George W. Bush: A Neo-Conservative?
George W. Bush’s Presidency is often asserted as a Neo-Conservative one. If this was the case, however, fundamentally different policy objectives would have been pursued.
How Effective Was US Involvement in Covert Coups in Containing the USSR?
Coups were often effective in the short term, but their weakness lies in their long term effects – most notably via deep bitterness from states involved and blowback
Jimmy Carter’s Cold War Transition from a ‘Lamb’ to a ‘Lion’
Carter’s fate was very much symbolic of the constraints that the Cold War had on US policymakers at a time when morals, ideals and optimism had little stock.
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Phenomenon in Canada
Aggressive misogyny and racism towards indigenous women in Canada is a ramification of over two centuries of segregating, degrading and dehumanizing colonial projects.
Drones, Gender and Classical Realists
Drones offer little strategic value because they have the capacity to perpetuate the problem they are trying to solve, which is argued through two theoretical approaches.
A Critical Review of Lisa McGirr’s The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti
McGirr has not fully overcome the romance of domination and resistance, but by taking a transnational approach demonstrates the global significance of Sacco and Vanzetti.
What Is ‘Neoliberalism’, and How Does It Relate to Globalization?
Globalization and neoliberal economic policy must be considered separately, for there is neither evidence of their correlation nor of a global transition to the latter.
Does Neoclassical Realism Provide a Compelling Approach to Military Change?
Accommodating other theories, Neoclassical Realism can explain military change through the internal characteristics and grand strategies of states.
Post-Race Rhetoric in Contemporary American Politics
By analysing the ongoing Ferguson protests and post-race rhetoric, America is a society still burdened by racial injustices which favour white citizens.
One War, Many Reasons: The US Invasion of Iraq
The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 was the culmination of a long series of events and the product of many complex, different, and yet interrelated factors.
