Review – Can Intervention Work?
Stewart and Knaus argue that the international community is capable of stopping mass atrocities. Yet, it must adopt an incremental approach burnished by local knowledge and expertise.
Executive-Legislative Conflict over the War Powers Resolution
In the post-9/11 era, the US Congress has failed to arrest the growth of the imperial presidency in foreign policy, rendering the WPR little more than a symbolic declaration of lost power.
Is the English School a Form of Protoconstructivism?
By assessing the constructivist elements within the theoretical tradition of the English School, it is possible to discern if it should be seen as protoconstructivist or as an autonomous theory.
Natural Resources and Their Implications for Russia’s Economic and Political Development
By examining the effects of the government’s fiscal policies, it is possible to discover the nature of Russia’s resource dependency.
An Analysis of Contemporary US-China-India Relations
The US-Sino-India triangle is one of the most important strategic relationships of contemporary foreign affairs. The increasing economic ties between China and India outweigh the likelihood of realist war.
Football & Racism: Euro 2012 in Perspective
The archetype of racism in football is almost identical to the kind of discrimination witnessed in other parts of society. Racism in football is a socially transmitted disease that society must remedy.
Privatizing Development: The Limit of Market-Based Approaches to Development
The free-market is a necessary, yet limited, aspect of development. It must not be relied upon as the sole approach to poverty alleviation.
South Sudan a Year On: Statehood in Perspective
As we approach the one-year anniversary of the South Sudanese state’s creation, the country is still plagued with many of the issues it has faced for decades. Indeed, it’s only because we have inflated expectations of states that we believed it would be any different.
Beyond Westphalia: Rethinking Fundamental Ontology in IR
The limits of the international – of our political imagination – constitute a problem in that we have great difficulty in answering the question: what does it mean to go beyond the state system of Westphalia?
The Ticking Bomb and the Justification of Torture
The “ticking bomb” metaphor is an unrealistic and wholly unconvincing argument in favour of torture that relies on assumptions that do not stand up to scrutiny in the real world.
