Breaking and Entering: Subverting Sovereignty Despite the International System
Intervention and sovereignty are both important and contradictory components of the international system. Yet despite principles of state sovereignty, international state interventions remain prevalent.
Shifting Hegemony: China’s Challenge to U.S. Hegemony During COVID-19
COVID-19 has shed a light on China’s leadership and governance model as a tool to undermine the American position within the international system.
The Bush Administration’s Invasion of Iraq: A Case of Ontological Insecurity?
By creating new threats to generate both international and domestic purpose, ontological insecurity was integral to the US decision to invade Iraq in 2003.
ISIS’ Use of Sexual Violence as a Strategy of Terrorism in Iraq
The case of the Yazidi community provides evidence on how terrorist groups can resort to sexual violence as a strategy of ethnic cleansing.
Military Conscription and Its Role in Shaping a Nation
Switzerland and Singapore are case studies to show that in specific situations military conscription can increase social cohesion and help the nation-building process.
Ontological Insecurity: A Case Study on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Jerusalem
Under ontological security theory, Jerusalem engages in securitization in an effort to protect and solidify Israeli identity, resulting in Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Security: The Paris School and Ontological Security
Acknowledging the importance of routines for ontological security and considering them as part of the habitus of an actor represents a valuable asset to field of security.
Fragmentation, Back Channels, and Hurting Stalemates in the Oslo Accords
Fragmentation during the Intifada demonstrates that while fragmentation is not inherently a positive attribute in civil war, it can be applied in future conflicts.
The SolarWinds Attack and Its Lessons
The increase in sophisticated cyber-attacks like SolarWinds requires a change in the traditional security paradigm by increasing the priority of cyber-security.
Beyond the Humanitarian Rhetoric of Migrant Information Campaigns
By framing migration negatively, migrant information campaigns aim to change migrants’ perceptions to deter them from leaving in the first place.
