The idea that democratization is the path to peace rose with liberal victory after the Cold War, but this lacked major empirical backing or a tested peacebuilding model.
Though nationalism by itself may not cause violence, it represents a factor in many inter-communal conflicts and is thus of great importance to international relations.
A historical perspective is required to understand how India’s past as a both a dominant and an oppressed power affects its modern foreign policy identity.
The end of the Cold War has justified an overhaul in the traditional ontological and epistemological foundations of security studies.
The nexus between development and security is a timeworn institution with a Eurocentric history that proves exploitative for non-Western peoples.
International Political Economy’s normative discussion on the state’s role in the economy can be traced back to Confucianist and Legalist debates in Ancient China.
Can the concept of “Authoritarian Difussion” explain the unsuccessful spread of the colour revolution and the repressive measures that illiberal regimes have taken after?
This essay examines US policy towards Colombia from Truman to Reagan, tracing the emergent “war on drugs” and the related political, economic, and military strategies.
The rise to prominence of online terrorist recruitment and propaganda strategies has become a major concern of national security services worldwide.
The relationship between the two countries, one a hegemon and one a new nation, was truly uneven – but not in the ways one would expect.
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