Regions

Explaining Democratic Developments in Post-Communist Countries

Levan Kakhishvili • Apr 8 2013 • Essays

The lack of democratisation in former communist countries is more complex than the debate around presidential and parliamentary systems.

Principles of Distributive Justice Within the EU

Maurice Dunaiski • Apr 5 2013 • Essays

A transactional practice-dependent approach to distributive justice demonstrates that more social solidarity is required to counter problems of ‘background injustice’ in the EU.

The Institutional Aspects of Russia-EU Relations

Katja Mann • Apr 5 2013 • Essays

Russia has a special relationship with the EU, but since the end of the Cold War, both entities have struggled to find enough common ground for cooperation.

The War on Terror and Western Security Services

Oliver Jack Smith-Mearns • Apr 5 2013 • Essays

The War on Terror has greatly altered the role of Western security services: many changes have been products of the Bush Doctrine, and have been furthered by Obama’s policies.

U.S. Foreign Policy Failures in Iraq

Patrick Pitts • Apr 4 2013 • Essays

The Gulf War may be considered a military triumph par excellence; however, a destabilized Iraq must also be considered a disastrous outcome for the U.S. Foreign Policy establishment.

The Pinochet Regime and Chilean Politics

Matthew Gilmour • Apr 3 2013 • Essays

Political and economic improvements were made by the Pinochet regime, but the social costs associated with its repression and brutality means it is questionable whether they can really be described as improvements.

Aid Conditionality and Sexual Rights in the Third World

Bruce Warwick • Apr 1 2013 • Essays

The current human rights framework, while tackling sexual rights, fails to take local contexts into account, thus increasing discrimination and limiting the impact of local activists.

Can IR Theory Explain US-NATO Engagement in Kosovo?

Elise Belzil • Mar 29 2013 • Essays

Studying the use of international organizations as hegemonic tools highlights America’s special role in NATO’s decision-making process and its unique interests in the Kosovo intervention.

Is Foreign Policy a Rational Process Devoid of Politics?

Dylan Loh • Mar 27 2013 • Essays

Foreign policy-making is far from scientific or rational. Instead, politicized and non-scientific foreign policy decisions and outcomes often result from bureaucratic politics.

The Role of Nuclear Weapons during the Cuban Missile Crisis

Finian Cullity • Mar 26 2013 • Essays

While the Cuban Missile Crisis provides some evidence that nuclear weapons act as a deterrent, it would be misleading to assume that a peaceful end was inevitable.

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