clear asymmetries of power existed between Japan and the hegemonic Cold War powers during the Non-Proliferation Treaty negotiations, yet each party received concessions.
Armies of Women: The Syria Crisis and the New War Thesis
The Syrian Civil War constitutes a “new war” from the feminist perspective when it is contextualised within the literature of the new war debate.
Crisis or Continuation? The Trump Administration and Liberal Internationalism
The Trump presidency’s foreign policy can be understood in ‘Trumpian’ Neo-realist terms, which has potential ramifications for the Liberal Internationalist Order.
The Kosovan Precedent for the Annexation of Crimea
The Kosovan and Crimean situations are superficially similar, but commentators are wrong to claim that a Kosovan precedent can be applied to Crimea.
Agents of Change: Policy Entrepreneurs and Inducements in International Politics
Influential stakeholders within foreign policy elites are necessary to break with existing cultural norms and push positive inducements to the top of the policy agenda.
How Effective Is the SCO as a Tool for Chinese Foreign Policy?
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is the best way forward for Chinese foreign policy, but the risk of competition or conflict between China and Russia remains.
Were Fukuyama, Mearsheimer or Huntington Right about the Post-Cold War Era?
The prospective claims made by Fukuyama, Mearsheimer and Huntington are insufficient to adequately describe post-Cold War international relations.
Can China Continue to Rise Peacefully?
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.
(Impossible) Women and Boko Haram: The Paradox of Female Support to Sharia Law
A nuanced and contextual analysis is necessary to understand Nigerian women’s agency and their involvement with Boko Haram.
