Foreign Policy

Free Trade in the Asia Pacific: A View From New Zealand

Nick Laery • Aug 7 2013 • Essays

The Asean-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement is a good case study for the Government of New Zealand’s view on bilateral and regional free trade agreements.

Why China is not to Blame for the Militarisation of the South China Sea

Asim Rizvanovic • Aug 5 2013 • Essays

Although many scholars blame China’s PLAN for the militarization of the South China Sea, upon further look at their arguments, in reality, they have only overblown the situation.

Terrorism: Realities, Constructs, and Theatre

James Cole • Aug 3 2013 • Essays

In the West, terrorism is largely a constructed threat, originating from the desire to construct identity. Macro-securitized, it is the greatest performance of the 21st century.

US and EU Differences in the Use of Military Force

Daniel Harper • Aug 3 2013 • Essays

A number of factors have influenced the diverging attitudes between the US and Europe, including capabilities; strategic culture; domestic politics; and the EU integration process.

Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA): Altruism or Mercantilism?

Yuki Yoshida • Jul 27 2013 • Essays

Because the ODA allows Japan to show its international presence, as the country cannot deploy its defense forces, Japan’s ODA remains the cornerstone of Japanese foreign policy.

Gauging Obama’s Influence in the Middle East

Victoria Elliot • Jul 27 2013 • Essays

Three aspects influence Obama’s position in the region: the domestic constraints on his policy, the strategic interests of the US, and the internal political situations in the Arab states.

American Energy Security in a Changing Global Energy Market

Robert Copper • Jul 27 2013 • Essays

The United States’ struggle to coherently define a sound definition of energy security has impeded the country’s ability to adequately address the diverse risks to its energy security.

A Social Constructivist Perspective of the Asia-Europe Meeting

Ricarda Scheele • Jul 20 2013 • Essays

In the international arena ASEM remains unprecedented, and its added value clearly lies in its role as a regional integrator for Europe and Asia. Only through the constructivist lens can this be seen.

The Delegitimizing Power of the ‘Terrorism’ Label

Anais Chagankerian • Jul 18 2013 • Essays

The terrorism label is a powerful means to reach political goals, because of the emotional impact it has on audiences and the memories it provokes from past instances of violence.

Escalation of a Foreign Policy Crisis

Zachary K. Ochoa • Jul 10 2013 • Essays

In any foreign policy crisis, leaders have two options: to use violence to end the conflict or to pursue a diplomatic resolution, and certain variables will influence the actor’s decision.

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