Walter Mondale and the Recalibration of the Vice Presidency
Mondale generated a new institutional model for the vice presidency, which expanded and strengthened the role, while leaving it accountable to the President.
Is Pacific Asia Returning to Sinocentrism?
Although Pacific Asia seems to be progressing toward Sinocentrism, it is unlikely to return to such a state.
Neoliberal Globalisation and the “Arab Spring”; One Facet of a Global Movement?
The movements of 2011 were motivated by multiple grievances, but the common underlying factors were socioeconomic grievances and a rejection of the neoliberal program.
Food Insecurity and Unrest in the Arab Spring
Rapidly rising international food prices caused the urban middle class to experience acute food insecurity, which is linked to the unrest resulting in the Arab Spring.
Are Economic Sanctions a Viable Strategy for Coercing Another State?
Economic sanctions fail in most of their major ambitions, and their ethical justifications are based on a distorted form of consequentialist ethics.
The Iranian Nuclear programme: Impact on Regional Stability and Security
Deterrence theory is not compelling when applied to Iran and the Middle East: an Iranian nuclear weapon would destabilize the region and lead to proliferation and war.
Marine Le Pen and the Populist Radical Right
Le Pen has effectively established an unbreakable rapport with her electorate to evolve a radical-right party on the fringes into a mainstream electoral menace.
The Construction of Immigration in Italian Media
The framing of immigration in Italian media takes a security, military or economic shape. This problematically ‘others’ & delegitimises those immigrants.
In What Ways Can Neo-liberalism Be Classified as Utopian Politics?
Neo-liberalism in the self-proclaimed guise of an eutopia allows violence against other utopias, thus validating the very concerns espoused by classical liberal scholars.
Security: An Essentially Contested Concept?
Security is best seen as an ‘essentially contested concept’ because a universalised, fixed, and static definition is inconsistent with how its meaning changes in context.
