Historical Animosity: One of Many Sources of Sino–Japanese Tensions Today
Historical animosity has been a major factor in Sino–Japanese tensions, but strategic regional objectives remain their primary motivator.
Starvation: A Political Phenomenon
While their natural aspects and influences should not be disregarded, famine and starvation must be viewed primarily as a breakdown in social and political systems.
To What Extent is Reconciliation an Appropriate Term in Post-Conflict Societies?
Due to unrealistic expectations associated with ‘thick’ reconciliation, ‘thin’ reconciliation offers practical realities and moral intent in post-conflict scenarios.
A Constructivist Approach to China’s Aircraft Carrier Ambitions
The symbolic power of the aircraft carrier was key to China’s public demand to develop aircraft capabilities and reflective of desires to achieve world power prestige.
Political Legitimacy in Post-Tiananmen China
Tiananmen, although isolated as a catalyst for subsequent domestic reforms in China, was only one of a number of structural factors which led to the China of today.
What Would a Fair Immigration Policy Look Like?
If one denies the right to enter, so too they deny the right to leave; a fair immigration policy is one which employs open borders and relaxed restrictions.
Strategic Offensive Weapons and the International System
Globalization has reduced the importance of space in geopolitics, but Iraq, Iran and North Korea have developed capabilities to increase the value of space.
The Impacts of Rising China on Global Economic Governance
Though currently harmonised, China’s preferences as a rising economic power have become an important determinant of global economic governance.
The Asian Development State: An Evaluation
The Asian Development State emerged after WWII as an alternative and effective model of economic development when compared to the dominant US model.
Presidential War Powers in Vietnam
With Johnson’s executive mandate for war and Nixon’s justification of executive authority, the Vietnam War set a dangerous precedent for presidential war powers.
