Rape as a weapon of war is deeply constrained by mainstream IR analyses, so to re-conceptualize the concept feminist, post-colonial and decolonial theories are needed.
The presence of domestic terrorism in a state is linked to government strength and the territorial control of the terrorist organizations themselves.
Because of the principle of territorial sovereignty, every sovereign state possesses the power to exclude non-citizens from participating in political affairs.
This student essay draws on constructivist epistemology to explore the conditions of state compliance in international law.
The idea that democratization is the path to peace rose with liberal victory after the Cold War, but this lacked major empirical backing or a tested peacebuilding model.
It was the lack of soft power that demonstrated how unrealistic it truly was for the USSR to expand globally.
Initially reluctant to securitise relations with Russia, Norway has perceived events in Ukraine as destabilising and modified its Russia policy accordingly.
Contrasting ‘ontological performativity’ and ‘hauntological performativity’, this essay understands sovereignty as an entity that is neither absent nor present.
A constructivist lens on economic nationalism goes beyond traditional realism and illustrates that collective identities play a role in economic policy/behaviour.
Taiwan’s democratic consolidation has fundamentally altered cross-strait politics and has reshaped the debate along the lines of national identity.
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