Subverting Sovereignty: Political Theology and the American Constitution
Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War represent a number of restraining measures on the executive that may not give him complete unilateral power in emergency situations.
The Main Factors Limiting the Ability of the U.S. to Control World Politics
Increasing economic interdependence between states and the emerging multipolar world order limit the United States in world politics.
Adaptation, Mitigation and the Securitization of Climate Change
Environmental changes make the rethinking of security unavoidable. An international effort is necessary to develop a framework of adaptation and mitigation practices.
The State of Deception & The Time Bomb: Evaluating Torture as Counter-Terrorism
In a ‘state of exception’, where it is vital to maintain national security, liberal governments do not suspend the rule of law but rather legally circumvent it.
Barack Obama: How an ‘Unknown’ Senator Became President of the USA
In 2004, few Americans had ever heard of Obama, let alone considered voting for him. Yet, within four years he had been elected president.
Demographics, Perceptions & the Weakening Securitisation of the US-Mexico Border
In recent years, American audiences have grown sceptical on the securitisation of the US-Mexico border, and indeed, the broader discourse on immigration and security.
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.
Contemporary U.S. Foreign Policy Trends and Interactions with Native Americans
Certain trends in American foreign policy can be better understood when seen as framed by the context of interactions with Native Americans
Legitimacy and the US-led Invasion of Iraq
The existence of legitimate norms & principles within international society did, in fact, exert influence over the US’ behaviour in its 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Walter Mondale and the Recalibration of the Vice Presidency
Mondale generated a new institutional model for the vice presidency, which expanded and strengthened the role, while leaving it accountable to the President.
