Without a True European Identity, Can the EU Ever Be Legitimate?
Since its inception the legitimacy of the European integration project has been questioned; a true European identity is needed to legitimise the EU.
What Accounts for the Sino-Russian Alliance?
Sino–Russian relations are better today than at any point throughout their troubled history, due to the structure of the inter-state system and domestic factors.
Providing Security? Border Control and the Politics of Migration in the EU
Depicting how certain assumptions are constructed, constructivism is useful to unveil that the security threat of migration is socially produced.
Discursively Constructing a Space Threat: ‘China Threat’ & U.S. Security
China’s rise in space power, and the United States’ interpretations of that rise, force us to reflect on how threats are constructed and perceived.
Why Are Elections Flashpoints for Violence & Insecurity and Can This Be Avoided?
It is crucial to sustainable peace that elections are not seen as opportunities to engage in hostile takeovers, but instead allow for peaceful power transitions.
International Negotiations: Atomic Energy and Iran
It is possible that nuclear negotiations with Iran will continue to prove fruitless and will continue on for an indefinite time.
Australian, British, and US Approaches to Countering Islamic Extremists
By comparing and analysing the counter-radicalisation strategies of the three countries, disparate approaches are revealed that all contain some degree of effectiveness.
A Social Constructivist’s Explanation of the Iranian Revolution
The extent to which social forces influenced the overhaul of Iranian society presents an advantageous case study which social constructivism can explain.
How Understanding Emotions in IR Can Help Explain Anti-Americanism
Negative attitudes towards the United States are generally specific to foreign policy choices rather than a broader statement about American culture or society.
The Securitization of the Iraqi Regime Using the Three Levels of Analysis
The three levels of analysis can explain why contention can emerge when political issues are securitized such as the securitization of the Iraqi regime and US invasion.
