Essays

Decentering Anthropos: Insights from New Materialism

James Knight • Mar 28 2023 • Essays

New materialist approach to the instrumentality of lethality shows how the potential for violence latent within weaponry characterizes conflict and influences humans.

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Cooperation and Conflict Resolution

Ethan Chiu • Mar 26 2023 • Essays

By cooperating, Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan can secure a solution that benefits all parties and prevents future conflict.

On the Role of Intelligence in the Pacific Theater of the Second World War

Pieter Zhao • Mar 22 2023 • Essays

The answer to whether intelligence reduces uncertainty or overcomplicates the decision-making process lies somewhere in between.

Cartographic Domination in British India

Mack Clayton • Feb 28 2023 • Essays

As the authoritative text and imbued with colonial power, maps deeply affected how Indians related to their surroundings and their history and culture.

Frantz Fanon and the Inefficacy of Anti-colonial Violence

Jodie Bradshaw • Feb 27 2023 • Essays

A more effective way of combatting colonial immanent violence is to dismantle the racialised and gendered discourses that make this violence possible.

Robust Peacekeeping and Its Unintended Consequences

Martin Kleiven Jørgensen • Feb 27 2023 • Essays

Robust peacekeeping, defined as proactive defense of civlians by UN peacekeepers, is undermined by the risk-aversion by troops on the ground.

The BRI in Kazakhstan: The Chinese Dream with Kazakh Characteristics?

Antonios Vitalis • Feb 26 2023 • Essays

The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative’s ability to align with its principle of win-win in Kazakhstan has proved successful, particularly in the Nurly Zhol project.

Navigating the Complexities of Business and Human Rights

Jeanne Saint-Martin • Feb 23 2023 • Essays

Capitalism has implemented different mechanisms to legitimize itself, CSR is one of this tools that has been held for debate about whether is effective or not.

An Ontological Review of Wendt’s ‘Anarchy Is What States Make of It’

Niels Schattevoet • Feb 8 2023 • Essays

Due to Wendt’s ontological-epistemological choices, he is unable to challenge neorealist assumptions about the nature of international relations.

Neo-Colonialism in Africa? An Analysis of a UK-Funded Volunteer Abroad Programme

Ruby Dimelow-Steel • Feb 6 2023 • Essays

The International Citizen Service programme failed to challenge unequal power dynamics between the Global North and Global South and perpetuated neo-colonial relations.

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