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Monetary Sovereignty under the Gold Standard – The Case of the Ottoman Empire

Feb 10, 2016

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in Essays, Europe, Foreign Policy, International History, Middle East, Political Economy, Regions

Increasing indebtedness and severe crises caused the Ottoman Empire to lose monetary sovereignty, culminating with the adoption of a limping gold standard.

The Three Images of the Syrian Civil War

Feb 6, 2016

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Torgeir Pande Braathen

in Essays, Foreign Policy, International Security, International Theory, Middle East, Regions

Employing Waltz’s three images in ‘Man the State and War’ as a methodological framework helps guide analysis of the Syrian civil war, but fails to provide direct answers.

The Falklands War: Differing Causes of Conflict

Feb 6, 2016

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Alexander Liffiton

in Essays, Foreign Policy, Identity Politics, International Law, International Security, Latin America, Regions

Explaining the occurrence of the Falklands War through diversionary theory, competing sovereignty claims and Fearon’s exploration of the contraction of bargaining ranges.

Is Rentier State Theory Sufficient to Explain the Politics of the UAE?

Feb 4, 2016

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Alessandro Zicchieri

in Essays, Foreign Policy, International Theory, Middle East, Regions

Because Rentier State Theory insufficiently explains the politics of the UAE, a marrying of Constructivism and RST are needed to best capture the politics of the UAE.

Is There Really a Significant Policy Implementation Problem in the EU?

Feb 3, 2016

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Mónica Martín Roig

in Essays, Europe, Foreign Policy, International Law, Regions

EU’s major policy implementation problem is widely recognized, and should be combated through continuously combining plurilateral and hierarchical modes of EU governance.

National Security Strategy: A Case Favoring the Current Global Threat Environment

Jan 30, 2016

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Sam Ling Gibson

in Essays, Foreign Policy, International Security, Non-State Actors / IGOs, Terrorism and Crime

As states’ absolute power declines and shared threats rise, the NSS becomes more important for the transition to multipolarism and coordination between disparate powers.

Implications of the Securitisation of Migration

Jan 29, 2016

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Elisabeth Farny

in Essays, Europe, Foreign Policy, International Security, Regions

The securitization of migration reinforces a politics of fear and racism.

Why is the Discourse of ‘Islamic Terrorism’ Problematic?

Jan 26, 2016

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Josh Holmes

in Essays, Europe, Foreign Policy, International Security, Middle East, Terrorism and Crime

The prescribed causal relationship between religion and violence is not only contestable but also alarmingly reductionist.

Intervention, Rectificatory Justice and Immigration: France and Ben Ali

Jan 8, 2016

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Jakob Mckernan

in Africa, Essays, Europe, Foreign Policy, Global Ethics, International History, Middle East, Political Economy, Regions

Looking at the example of France and Tunisia, past interference in the political and social life of a country should be considered as a criteria of assessing immigration.

The Racialisation of Rape Narratives in British Media Coverage of the Delhi Rape

Jan 5, 2016

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Scarlett Cockerill

in Asia/Pacific, Essays, Foreign Policy, Global Ethics, Identity Politics, Non-State Actors / IGOs

The symbolic and emotive potential of rape narratives has, throughout colonial and post-colonial history, been powerfully employed in connection with race.

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