International Security

Islamic State: Human Trafficking, the Media and Celebritization of Policy

Lisa Holz • Jul 6 2017 • Essays

Whilst celebrities may bring public awareness to causes like terrorism and trafficking, they are not held accountable for the accuracy of their representations.

Is Terrorism a ‘Rational Choice’?

Paul Butchard • Jul 6 2017 • Essays

The decision to employ and halt a terror campaign and its target type are the result of a deliberative process based on subjectively sound rational reasoning.

Female Combatants: Same goals, different motivations?

Gül Pembe Akbal • Jun 2 2017 • Essays

Female fighters in Chechnya and Kurdistan are drawn upon as case studies to outline alternative motivations for female combatants, aside from traditional gender roles.

The Rise of the Developmental State in China and Its Absence in India

Haoyu Zhai • May 12 2017 • Essays

The factors of state autonomy, capacity and strategy help to explain the rise of the developmental state in China and its absence in India.

Compliance with UN Watercourses Convention: Half Full or Half Empty?

Bhargav Sriganesh • May 12 2017 • Essays

How can the UN Watercourses Convention minimise the risks of inter-state conflict over water resources?

The Alleged Failure of Multilateralism in Syria: Beyond a Realist Trap

Thomas Dayer • May 11 2017 • Essays

Earlier in history, multilateralism was deemed a ‘realist necessity’. In the current era, it is reshaped through battles of values.

Border Control and Migration Fatalities in the Mediterranean Sea

Mona Saleh • May 10 2017 • Essays

The issue of migrant fatalities has become an urgent and controversial matter in Europe. Information about how many have died attempting to cross into the EU is rare and not accurate.

The Demise of the Sino-Vietnamese Relationship

Jessica Reilly • Apr 19 2017 • Essays

Walt’s theory of alliances is often used to explain the Sino-Soviet split but the break-down of the Sino-Vietnamese alliance shows more is at play than material interest.

Comparing the Foreign Policy Doctrines of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush

Marcella Berkeley Gill • Apr 14 2017 • Essays

Bush’s unilateralism, pre-emption and US primacy displayed a confrontational disposition while Clinton made more of an effort to engage with all corners of the world.

Images Out-Loud: A Visual Approach Challenging the Securitization of Migration

Samantha Marcus • Apr 8 2017 • Essays

Securitisation literature ignores the links between refugees’ experiences, how their stories are conveyed visually and which images ‘speak’ most powerfully to audiences.

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