Does a Multi-party System Lead to “More” Democracy?
Russia, during its transition to democracy, helps illustrate that a multi-party system alone does not ensure “more” democracy. Many factors shape a country’s level of democracy.
Women’s Voices and Women’s Votes: Gender and the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
Regardless of who will run in 2016, the 2012 presidential election reaffirms the importance of women’s votes in U.S. elections. Moving forward, both parties would do well to pay particular attention to women’s voices inside and outside of government.
Democratic Deficits in International Institutions
The UN, IMF, and World Bank are characterized by democratic deficit. Chains of accountability are long, indirect, and consequently, very weak.
Review – Why Leaders Lie
Does lying in international politics occur? How often? Who benefits? What are the consequences? There are many questions to be considered in Mearsheimer’s Why Leaders Lie and it provides a starting point for further research and discussion.
Did BLACKSEAFOR Ever Have a Chance?
At the operational level, the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group has been relatively successful. Nevertheless, the goal to serve as a security confidence building mechanism never had a chance to succeed given the nature of the region’s geopolitics.
Transcending the Security Dilemma in International Relations
The Chicken game theory is not only applicable to the strategies of current global actors. It forms an explanatory framework for all strategic interactions between any two actors.
The Arab-Israeli Case: National Interests and the Limits of UN Capabilities
It is possible to observe that the US has sufficient strategic reasons to block the creation of a Palestinian State in order to not jeopardize its security strategies.
Review – The Routledge Handbook of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
Paul B. Rich and Isabelle Duyvesteyn’s new handbook offers an opportunity to survey the state of the art in ‘orthodox’ counterinsurgency thinking.
The Differences Between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda
The mainstream media and the Bush Administration blended the Taliban and Al-Qaeda together making the two groups the same terrorist entity in the eyes of the American public.
Limited Aims and the Falklands War
Argentina miscalculated how, and to what degree, Britain would react. This was the primary reason for Argentina’s failure to gain sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
