How Has the Human Rights Regime Been Affected by 9/11 and the ‘War on Terror’?
No evidence continues to exist that states’ prioritization of security interests over international norms has disrupted the institutions of the human rights regime.
US–Iran “Special” Relations Between 2001 and 2003: Friends or Foes?
The US and Iran’s past has greatly affected the nature of their relationship as each country insisted on viewing the other side from different and opposing perspectives.
The Iraq War as More Divisive in Transatlantic Relations than the War on Terror
Though the Iraq War seems to be much more divisive than the global “war on terror”, the transatlantic relationship continues to exist and cooperate.
Counterinsurgency and Female Engagement Teams in the War in Afghanistan
Female Engagement Teams are the most resourceful way to engage with the female population of a host nation with dissimilar gender norms.
International Society in Theory and Practice
The humanitarian intervention taking place in Iraq/Syria is demonstrative of a cosmopolitan understanding of human rights and norms within the international community.
Unknown Knowns: A Groupthink Model on the U.S. Decision to go to War In Iraq
There are clear indications that the decision making process in the buildup to the War in Iraq was influenced by groupthink, which ultimately led to a poor outcome.
The Doha Development Round and Challenges to Multilateral Trade Negotiations
While some view the Bali Package as a much needed life-line for the WTO, critics note that the agreement papers over the tough issues that the WTO will face later on.
The Responsibility to Protect and the Importance of International Consensus
A constructive debate between the proponents and the sceptics of R2P will lead to establishing a greater consensus around the concept.
Was British Decolonization after 1945 a Voluntary Process?
Britain often had little choice but to concede that the constitutional independence of its dependencies was inescapable.
Why Doesn’t Iran Want the Bomb?
When adding up the potential benefits and impediments, Iran will unlikely upgrade its current civilian nuclear programme to a military nuclear weapons programme.
