International Security

Comparing Third-Party Management of Peace Spoilers in Liberia and Sierra Leone

Anna Möller-Loswick • Jul 2 2014 • Essays

The way third parties manage spoilers during peace processes plays an important role in explaining why some peace agreements are successful and why others fail.

Is the Current Political Turmoil of the ‘Information Age’ Revolutionary?

Caio Quero • Jul 1 2014 • Essays

Although the networked structures of new social movements represent a shift from the hierarchical and centralised forms of previous models, they are not unprecedented.

Explaining the Case for Invading Iraq from a Neo-conservative Perspective

Lucie Parker • Jun 29 2014 • Essays

The Bush administration’s invasion of Iraq was a story of neo-conservative ideas (militarism, morality, and democracy) about the role of America in the world.

Will Japan Become a Nuclear Weapons Power?

Heath Pickering • Jun 29 2014 • Essays

Japan’s non-nuclear policy appears to be a pragmatic realisation of numerous domestic factors, perceptions of regional security, and faith in the US alliance.

Fuel to the Fire: Why a Nuclear Iran Will Further Destabilize the Middle East

David Sousa • Jun 23 2014 • Essays

Four grave risks for regional stability lurk in the wake of a nuclear Iran: regional proliferation, an ‘imbalance of terror’, an emboldened Iran, and Israel’s response.

Is Terrorism an Effective Way to Attain Political Goals?

Sverrir Steinsson • Jun 22 2014 • Essays

While effective at ensuring the survival of organizations that use such methods, there is scant evidence to support the idea that terrorism achieves political objectives.

Is Democracy a Cause of Peace?

Michael Hart • Jun 20 2014 • Essays

As the causal mechanisms and positivist epistemology underpinning it are questionable, the democratic peace should be understood as part of a more complex causal process.

Orientalism, Palestinian Nationalism, and Israeli Repression

Ibrahim Gabr • Jun 20 2014 • Essays

The success of Palestinian nationalism in the context of the peace process is complicated by the variations in Orientalism which occur between different forms of Zionism.

The ‘Intelligence Special Relationship’ between Britain and the United States

Jonjo Robb • Jun 15 2014 • Essays

The UK-USA relationship has stood the test of time and evolved to meet the requirements of intelligence consumers as old threats have dissipated and new threats emerged.

The Neoconservative Influence on US Foreign Policy and the 2003 Iraq War

Patrick Corscadden • Jun 14 2014 • Essays

For the Neocons ideas are everything. Unfortunately, as proven by the insurgency which rose in Iraq, the rest of the world has very different ideas about global society.

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