Mandate Disclosure in EU Trade Negotiations: The Case of TiSA
The publication of TiSA’s negotiating mandate represents an effort to increase transparency, used by negotiators as a stepping stone towards expanding the EU’s win-set.
Securing the Energy Supply: China’s “Malacca Dilemma”
For China to ensure the future security of its energy supply, it must balance the protection of its critical sea lanes with the seeking of alternative energy sources.
Why Do We Need a Gender Analysis in International Political Economy?
A gender analysis demonstrates the centrality of the differential valorisation of the masculine and the feminine to the functioning of the global political economy.
Guns v. Butter: Differentiating Armaments in International Relations
There are plenty of differences between arms and other economic goods, but most of these differences are not fundamental: they are differences in degree, not in type.
Monetary Sovereignty under the Gold Standard – The Case of the Ottoman Empire
Increasing indebtedness and severe crises caused the Ottoman Empire to lose monetary sovereignty, culminating with the adoption of a limping gold standard.
Afro-American Ethnic Development in Latin America
Afro-Latino communities in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico are mobilising a diverse socio-political identity to challenge a deep-rooted history of discrimination.
Globalization: A Created Mechanism for the Restructuring of Developing States
Globalization tends to work to the detriment of developing states and has been a powerful tool employed by Northern states with a recent proliferation of modern players.
Navigating Nkrumah’s Theory of Neo-colonialism in the 21st Century
Through the lens of Kwame Nkrumah, current regional unification efforts by the African Development Bank and the African Union are shown to perpetuate neo-colonialism.
Explaining US Hegemony: A Neo-Gramscian Synthesis of Pantich, Gindin and Konings
Transnational Historical Materialism, post-war reconstruction via the Bretton Woods System and the corporate-liberal paradigm help explain the persistence of US hegemony.
Intervention, Rectificatory Justice and Immigration: France and Ben Ali
Looking at the example of France and Tunisia, past interference in the political and social life of a country should be considered as a criteria of assessing immigration.
