Conceptualizing Security: The Strategic Practice of Security
Security ought to be conceptualized as a strategic practice comprising both (1) the practices used to securitize an issue and (2) the practices used to address it.
Japanese Imperialism as a Self Defence Mechanism
Nationalism and a fear of foreign domination led Japan to pursue domestic and external reform, shun traditional Sino-centrism, and build a European-style empire in Asia.
Root Causes of Violence in Post-Civil War Guatemala: A Literature Review
This area needs continued research to advise policy makers on how to correct and prevent further deterioration of Guatemala’s security sector.
The Islamic State: More than a Terrorist Group?
The Islamic State (IS) is a hybrid organization which has characteristics of various non-state actors and has signs of a nascent de facto state.
Universal Security/Emancipation: A Critique of Ken Booth
Booth argues a simple understanding of security and power and the emancipation that he defends contains the possibility of starting the violence it seeks to eliminate.
The Field of Security Studies: In Rude Health or a Chronic State of Disrepair?
Security Studies is in rude health, and will remain so amidst ever-changing global threats so long as scholars continue to engage with security theories critically.
Do Revolutions Lead to Greater Security or Insecurity?
Whether revolutions result in greater security or insecurity is entirely dependent on whose security is being discussed.
One War, Many Reasons: The US Invasion of Iraq
The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 was the culmination of a long series of events and the product of many complex, different, and yet interrelated factors.
Assessing the British Counter-Insurgency Effort in Malaya
Attempts to compare Malaya with other counterinsurgency campaigns such as the Vietnam War or Afghanistan War are limited in value and risk dangerous over-simplifications
Has the EU become an Effective Crisis Manager?
The Central Security and Defence Policy attempted to centralise the decision-making process on foreign policy for E.U. members, but a more unified Union is essential.
