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Has the 2014-2015 Ebola Epidemic in West Africa Been Securitized?

Simon Allcock • Aug 30 2016 • Essays

The sociological approach to securitization is useful for understanding the Liberian and Sierra Leonean governments’ attempts to securitize the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak.

Explaining Russia’s Intervention in Syria in September 2015

Simon Allcock • Feb 28 2016 • Essays

Instead of giving an empirical account of the factors that led to Russia’s intervention, it’s important to explore the extent to which IR theory explains such a calculus.

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