United Nations Personnel in the Democratic Republic of Congo
New guidelines for determining the applicability of international humanitarian law to United Nations peace operations are both necessary and urgent.
Rhetoric of Responsibility: R2P’s Harmful Application in Humanitarian Practice
From a well-meaning attempt at humanitarian action following the crises of the 1990s, the Responsibility to Protect has nevertheless become a vehicle for self-interest.
Logged In: Transforming the Political Process in Russia
The Internet has had a positive impact on the provision of the normative good of democratic self-determination and participation in the Russian Federation.
The Main Factors Limiting the Ability of the U.S. to Control World Politics
Increasing economic interdependence between states and the emerging multipolar world order limit the United States in world politics.
Foreign Policy, the State, International Public Opinion and the Media
The news media has significant power as an intermediary between a state’s foreign policy apparatus and a state’s polis.
Assessing the British Counter-Insurgency Effort in Malaya
Attempts to compare Malaya with other counterinsurgency campaigns such as the Vietnam War or Afghanistan War are limited in value and risk dangerous over-simplifications
Has the EU become an Effective Crisis Manager?
The Central Security and Defence Policy attempted to centralise the decision-making process on foreign policy for E.U. members, but a more unified Union is essential.
Dominant Gender Discourses and the Framing of Female Rebels in Syria
The gendered framing of female Syrian rebels, prevalent in media sources, de-legitimises the political reasoning behind their individual decisions to be involved.
Analysing NATO’s Role in Afghanistan
Throughout its endeavour, NATO has faced many key challenges in its crisis management operation in Afghanistan.
Simone De Beauvoir’s Feminist Ideals Regarding Prostitution
De Beauvoir’s feminist approach to prostitution reveals prostitution is ethically acceptable if those involved are willingly and have the same rights as other workers.
