Archive for 2014

Simulating Statecraft

Dylan Kissane • Oct 18 2014 • Articles

Plunged into days of debate, discussion, negotiation, and – hopefully – resolution of a crisis, good simulations can give students a taste for the business of politics.

Legitimacy and the US-led Invasion of Iraq

Camille Mulcaire • Oct 17 2014 • Essays

The existence of legitimate norms & principles within international society did, in fact, exert influence over the US’ behaviour in its 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Beyond the Military Front

A.R. Sriskanda Rajah • Oct 16 2014 • Articles

Whilst many would feel uneasy recognising law enforcement action to be war, it can be recognised as war whenever law enforcement produces the effects of battle.

The Asian Tigers from Independence to Industrialisation

Bruno Marshall Shirley • Oct 16 2014 • Essays

Do the lessons learned from the rapid economic growth of the Tigers from the 1960s through the 1990s have a practical application in contemporary development?

Nigeria’s Rebased Economy and Its Role in Regional and Global Politics

Victor A. O. Adetula • Oct 13 2014 • Articles

Nigeria’s influence is gradually growing due to its rising economy, but its status and role in regional and global politics is not likely to experience rapid growth.

Fighting the Environmental Battles: Governance and the Democratic State

Anthony R. Zito • Oct 13 2014 • Articles

Environmental policies have evolved away from the certainties of the 1970s, which reflects a much broader transformation in the nature of the western democratic state.

Review – Maritime Diplomacy in the 21st Century

James Manicom • Oct 12 2014 • Features

Le Mière sheds light on an area of diplomacy that has largely been overlooked despite its growing importance in the maritime century.

The Permanent Interim: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ongoing Educational Crisis

Valery Perry • Oct 12 2014 • Articles

The continuation of “us” vs. “them” policies that marginalize minorities cannot bode well for a fragile country’s future. Education should be seen as a security issue.

ISIS, Obama, and Jimmy Carter: When God Was On Their Side

Stephen McGlinchey • Oct 12 2014 • Articles

It is a little too cheap for Carter to criticise Obama over how he deals with ISIS due to the direct linkage with his own actions in the region over three decades ago.

Foreign Policy as a Tool of State-Building in the Post-Yugoslav States

Soeren Keil • Oct 10 2014 • Articles

Foreign policy as a tool of state-building promises new evidence and may force us to re-think key concepts in international relations.

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