Can the Use of Torture in Intelligence Gathering Be Justified?
Torture can never be justified as a form of intelligence gathering as it is inherently flawed and unethical.
International Law on Cyber Security in the Age of Digital Sovereignty
The present international law on cyber relations does not effectively apply to states given challenges of jurisdiction, arbitration, and legal instruments.
Do the Dead Matter? Identifying Mourning and Funerals As a Political Act
Funerals play an important role in political negotiating, at both the individual and systemic level.
Is the Military a Masculinised Expression of Society?
The military is representative of an international political landscape in which masculinity is considered natural and superior to feminine traits.
Revisiting Wendt: An Argument for the Normativity of Wendtian Constructivism
While Wendt does not offer a comprehensive ethical framework, he does have a normative side where he offers a goal to strive towards and a moral way for state to act.
Gendered Implications of Neoliberal Development Policies in Guangdong Province
Development policies informed by neoliberal economics fail to challenge the underlying patriarchal structures that impede women’s development.
What’s Stopping Us? The Failures Behind Famine Prevention in the 21st Century
Famine classification should be based upon a combination of both quantitative and qualitative factors to improve international and local responses to the issue.
The Spectrum of Georgia’s Policy Options Towards Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Georgia’s government should put the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia on hold, buying it time to develop itself, which could set the stage for reconciliation.
Visceralities of the Border: Contemporary Border Regimes in a Globalised World
Inverting the premise of the borderless capitalist landscape, it is argued that the border is constitutive of capitalism and at the heart of social life today.
Harnessing Alterity to Address the Obstacles of the Democratic Peace Theory
Democratic Peace Theory is challenged in this essay, specifically examining whether democracy is the only route to peace.
