The False Dichotomy of the Material-Ideational Debate in IR Theory
Contrary to what most IR theory perspectives envision, material and ideational forces are mutually constitutive, not oppositional.
The Carter Administration and Human Rights in Chile, 1977-81
Jimmy Carter ignored human rights abuses perpetuated by the Pinochet regime and only responded if the threat was to do with containing the communist threat in Chile.
Terrorism and the End of Western Hegemony: A Gramscian Perspective
Terrorists’ organizations are counter-hegemonic strategy that pose a threat to US hegemony, and these non-state structures operate along the Gramscian model.
Security Implications of the Export of Chinese Surveillance Systems
China legitimizes its position in the world by promoting its surveillance state model as a stable alternative to democracies and other autocracies.
Mitigating the Human Cost of Modern Conflict: Jus in Bello and Cyberattacks
Global governance mechanisms are inadequate to address cyberattacks outside armed conflict as these threats tend to exist in a ‘grey zone’ between peacetime and conflict.
Laboring for Nuclear Disarmament? The Diplomacy of the Hawke-Keating Governments
The Hawke and Keating administrations used “enlightened realpolitik” to promote nuclear disarmament while still keeping Australia under the American nuclear umbrella.
Gender and Security: Redefining the ‘State’ and a ‘Threat’
Using a gender perspective, the dominant definitions of the ‘state’ and a ‘threat’ are re-defined to better understand security today.
Terrorism as Controversy: The Shifting Definition of Terrorism in State Politics
Political motives inform many definitions of terrorism, which are often irregularly applied, harming counter-terrorist initiatives.
Drones, Aid and Education: The Three Ways to Counter Terrorism
Drones, aid and education can effectively combat terrorism, but only if they are deployed together and with the proper restrictions and considerations.
Compassionate Warfare, a Hard Promise to Keep: COIN in Iraq and Afghanistan
Despite the emphasis on winning “hearts and minds,” Counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan have not achieved their objectives.
