Kant, Doyle, and the Democratic Peace Thesis: A Postcolonial Critique
The Democratic Peace Thesis fails to incorporate a Kantian philosophy, underscoring its imperialistic underpinnings and perpetuation of international conflict.
Protests as a Vehicle for Political Change
In Ethiopia, protests have been a useful tool to unite various groups into an organized collective with the goal of ‘breaking open’ the existing political system.
Russia’s Energy Strategy and Gas Disputes
While energy resources have contributed to its economy, oil and gas have remained an important aspect of its soft power and relations with neighbors.
Human Rights and Security in Public Emergencies
In states of exception, security objectives often negate human rights, but a human-rights compliant security approach can lead to better outcomes for public safety.
The Objectives of War: Glory and Justice, Advantage or Annihilation?
While the modes and actors of war have evolved in a post-Cold War world, the critical military objectives of war Hans Speier first identified have remained the same.
Repression, Identity and the Promise of Eelam
In the Sri Lankan civil war, Tamil women are motivated to join the LTTE due to the suffering caused by state repression – not as simple victims or emancipatory agents.
The Possible Martian Order: Extension or Rejection of Earth’s Systems?
Applying different theories of international relations, we can explore the differences that might emerge in a political system on human-settled Mars compared to that on Earth.
Integrating under Threat: A Balance-of-threat Account of European Integration
History has shown that the process of European integration is not simple. It is a mixture of ebbs and flows related to perceptions of political and military threats.
Around the World in 80 Stereotypes: Images of the MENA Region in Hollywood
This study of MENA representation in Hollywood (2001-2008) finds foreign-accented English and multilingualism were most often associated with negative motivations.
Beyond the Race-neutrality of Prevent: White Britain and the Racialised Threat
Resisting exclusionary practices of the UK’s counter-terror strategy, Prevent, is key to destabilising its white supremacist state power and racist logics.
