Foreign Policy

A Look into the Conflict Between India and Pakistan over Kashmir

Pranav Asoori • Oct 7 2020 • Essays

India and Pakistan believe that Kashmir belongs to them. While India has gained international support, Pakistan has been forced to stop supporting terrorists in Kashmir.

The Gendered Dimensions of Anti-Nuclear Weapons Policy

Yashna Agarwalla • Sep 28 2020 • Essays

Nuclear disarmament has become a gendered issue, as anti-nuclear movements are associated with peaceful and maternal femininity.

The Neo-Neo Debate in Understanding the Geopolitics of Outer Space

Aleena Joseph • Sep 25 2020 • Essays

The debate between neorealism and neoliberalism is gathering importance in the realm of outer space as its future can be either competitive or cooperative in nature.

AMLO: Populist, or Man of the People?

Duke Mwedzi • Sep 7 2020 • Essays

While Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is often labeled as a populist, his agenda and practices are more nuanced, leading to an “entry-level” populist style.

Politics of Continuity and US Foreign Policy Failure in Central Asia

Saud Hassan • Aug 26 2020 • Essays

The US has failed to materialize its aspired goals in the Central Asia region largely due to a common set of policies, characterized by the exhibition of ‘disinterest’.

The Bodies of Others: United States Drone Strikes and Biopolitical Racism

Hanul Cho • Aug 24 2020 • Essays

Biopolitical racism embedded in the discourse of US drone programs allowed the Obama administration to construct a right to exert biopower on the bodies of others.

A New Grand Strategy for a New World Order: US Disengagement from Sub-Saharan Africa

Lila Ovington • Aug 19 2020 • Essays

The post-Cold War grand strategy of the US appeared to make little space for sub-Saharan Africa after losing its ‘utility’ as a platform for East-West proxy conflicts.

How Important is Neutrality in Providing Humanitarian Assistance?

Anahita Bordoloi • Aug 18 2020 • Essays

While neutrality is difficult to adhere to, it should be treated as the means to help provide aid to as many victims of conflict, and as quickly, as possible.

Assessing Globalisation’s Contribution to the Sex Trafficking Trade

Isabella Lahdo • Aug 14 2020 • Essays

The sex trafficking industry has been facilitated by Structural Adjustment Programs and the related economic vulnerability of women.

Friend or Foe? Explaining the Philippines’ China Policy in the South China Sea

Brenda Tan • Aug 10 2020 • Essays

Role theory explains tensions within the Philippines’ policy towards China in the South China Sea by examining contesting role conceptions in the Duterte administration.

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