The Darfur Crisis: The Role of the USA and the Implications for the ICC
The ICC’s response to the Darfur crisis was insufficient due to limitations set by the UNSC, but efficiency can be increased by either reforming the framework in which the ICC and the UNSC cooperate, or by the US if it accepts the legitimacy of the ICC.
Rwandan Genocide: Failure of the International Community?
The “shadow of Somalia”, national interest and lack of internal pressure led to international failure to prevent and stop the Rwandan genocide.
Emerging Economies and Market Oriented Development Policy
The classification of countries has been dynamic through history due to changing economic situations and fluctuating relations between states.
The Resilience of Arab Spring Monarchies
The consequences of the Arab Spring will be different for monarchies than for republics. Arab monarchies are stronger structurally, and more flexible.
SAPs and the Build up to the Rwandan Genocide
It is evident that SAPs worsened the economic situation of Rwanda, and they had significant effects on the wider social and political environment.
Abjection and Resistance on the Zambian Copperbelt
By concentrating on the struggles of Copperbelt mineworkers, their resistance to neoliberal domination in Zambia be understood and reaffirmed.
African PCCs and Economics
Economic factors are central to the genesis, progression and resolution of African PCCs. Foreign states and aid agencies must respond with techniques that economically disincentivise combatants.
Failed State or Failed Label? The concealing concept and the case of Somalia
The failed state label is catchy and works well in political propaganda, however the term is extremely value-laden and it is outrageously imprecise.
South-South Cooperation and Aid
Brazil, China, India, and South Africa represent some of the largest contributors overall in terms of emerging donors and are likely the highest contributors to the specific category of SSC.
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and African Developmental States
Although the participatory approach is essential to development in its aims, its application through the PRSP initiative needs reworking.
