Essays

Why Have Attempts at Pan-African Unity Been So Problematic?

Madeleine Gunn • Apr 18 2015 • Essays

The goals of Pan-Africanism are in direct opposition to the global socio-political system, where structural conditions of rule currently facilitate exploitation.

The United Nation Security Council’s Continued Use of Economic Sanctions

Dana Shamlawi • Apr 17 2015 • Essays

Despite controversy, the use of economic sanctions continues to be a popular option for the UN Security Council due to the introduction of targeted sanctions in the 90’s.

Drones, Gender and Classical Realists

John de Bhal • Apr 17 2015 • Essays

Drones offer little strategic value because they have the capacity to perpetuate the problem they are trying to solve, which is argued through two theoretical approaches.

A Conceptual Analysis of Realism in International Political Economy

Mazhid Kat • Apr 16 2015 • Essays

Realism is relevant in the study of IPE; however, it must be complemented with elements of other theoretical approaches to remedy several weaknesses.

Was the British Government’s Handling of the 1984/5 Miners’ Strike “Brilliant”?

Fflur Elin • Apr 15 2015 • Essays

The British government’s handling of the 1984/5 miners’ strike was ‘brilliant’ as they achieved victory but also achieved a political goal by weakening the trade unions

Australia’s Foreign Policy Approach on Climate Change: Leader or Laggard?

Elizabeth Feeney • Apr 15 2015 • Essays

Australia’s engagement with the international climate change regime highlights complex dilemmas embedded within the very nature of the issue itself.

Conceptualizing Security: The Strategic Practice of Security

George May • Apr 9 2015 • Essays

Security ought to be conceptualized as a strategic practice comprising both (1) the practices used to securitize an issue and (2) the practices used to address it.

Japanese Imperialism as a Self Defence Mechanism

Mathew Bonnon • Apr 9 2015 • Essays

Nationalism and a fear of foreign domination led Japan to pursue domestic and external reform, shun traditional Sino-centrism, and build a European-style empire in Asia.

Root Causes of Violence in Post-Civil War Guatemala: A Literature Review

Duilia Mora Turner • Apr 8 2015 • Essays

This area needs continued research to advise policy makers on how to correct and prevent further deterioration of Guatemala’s security sector.

Transitional Justice in Eastern Europe: Present Dilemmas of the Communist Past

Brianna Brown • Apr 8 2015 • Essays

While there were legitimate moral reasons for pursuing lustration, political factors established lustration as the dominant framework for transitional justice.

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