Essays

Hydropower in India: A Source of Heightened Risk and Inequality

Oliver Clark • Feb 14 2020 • Essays

The Indian government’s recent ambitions in the realm of hydropower has created new issues and risks.

The Role of Global Governance in Curtailing Mexican Cartel Violence

Paula Soumaya Domit • Feb 7 2020 • Essays

Global governance structures, primarily the UN Security Council, should be used to combat Mexican drug cartels.

Two Nationalists and Their Differences – an Analysis of Trump and Bolsonaro

Marius Zeevaert • Feb 5 2020 • Essays

Neoclassical realism highlights the differences between the two leaders’ populist policies, namely Bolsonaro’s more open stance toward the global economy.

Misreading Clausewitz: The Enduring Relevance of On War

Timothy Van der Venne • Feb 4 2020 •

Criticism of Clausewitz is based on a fundamental misreading of Clausewitz’s theory of war and the philosophical framework in which it is set.

Europe’s Biggest Eurosceptics: Britain and Support for the European Union

Ryan J. Bain • Feb 3 2020 • Essays

Euroscepticism remains higher in the United Kingdom in contrast to their continental peers, as reflected in its referendum to leave the European Union.

Is Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations” a Self-fulfilled Prophecy?

Clara Assumpção • Jan 29 2020 • Essays

Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations,” though fraught with polarizing opinions, still has relevance to contemporary policies and politics.

Dealing with Myanmar’s Past: A Call for a Truth Commission

Laura Huchet • Dec 29 2019 • Essays

The creation of a truth commission in Myanmar will address the country’s past and help overcome the current democratic deadlock without sacrificing past progress.

To What Extent Has China’s Security Policy Evolved in Sub-saharan Africa?

Tania González Veiga • Dec 26 2019 • Essays

China’s security policy toward Sub-Saharan Africa has grown more interventionist as its economic ties deepen and its desire to protect Chinese citizens abroad increases.

Reflexivity and Autobiography within International Relations Theory

Joseph Jarnecki • Dec 20 2019 • Essays

Autobiographical IR transcends an ontologically fixed subject and object, opting instead to deconstruct their nature and complicate their interactions with reflexivity.

Decolonising World Politics: Anti-Colonial Movements Beyond the Nation-State

Yatana Yamahata • Dec 15 2019 • Essays

Nationalism does not determine an anti-colonial movement’s success because it does not capture the transnational and intersectional nature of colonial legacies.

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