The Causes of the Iraq War: Implications for Morgenthau, Wendt, and Waltz
Some classical realist and constructivist principles allow us to make sense of the Iraq war, but a neorealist fixation on the distribution of material capabilities does not.
Will Sino-U.S. Relations Eventually Lead to War?
The relationship between the US and China can be seen as one of opportunity and a cause for concern. Flashpoints like Taiwan, energy acquisition and military capabilities could lead to conflict if left unresolved.
Power, Domestic Politics, and the Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War fails to support strict interpretation of democratic peace theory, and instead provides an instance in which two democracies went go to war because their people demanded it.
Roosevelt’s Path to the Second World War: Interventionist or Isolationist?
Stuck with an isolationist Congress and public, Roosevelt pursued a policy of appeasement while always entertaining the need for entry into the war.
‘Moralization’ of Technologies – Military Drones: A Case Study
It is of utmost importance that we design military robots with human priorities in mind and promote more ethical behavior on the remote battlefield.
State Competition and the Global Politics of Energy
The case of the US shows that, although markets are important, state competition plays a vital and influential role in the global politics of energy.
A Child’s Search for Freedom in 21st Century America
In the twenty-first century, slavery still exists in the world despite the widely accepted norm of respect for human rights. Why have some states within the United States been more successful in combatting child trafficking than others?
The Role of the State in Development: Re-examining Neo-Liberal Recommendations
Examining the history of development in the UK, the US, Germany and Japan brings the policy recommendations of neoliberalism into question.
The American Fall
The latest Global Financial Crisis that occurred in August 2007 in the United States is seen as one of the most devastating financial crises since the implementation of Neo-liberal economic policies.
US Disinvestment from European Security since the Cold War
In the aftermath of the Cold War the world found itself confronting a new security environment, and this process of transformation produced very complex and ambiguous effects on the EU-US security relationship.
