The transformation from human day laborer to insect mirrors both Marx’s critique of capitalist society and Darwin’s theories of evolution, but does this inspire political revolt?
Though not without limitations, social constructivism remains one of the most useful theories in examining the Arab Spring as a response to social forces and a globalization of norms.
The definition of security has expanded significantly. Now under the remit of security are issues beyond territorial conflicts and inter-state aggression.
Given the apparent demise of the liberal hegemonic order, the US should fuse offshore balancing and liberal internationalism grand strategies to maintain a ‘first among equals’ global position.
Bull’s conception of diplomacy is constitutive of international society and its constituent rules, norms and conventions – which have been shaped by institutions.
The reintroduction of strategies contemplating the use of nuclear weapons by non-state actors has forced traditional deterrence theories to expand to fit a new security environment.
Order is a condition rooted in a system of knowledge operating at the level of the individual, the state, and the international – manifested in the political and the economic.
R2P is firmly embedded within the existing international legal order, and thus presents no legal change; its strength comes from its status as a political concept, not a legal one.
The superhero is perceived as a eutopian manifestation, someone who corrects flaws in society, but the problem with this vision is that it hinges on the superhero’s inherent goodness.
The ambiguity of Just War principles allow for various interpretations of the theory, which leads to the obfuscation of criminal acts.
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