Essays

The Impact of Islamic Politics on the 2003 Iraq War

Nick Newsom • Mar 31 2014 • Essays

By sponsoring the mujahidin, the US and Pakistan empowered an ideology and movement that encouraged tensions within the Muslim political communities of the Persian Gulf.

Humanitarian Intervention: Advantages and Disadvantages in East Timor and Kosovo

Rebecca Morton • Mar 29 2014 • Essays

The intervention in East Timor illustrated how armed force can save lives, but intervention in Kosovo failed to provide a long-term solution and did more harm than good.

Do We Need to be “Critical” When Studying International Relations?

Sara Ormes-Ganarin • Mar 27 2014 • Essays

Critical thought leaves us no choice but to consider the morality of our theories and practises, and although we might not need to be critical, we certainly ought to be.

In-State Tuition Laws and College Enrollment of Undocumented Hispanic Students

Elena Dain • Mar 27 2014 • Essays

Although the future of the US DREAM Act is unknown at this time, young undocumented immigrants can still benefit from states’ policies such as in-state tuition rates.

Political Corruption and Insecurity in Southeast Asia

Cristian Vaduva • Mar 26 2014 • Essays

Political corruption in Southeast Asia is an important threat to political and economic security, as external influences on corruption create domestic insecurity.

A Human Security Approach to Addressing Piracy Off the Coast of Africa

Allan McRae • Mar 25 2014 • Essays

A naval approach to Somali piracy is & will continue to be ineffective – it doesn’t address its root causes. Piracy will continue without a human security approach.

Is Learning Violent?

Lucile Cremier • Mar 25 2014 • Essays

Schooling, which is the institutionalization of learning, is structurally and instrinsically violent, but learning itself need not be a violent or oppressive process.

What Does it Mean to ‘Engender’ the Study of Borders?

Heena Mohammed • Mar 25 2014 • Essays

By engendering border studies, we can better recognise the impact of gender on status, access to resources, political participation and the formation of state policies.

Democratisation and Post-conflict State-building in Sierra Leone and Rwanda

Daria Jarczewska • Mar 23 2014 • Essays

Pursuing democratic principles, if they are driven by commitment to mediating values, has great potential to contribute to the success of post-conflict transitions.

Getting Japan Wrong: A Review of David Kang’s ‘Describing East Asia’

Paul Winter • Mar 23 2014 • Essays

Japan’s perception of China cannot be described as an ‘absence of fear.’ Rather, the dichotomous Sino-Japanese relationship is one of ‘hot economics, cold politics’.

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