Economic Interdependence and Conflict – The Case of the US and China
The liberal assumption that high levels of trade and investment between two states like the US and China will make war unlikely, if not impossible, is overly simplistic.
When to Hire a Hitman: A Theoretical Framework for Just Assassination
With the exponential rise of civilian casualties in modern warfare, political assassination could serve as an effective, more ‘humane’ means of humanitarian intervention.
Terrorism and the PLO: The Effectiveness of Terrorism as a Political Tool
The example of the PLO’s terrorist campaign against Israel demonstrates that terrorism is unlikely to be an effective tool to achieve political goals.
Factors Behind Deteriorating Sino-Japanese Relations
Incidents such as territorial disputes and nationalist protests are but symptoms of deeper undercurrents at work in deteriorating Sino-Japanese relations.
Kunarac: Defining Rape under International Criminal Law
The Kunarac case represented the international community’s willingness to recognise women’s vulnerability to mass atrocities.
Dying to Bomb: An Interactive Triangular Approach to Suicide Terrorism
Suicide terrorism can only be found in an interactive triangular framework involving organisation, individual and society.
False Victimisation Narratives: Female Suicide Bombers of the Developing World
The dominant discourse surrounding female suicide bombers is discursive and reductive. It silences the diversity of motivations associated with female participation.
A Theoretical Analysis of Russian Foreign Policy: Changes Under Vladimir Putin
Russian foreign policy is largely influenced by Putin’s desire to remain in power and the need to contain domestic restructurings through securing domestic support.
Preemptive Self-Defense, Customary International Law, and the Congolese Wars
Preemptive self-defence was cited by Rwanda and Uganda during the two Congolese Wars, presenting some significant questions for international law.
Are Arab Nationalism and Islamism Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Arab nationalism & Islamism, intertwined from birth, grew out of a shared anti-Western identity but the contents & meanings of this rejection are fundamentally different.
