Realism and Non-State Actors Revisited
A critique of Realism is its supposed inability to consider the growing role of non-state actors. However, without differentiating Realism into its various strands, this is too simple a critique.
Critical Assessment of Cosmopolitan Democracy
It would be beneficial to free the concept of democracy of its territorial, state-bound constraints and work toward a more democratic global order, but a new global structure is not feasible.
International Intervention as a Failing Concept
International interventions appear to be legitimised on moral, ethical and humanitarian grounds, but often they are abused as a weapon of realpolitik whilst facing calls of imperialism.
An Analysis of a Hobbesian Morality in International Relations
While global resources are by no means unlimited, the nature of competition for resources between states is not as aggressive as that between individuals in a state of nature.
Expanding UN Peacekeeping Operations Since 1990
The egoistic passions and self-interests of states, in terms of military, economic and diplomatic power, marked the increasing number of UN peacekeeping operations after 1990.
A Theoretical Assessment of Humanitarian Intervention and R2P
Although “humanitarian interventions” have been undertaken in the post-Cold War era, most were not purely humanitarian-oriented, but driven by states’ national interests.
Intelligence, Empire and the Communist Underground in Southeast Asia
Two intelligence failures in the European fight against Asian anti-imperial insurgency seem to be classic intelligence scandals with grave implications for the Asian continent.
The Securitization of Legal Immigration in The United Kingdom
When differentiating one group from another, whether it is a societal differentiation, national or ethnic distinctions, a process of ‘self-definition’ and ‘other-definition’ occur.
The Proliferation of Conventional Weapons: A Post-Cold War Problem
The banning of antipersonnel mines by the Ottawa Treaty in 1997 was a huge achievement in the attempts to reduce the amount of future damage caused by these devices.
Thinking About Free Trade: The Role of Ideas in Shaping Trade Regimes
Trade regimes of the late 19th century and post-War era shared a common root in liberal economic theory, but fostered opposing policies on government intervention in domestic markets.
