Military Intervention in Libya: The Renewal of the Tuareg’s Self-Determination
The case of the Tuareg is emblematic to understand the possible detrimental consequences of foreign military intervention.
A Bone in the Throat: An Analysis on the Origins of the Berlin Wall
The construction of the Berlin Wall was a product of the refugee crisis, challenges to the Khrushchev’s leadership, and the USSR’s failed diplomacy with the West.
Are India and China on a Collision Course of Maritime Strategies?
The Chinese and Indian maritime strategies and their aspirations have disposed two powers into a collision course in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
Assessing the Obama-Medvedev Reset in US-Russia Relations
The U.S.-Russian relationship remains a selective partnership, where Moscow and Washington cooperate on some issues, because of common interests, and disagree on others.
The Global Commons: The Arctic and the Danger of a Sequel in Outer Space
Managing the global commons is a monumental task: the Arctic and outer space pose worsening problems, which can only be solved through global governance.
How Has the Human Rights Regime Been Affected by 9/11 and the ‘War on Terror’?
No evidence continues to exist that states’ prioritization of security interests over international norms has disrupted the institutions of the human rights regime.
US–Iran “Special” Relations Between 2001 and 2003: Friends or Foes?
The US and Iran’s past has greatly affected the nature of their relationship as each country insisted on viewing the other side from different and opposing perspectives.
The Iraq War as More Divisive in Transatlantic Relations than the War on Terror
Though the Iraq War seems to be much more divisive than the global “war on terror”, the transatlantic relationship continues to exist and cooperate.
Climate Change and Australian National Security
There are more effective methods of addressing climate change and national security than those that solely focus on the symptoms, rather than causes, of climate change.
The War of Ideas: Counter-radicalization Discourses in America and Britain
Academics should aim at more objective, data-driven empirical research on the process of radicalization in order to aid in the counter-radicalization effort.
