Shared Stewardship: A Solomonic Solution to the South China Sea Conflict
The Biblical story of King Solomon and the two mothers can serve as a metaphorical tool to conceive a possible way out of the South China Sea impasse.
International Society in Theory and Practice
The humanitarian intervention taking place in Iraq/Syria is demonstrative of a cosmopolitan understanding of human rights and norms within the international community.
A Public Reason Defence of Same-Sex Marriage
Accounts of gay marriage that appeal to nonpublic reasons (and therefore are of the perfectionist kind) should not be pursued.
Evaluation of Chabal and Daloz’s Africa Works, with Reference to Burkina Faso
Chabal and Daloz argue that neopatrimonialism is central to African politics, the political culture of Africa being inherently different to that of the Western states.
On the Possibility of Nuclear Disarmament
While nuclear disarmament is a technical possibility, the deterrence logic behind such weapons makes their relinquishment a near impossibility.
Friendship and International Relations
Although states can construct meaningful bonds between each other, these are better conceptualised as partnerships, not friendships. State relations are not friendships.
A Poststructuralist Perspective on R2P as a Response to Kofi Annan’s Question
Addressing Kofi Annan’s question in traditional Liberal terms is but one way, of many, to phrase the Responsibility to Protect debate.
Exploring International Criminal Justice in Film
There have been very few films on international criminal tribunals other than Nuremberg. Perhaps most international trials are still too recent to bring to cinema.
The Ebola Virus Disease: Problems, Consequences, Causes, and Recommendations
While it may seem that the Ebola crisis of 2014 has subsided, it is still ongoing in various African countries and has become unprecedented in a variety of ways.
Drones, Gender and Classical Realists
Drones offer little strategic value because they have the capacity to perpetuate the problem they are trying to solve, which is argued through two theoretical approaches.
