Post 9/11 US Foreign Policy: Continuation of ‘New Imperialist’ Ambitions?
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 acted as catalysts for the U.S. to increase its imperialist foreign policy, by which the pre-existing imperialist nature of U.S. foreign policy has become more apparent.
Why has the Washington Consensus not Expanded to Cover Middle East Countries
The importance of the Washington Consensus as a symbol of modernity addresses the question of how its discourse was rejected by other identities, especially in the Middle East.
The Neo-Colonialism of Development Programs
A theoretical examination of North-South and South-South development projects shows how these programs reinforce global systems of economic dependence and strucures of inequality.
Assessing the Language of the EU’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Terrorism must be understood within its own cultural grammar. It is not in the words that the importance lies, but in the way they are used, by whom, and to what effect.
What is the Best Grand Strategy for the United States in 2012?
The fixity of US overseas interests – control over oil and waterways – and the erosion of global unipolarity must serve as the central bases for any viable grand strategic proposal.
The Legal Character of R2P and the UN Charter
The endorsement of R2P has entrenched the Security Council’s power to take humanitarian action consistently and with confidence that the processes are firmly rooted in international law.
Problems with Anglo-American Centered International Theory
There is a need to expose the relationship between IR’s roots and whom it currently favours in its interpretation. Only then can we work towards a truly ‘international’ theory.
Women in the Arab World: A Case of Religion or Culture?
Religion, culture and politics are historically interdependent influences, constantly reimagined and reconstituted throughout history, that shape the space that women occupy.
Adam Smith and the Economic Model of State-Individual Relation: Design, Impact, Prevalence
Adam Smith’s greatest social and economic legacy lies in his theory’s contribution to the development of the fundamental civilizational factors that formed the modern West.
Beware the Utopians
How can we set limits to state sovereignty and power without lapsing into a form of utopianism, directed towards an end point, that entails the paternalistic and imperialistic policies of cosmopolitanism?
