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.
Nuclear Proliferation and Humanitarian Security Regimes in the US & Norway
Humanitarian Security Regimes in both Norway and the US have impacted nuclear proliferation on the world stage.
A Constructivist Approach to Chinese Interest Formation in the South China Sea
Analysis focusing mainly on security, power and wealth in the case of the South China Sea would be fatal, as this approach would lead straight into Thucydides’ Trap.
Risk Theory vs. Securitisation: An Analysis of the Global Surveillance Program
Risk theory’s analysis of global surveillance networks provides a superior alternative to securitisation theory, but it continues to remain underdeveloped.
