Regions

Making NATO’s Smart Defence Initiative Work

Giulia Amparo Bruni Roccia • Mar 25 2013 • Essays

In the current financial crisis, NATO must encourage cooperation among its members via the Smart Defence Initiative to ensure better preparedness and increased operational efficiency.

Measuring British Intelligence Against Islamist Terror Threats

Emily Clews • Mar 25 2013 • Essays

British intelligence failures can be found chronologically and at all stages of the intelligence cycle, most notably the failure to prevent the 7/7 attacks.

Should CETA be Finalized?

Simone Main • Mar 21 2013 • Essays

If CETA is successful, it would coincide directly with the EU’s aim to increase trade, while also providing a platform for the EU to become a global leader in trade policy.

Colombia’s ‘La Violencia’ and How it Shaped the Country’s Political System

Adam Turel • Mar 20 2013 • Essays

Though the period of La Violencia was tragic and witnessed horrific abuses to human rights, the changes that eventually resulted from it have finally begun to bear fruit for Colombia.

The Effect of ‘La Violencia’ on Colombia’s Political System

Lauren Picker • Mar 20 2013 • Essays

La Violencia was a period of time when extreme violence in Colombia reached an optimum. It gave political strength to the masses to show the oligarchy that they were not going to accept repression.

Balancing Secrecy and Individual Rights in Britain

Olivia McQuillan • Mar 20 2013 • Essays

The British Government should prioritize its citizens’ human rights in balancing individual rights with the need for secrecy, but national security should come before civil liberties.

The Rise of China’s Sovereign Wealth Funds

Peera Charoenvattananukul • Mar 17 2013 • Essays

China’s utilization of SWFs serves to fulfill political objectives in spite of the international regulations which tend to inhibit the combination of political and economic goals.

Han Chinese Identity and Securitization

Robbie Murray Fergusson • Mar 16 2013 • Essays

Although tying the Han identity to the state has been an effective way of nation building, securitization of this identity has been detrimental to the overall security of the CCP regime.

Why Did South Korea Grow Rich, c.1960–1985?

Loria-Mae Heywood • Mar 16 2013 • Essays

With a history of occupations and territorial division, the odds for economic success were not stacked in South Korea’s favor. Its success did not conform to any pre-existing mode of development.

Conflict in West African States

Mareike Kuerschner • Mar 15 2013 • Essays

States have been prone to conflict after the Cold War because of weak state structures and the politics of ruling elites to secure their power, causing grievances among the population.

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