International Theory

How does Poststructuralist Theorizing Challenge Understandings of Power?

Liam A Simmonds • Dec 28 2015 • Essays

While power is traditionally viewed negatively and as destructive, coercive and so on, the PS view is much more agnostic about moralising its conception of power.

A Moral Vindication of Morgenthau’s Classical Realism

Francesco Bortoluzzi • Dec 26 2015 • Essays

Some observers claim that realism is an amoral doctrine. However, in Morgenthau’s realism, morality is a constitutive feature that argues for a reasoned foreign policy.

Drones and Radicalisation in Pakistan

Markus Markert • Oct 19 2015 • Essays

Relations between US drone strikes in Pakistan, the Pakistani state & ‘radicalisation’ is complex, bound up with secrecy, information problems & economic interests.

Does “Scandal” Challenge the Dominance of the ‘male-stream’ in World Politics?

Sophie Puet • Oct 2 2015 • Essays

Whilst on the surface Scandal appears to make bold feminist statements, in depth discourse analysis reveals that this is not the case.

Moralities and Modes of Inquiry in International Relations

Sacha Blumen • Sep 27 2015 • Essays

The morality of states approach, which defends both universal and non-universal moral duties, implies people can hold cosmopolitan and communitarian notions concurrently.

Dragons, Thrones and Statebuilding: The Rule of Daenerys Targaryen in Meereen

Zoltan Szaszi • Sep 27 2015 • Essays

Daenerys Targaryen’s rule over the city-state of Meereen in A Song of Ice and Fire is a perfect sample to demonstrate and test contemporary theories of statebuilding.

Does Successful Diplomacy Rely on ‘Ripe Moments’?

Christian Scheinpflug • Sep 20 2015 • Essays

Challenging the academic consensus, the discussion and application of ripeness theory to concrete cases demonstrates the deficiency of notions of ‘ripe moments’.

Justice in a World of Climate Change and the Distribution of Responsibilities

Sacha Blumen • Sep 6 2015 • Essays

Notions of global justice are irrevocably connected with the economic and social costs of climate change, which affect global social justice and the world as a whole.

A Bone in the Throat: An Analysis on the Origins of the Berlin Wall

Emily Tsui • Sep 6 2015 • Essays

The construction of the Berlin Wall was a product of the refugee crisis, challenges to the Khrushchev’s leadership, and the USSR’s failed diplomacy with the West.

Are India and China on a Collision Course of Maritime Strategies?

Andreas Fabian • Sep 6 2015 • Essays

The Chinese and Indian maritime strategies and their aspirations have disposed two powers into a collision course in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

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