How Effective Was US Involvement in Covert Coups in Containing the USSR?
Coups were often effective in the short term, but their weakness lies in their long term effects – most notably via deep bitterness from states involved and blowback
Global Governance of Maritime Piracy: Closing the Legal Gaps
The International Contact Group on Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) is considered a successful example of global governance of maritime policy.
Ukraine Conflict: An Inflection Point of International Security
The global level of analysis represents a useful framework to examine a key dimension of the Ukraine conflict: the interstate proxy struggle between Russia and the West.
Why the Democratization Process may Increase the Possibility of Conflict
Factors contributing to the triggering of conflict during the democratization process can be broadly classed with three categories: security, credibility, and legitimacy.
Does International Order Ultimately Rely on States and Military Power?
Despite the growing significance of other actors and factors, the contemporary global international order still ultimately relies on states and military power.
Are There People Outside of Identity?
Despite being significantly constrained by preexisting social structures, refugees and asylum seekers actually can and do express agency and political identities.
Divide and Rule: A Machiavellian Account of Israel’s Targeted Killings
From a Realist perspective, Israel‘s application of targeted killings is consistent with its grand strategy and has undermined the Palestinian independence movement.
Drones, Gender and Classical Realists
Drones offer little strategic value because they have the capacity to perpetuate the problem they are trying to solve, which is argued through two theoretical approaches.
Conceptualizing Security: The Strategic Practice of Security
Security ought to be conceptualized as a strategic practice comprising both (1) the practices used to securitize an issue and (2) the practices used to address it.
Japanese Imperialism as a Self Defence Mechanism
Nationalism and a fear of foreign domination led Japan to pursue domestic and external reform, shun traditional Sino-centrism, and build a European-style empire in Asia.
