International Security

How Seriously Should the Threat of Cyber Warfare be Taken?

Philip Smith • Jan 17 2014 • Essays

Because cyber attacks have been shown to be a widespread problem, cyber security must be taken seriously regardless of the fact that no state has yet officially declared a cyber war.

Has Human Security Disappeared from the International Agenda?

Conor Heffernan • Jan 17 2014 • Essays

While human security seems to have disappeared from the international agenda, organizations in the name of human security, as well as the recent resurgence of interest, show otherwise.

Modern Militaries and a Network Centric Warfare Approach

Jonjo Robb • Jan 9 2014 • Essays

To enhance a military’s war-fighting capability and to increase the likelihood of success in operations, a network-centric approach to military operations is paramount.

Securitization Theory and Biological Weapons

Patrick Saunders-Hastings • Jan 8 2014 • Essays

The United States has not overestimated the biological weapons threat, and its biodefense measures, as expressed through current policy and funding decisions, are warranted.

Torture and the Impact of 24 on America After 9/11

Emily Clews • Jan 6 2014 • Essays

A myth of torture is represented on 24, outlining the practice as physically effective and justified to fight terrorism. This has impacted American attitudes and beliefs over time.

Targeted Killings – The Future of the War on Terror?

Fabio Venturini • Dec 23 2013 • Essays

Targeted killing without regard to due process is no more than extra-judicial executions. The international community should put in place a legal framework to govern targeted killing.

Security and the Corruption-Terrorism Relationship in Indonesia

Jenrette Nowaczynski • Dec 17 2013 • Essays

The corruption-terrorism relationship illustrates that security threats are constantly evolving, transformed by their own nature and government responses.

China and Japan’s Dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands

Roxanne Hislop • Dec 16 2013 • Essays

Evoking international law to legitimate their claims of sovereignty, China and Japan view the Senaku/Diaoyu Islands as having strategic importance in security, economics, and politics.

Does Secularism Eliminate Extremism?

Sarrah Millwala • Dec 13 2013 • Essays

Secularism as an ideology can contain religion and allow the bifurcation of the state and the religious institution. However, it cannot battle religious extremism.

The U.S. Pre-Eminence in Post-Cold War Europe: 1990-1991

Iulian Toader • Dec 3 2013 • Essays

After the end of the Cold War, Washington envisioned American leadership in Europe as a means for stability, both for the future of Europe and for the international system.

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