Democratic peace theory is far from being a clear-cut scientific model, however, when we ask, ‘Is peace between democracies more likely than peace between differing political leaderships?’ the answer must be a conditional yes.
In post-communist countries, the most popular method for dealing with the communist past was lustration. Some countries dealt with former collaborators more harshly than others, but ultimately it is not possible to devise a fair system of lustration.
This paper critically analyses how the Hermes 450 and UCAVs as objects project political power in territorial conflicts and disputes.
Zimbabwe, unlike its neighbour Botswana, has emerged as a predatory state; clinging on to state power has become the main objective of the political elite is to cling on to state power.
This essay rejects the notion that Islam is radical and suggests that portraying it as such is a direct consequence of America’s misconceptions about the scope and reach of Islamic values.
Modernisation, development and globalisation are not inevitable and ‘hard work’ to ensure neoliberal globalisation in the global south has not created progress.
The relationship between the US and China can be seen as one of opportunity and a cause for concern. Flashpoints like Taiwan, energy acquisition and military capabilities could lead to conflict if left unresolved.
Neither neo-functionalism nor liberal intergovernmentalism provides a superior explanation for why EU member states have ceded some of their sovereignty with regards to asylum policy. Ultimately it is a combination of the two theories that provides the best explanation.
The recent behaviour of international interveners, shaped by the erroneous theories of ‘new wars’ literature, is not useful in the establishment of a self-sustainable democracy.
Although ethnic divisions were substantiated in a number of different forms, ethnicity was a persistent and divisive force in Ugandan politics, both before and after independence.
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