Essays

Crisis or Continuation? The Trump Administration and Liberal Internationalism

Andrew Dryhurst • Mar 20 2019 • Essays

The Trump presidency’s foreign policy can be understood in ‘Trumpian’ Neo-realist terms, which has potential ramifications for the Liberal Internationalist Order.

The Kosovan Precedent for the Annexation of Crimea

Daniel Millar • Mar 18 2019 • Essays

The Kosovan and Crimean situations are superficially similar, but commentators are wrong to claim that a Kosovan precedent can be applied to Crimea.

Walking a Fine Line: The Pros and Cons of Humanitarian Intervention

Niall Gray • Mar 16 2019 • Essays

Humanitarian intervention remains a troubled, yet necessary concept that is impeded by a continuing schism between its legal nature and real world application.

Assessing the Claim That the Development of International Theory Is Over

Muznah Siddiqui • Mar 15 2019 • Essays

The absence of an independent ontological foundation has rendered the progression and development of future International Relations theory stagnant.

‘Almost Perfect’: The Bureaucratic Politics Model and U.S. Foreign Policy

Luke Norcross • Mar 13 2019 • Essays

The Bureaucratic Politics Model provides an ‘almost perfect’ guide to U.S. foreign policymaking, as the presence of the President creates exceptions in this analysis.

Building Boundaries: The Sources of Nagorno Karabakh’s De Facto Statehood

Larissa de Castro Nogueira • Mar 11 2019 • Essays

This essay explains the variety of forces that operate within Nagorno Karabakh’s enclave – especially the ones related to Nation-Building and State-Making processes.

The Instrumentalization of Energy and Arms Sales in Russia’s Middle East Policy

Mehmet Akif Koç • Mar 9 2019 • Essays

Energy cooperation and arms sales to the Middle East have emerged as key foreign policy instruments for Russia in its attempted re-emergence as a Great Power.

Violence and Political Order: Galtung, Arendt and Anderson on the Nation-State

Jessica Schwarz • Mar 7 2019 • Essays

The nation-state’s monopoly of violence means that the two are inextricably linked, with nationalism being the basis of political order.

A Strategic Playground: What Are Russia’s Interests in Post-9/11 Central Asia?

Chu Kah Leong • Mar 6 2019 • Essays

Moscow’s hegemonic aspirations in Central Asia have led to a complex strategy involving dilution of American presence in the region and limited cooperation with China.

Agents of Change: Policy Entrepreneurs and Inducements in International Politics

Nathan Olsen • Mar 4 2019 • Essays

Influential stakeholders within foreign policy elites are necessary to break with existing cultural norms and push positive inducements to the top of the policy agenda.

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