Author profile: Ali Abdi Omar

The Fusion Thesis and Europeanization

Ali Abdi Omar • Mar 8 2013 • Essays

The fusion thesis is a helpful lens through which to understand EU integration, but it must be understood as more than the permeation of the supranational into the national arena.

Is There Anything ‘New’ in Neoclassical Realism?

Ali Abdi Omar • Feb 13 2013 • Essays

The intent of Neoclassical realists is not to create a grand theory for international politics; rather, they aim to explain the foreign policy behaviour of a specific state at any given time.