Gorbachev’s restructuring of the Soviet Union was never designed to create a democratic state. The August Coup of 1991 revealed the fierce conservative resistance he faced throughout his reforms.
Both ‘neo’ theoretical approaches have their differences but they share similar worldviews. They also share a comparable epistemology and ontology, focus on similar questions, and have similar assumptions about world politics.
Success in Iraq was primarily the result of conditions prior to the surge. Acknowledging this, the thesis will argue that in Afghanistan the US is faced with a much bleaker picture.
Although the benefits of globalization continue to be disproportionately angled in favour of the developed global North, GDP can be seen to have risen for developing countries, including those within sub-Saharan Africa.
The concept of hegemony was revolutionised by Gramsci. He effectively transfigured hegemony from a one-dimensional feature into a more complex subject.
Given the structural deficiencies that weaken the EMU and consequently the international status of the Euro, it is unlikely that the Euro will rival the Dollar, at least in the short term.
The legacy of French colonial rule continued to be a shaping force in the economic development of Senegal for decades following its independence. This placed restraints on the economy and made it difficult for businesses to generate growth independent of the regime.
Some classical realist and constructivist principles allow us to make sense of the Iraq war, but a neorealist fixation on the distribution of material capabilities does not.
The Dreyfus affair helped the French Republic reassert her power over the army and those parties who wanted to topple the democracy.
France’s strategic interests dictated its involvement during the Rwandan genocide. The incentive to preserve la Francophonie superseded any humanitarian action concerns.
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