Essays

Morals of Intelligence

Buryl Chadwick Cooper • Apr 19 2008 • Essays

This essay argues that, due to the potential loss of human life and domestic and international implications and values, morals, as defined by the public, must continue as a guiding force in planning and conducting intelligence operations.

International Knowledge Institutions and the Generation of an Epistemic Function in Global Governance

anon • Apr 17 2008 • Essays

Understanding the processes by which global knowledge institutions generate epistemic functions and impact governance requires inquiring into the construction of global problems, the legitimation of new institutions, and the complex dynamics of disseminating cooperative solutions.

The Politics and Propaganda of Anthropogenic Global Warming

Buryl Chadwick Cooper • Apr 17 2008 • Essays

Several hypotheses have emerged to explain the global warming phenomenon. Among these theories, Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) has emerged as the leading theory. It deduces that the Earth is warming due to human activity and that as a result humans will eventually destroy the planet. However, the theory has been steeped in propaganda with potentially devastating consequences.

What are Private International Regimes and What are Their Global Governance Functions?

anon • Apr 15 2008 • Essays

Identifying and analysing private international regimes requires first accepting the reality that authority exists outside public actors in the international system. This essay will argue the governance functions which international regimes create for themselves revolve around regulation and the provision of public goods.

Donor-NGO Relations: Resource Exchange & Interdependence?

Adam Groves • Apr 14 2008 • Essays

In the context of an expanding global civil society, the role of NGOs is attracting increasing attention. This essay will critically assess the notion that there exists a ‘strategic interdependence’ between international donors and local NGOs by analysing the resource exchange which occurs between them.

To What Extent was Diplomacy Professionalised in the French System?

Oliver Lewis • Mar 30 2008 • Essays

“When I entered the service,” wrote Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, “there was no such thing at all.” Within the six centuries of the French diplomatic system diplomacy evolved from its ad-hoc, temporary status in political society into foreign services that practiced within a distinct profession.

Can You Explain Why Internal Revolutions Often Lead to External Conflicts?

James Whitcomb Riley • Mar 18 2008 • Essays

Domestically, revolutions cause massive upheavals of the political structures within a state, which affect its relations with neighboring states. On an international level, revolutionaries may actively export their ideology abroad by means of propaganda, by supporting revolutionary movements, or by directly deploying military forces to confront neighboring states. Revolutions threaten the prevailing international order because neighboring states perceive revolutions as a threat to their state’s sovereignty, which may prompt non-revolutionary states to intervene.

Does Marxism Offer a Viable Basis for Analysing the Causes of War?

James Whitcomb Riley • Mar 16 2008 • Essays

Marxism grants social and political theorists a most realistic, dynamic, and comprehensive framework that allows the study of the causes of war in its ‘totality’. Marxist theory applied in conjunction with the ‘three levels’ of analysis, which are, the individual, the state, and the international system, is relevant and significant to the study of international relations.

In What Sense do Liberal Internationalists Believe in International Progress?

Maciej Osowski • Mar 15 2008 • Essays

Ever since the beginning of International Politics as a social science, there has been a perpetual discourse between “realists” and “liberals” about the nature of interstate relations. The two sides cannot agree on whether there is a possibility of progress in the relations between states. In the present essay, the liberal internationalists’ belief that international progress is indeed possible will be critically approached. It will be argued that “liberals” understand progress as a process of spreading a Western model of democracy.

NGOs in New Wars: Neutrality or New Humanitarianism?

Adam Groves • Mar 15 2008 • Essays

With the end of the Cold War and the rise of global civil society, NGOs have played an increasingly prominent role in world politics. Yet due to the nature of their work, they often struggle to remain effective amid complex political, military and social dynamics. Specifically, NGOs face real problems when operating in ‘violent environments’.

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