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Old Wine, New Bottles: A Theoretical Analysis of Hybrid Warfare

Timothy Van der Venne • Nov 30 2021 • Essays

Contrasting classical strategic theory with modern-day practices allows analysts to identify where hybrid warfare fits into the broader field of strategic studies.

Socialism in India: Conflicting International Outlooks?

Saneet Chakradeo • Nov 24 2021 • Essays

Socialist ideology has developed and gained pertinence in Indian political thought: Two major diverging schools with differentiated international outlook exist.

Confronting Great Powers: New Zealand’s Nuclear Stance During the Cold War

Antonios Vitalis • Nov 18 2021 • Essays

Constructivism best reveals how France’s bombing of a Greenpeace protest vessel in 1982 emboldened and solidified New Zealand to pass the Nuclear Free New Zealand Act.

Protests as a Vehicle for Political Change

Marnix Middelburg • Oct 19 2021 • Essays

In Ethiopia, protests have been a useful tool to unite various groups into an organized collective with the goal of ‘breaking open’ the existing political system.

Russia’s Energy Strategy and Gas Disputes

Lakshmi Priya Panicker • Oct 17 2021 • Essays

While energy resources have contributed to its economy, oil and gas have remained an important aspect of its soft power and relations with neighbors.

Repression, Identity and the Promise of Eelam

Priavi Joshi • Oct 12 2021 • Essays

In the Sri Lankan civil war, Tamil women are motivated to join the LTTE due to the suffering caused by state repression – not as simple victims or emancipatory agents.

Integrating under Threat: A Balance-of-threat Account of European Integration

Michal Šenk • Sep 22 2021 • Essays

History has shown that the process of European integration is not simple. It is a mixture of ebbs and flows related to perceptions of political and military threats.

China’s Increasing Influence in the Middle East

Suhail Ahmad Khan • Sep 20 2021 • Essays

China has strengthened its foothold in the Middle East in the 21st century by improving economic and diplomatic relations with the region in pursuit of a number of policy objectives.

Power-sharing in Iraq as a Model for Afghanistan?

Mary Brace • Sep 11 2021 • Essays

Looking to Iraq as an example, Afghanistan should be wary of formalizing consociational arrangements as the Taliban reintegrate into Afghan society.

Language Matters: Analysing the LGBT Rights Dialogue Between Russia and the West

Alex Schellekens • Aug 16 2021 • Essays

An analysis of language and discourse illustrates the role that LGBT identities play in shaping Transatlantic relations.

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