Strategic Offensive Weapons and the International System
Globalization has reduced the importance of space in geopolitics, but Iraq, Iran and North Korea have developed capabilities to increase the value of space.
The Impacts of Rising China on Global Economic Governance
Though currently harmonised, China’s preferences as a rising economic power have become an important determinant of global economic governance.
Local Governance and the “Arab Spring”: A Guide to Libya’s Political Transition
Assessing the extent and characteristics of the impact of the “Arab Spring” on the political trajectory of Libya has proven a difficult task.
Short-Term Volunteering and Local Development Projects in Developing Countries
While an important source of aid in achieving local development, short-term volunteering is more suited to the volunteer than to the host community.
The Asian Development State: An Evaluation
The Asian Development State emerged after WWII as an alternative and effective model of economic development when compared to the dominant US model.
Presidential War Powers in Vietnam
With Johnson’s executive mandate for war and Nixon’s justification of executive authority, the Vietnam War set a dangerous precedent for presidential war powers.
Shared Concerns with Opposite Outcomes: Myanmar and DPRK on China’s Border
The shared threat of China provides an interesting and underutilized way to examine the strategic decision to pursue reform or retrenchment in North Korea and Myanmar.
The Challenges of British Counterinsurgency in Helmand – Why did it go so Wrong?
Britain exhibited a lack of adhesion to the rules and maxims posited by classical COIN theory and subsequently faced many challenges.
Does Gender Shape the War System and Vice Versa?
Contemporary perceptions of combatants underline how the masculine–aggressive and feminine–passive nexus still lies at the heart of gender and the war system.
To What Extent is the EU a Power In and Through Trade?
Although the EU is a major civilian and normative power in and through trade, it is conflicted within and faces external challenges from an increasingly multipolar world.
