International History

SAPs and the Build up to the Rwandan Genocide

Thomas Hauschildt • Mar 31 2012 • Essays

It is evident that SAPs worsened the economic situation of Rwanda, and they had significant effects on the wider social and political environment.

Perpetuating Ancient Female Norms in South Asia

anon • Mar 30 2012 • Essays

In South Asia, the ongoing prevalence of violence against women is structurally associated with the region’s cultural incorporation of patriarchal norms.

African PCCs and Economics

Neil Renic • Mar 28 2012 • Essays

Economic factors are central to the genesis, progression and resolution of African PCCs. Foreign states and aid agencies must respond with techniques that economically disincentivise combatants.

The Six Day and Yom Kippur Wars in Historical Context

Harry Booty • Mar 27 2012 • Essays

The cataclysmic Arab-Israeli conflicts of 1967 and 1973 have in many ways defined today’s conflict. But, what were the main strategic and political consequences of these two wars?

European Unity in the Post Cold War Era

Ben Bradley • Feb 22 2012 • Essays

The EU has gone further than ever before to ensure the future of Europe as an economic union and, whilst they are some way behind, political and social integration is also now a key part of its structure.

Post-war European Integration: How We Got Here

Ben Bradley • Feb 15 2012 • Essays

The principal factors driving European integration were the desire for internal stability, the need to project a significant voice on an international stage, and the external security concern of Communism perched on Europe’s eastern doorstep.

Why Do New Democracies Not Choose First Past the Post?

Tom Pettinger • Feb 9 2012 • Essays

New democracies can achieve their primary objectives of inclusiveness and compromise much more effectively with proportional representation or mixed systems.

The Enigma of Iranian-Is​raeli Relations

Uri Marantz • Feb 8 2012 • Essays

The recent intensification of enmity between Iran and Israel has been the focus of political analysts, pundits, practitioners, and critics alike.

1946: A Year of Ideological Preconceptions

Brendan Thomas-Noone • Jan 25 2012 • Essays

The view that the Truman administration took in the lead up to, and during, the critical year of 1946 consequently affected the government’s actions when dealing with the Soviet Union.

The Transition to Majority Rule in Southern Africa and the Exceptional Case of Botswana

Jonathan Porter • Jan 22 2012 • Essays

Botswana is an exceptional example of a Southern African country which appears to have successfully negotiated the pitfalls inherent in the perilous journey to democratic, majority rule.

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