The Counterproductivity of US Covert Action During The Cold War
The long term consequences of covert action during the Cold War and the legacy left from ethically dubious plans have cost the US more than they gained.
To What Extent was the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese Border War about Cambodia?
While it would be wrong to discredit the idea that the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia was a major cause of war, it would also be inaccurate to portray it as the only factor that necessitated conflict.
Australia’s Engagement in the Asia Pacific: Reality, Utopia & Transformation
Classical Realist, Neoliberal and Constructivist theories can synergise and complement each other by providing a multidimensional approach to Australia’s regional engagement.
How Does Terrorism Lend Itself to Constructivist Understanding?
Constructivist theories are best suited to analyze how identities and interests change over time, which is essential in understanding the diverse state responses to transnational terrorism.
Modern Media and its Role in Insurgency
Modern media is a unique and as yet uncontrollable information battlespace with the potential to leverage internal and external forces to act on the side which can best utilize its effects.
How Cloud Computing Complicates the Jurisdiction of State Law
Scholars outside of law and computer science must investigate virtual environments, since the application of State law to a virtual environment has proven to be ineffective.
Analyzing America’s National Security Strategy
Where do we draw the line with the concept of state sovereignty? It is important that certain elements of international law be revised in order to limit the clout of the super powers.
A Policy of Violence: The Case of Algeria
Violence and terrorism were used for political objectives, but an entrenched government, be it the French in 1954 or the FLN in the 1990s, must appease its constituents, provide services, and uphold law and order.
Why Turkish Accession Depends on Mediation of the Cyprus Dispute
The EU can effectively mediate the Cyprus conflict to a peaceful resolution through a process of Graduated Reciprocation in Tension Reduction (GRIT).
Challenges to Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration
In some cases the international community has exacerbated obstacles to DDR through arms sales to war-torn societies, budgetary constraints, or neglect of ex-combatants.
