International Theory

The Doha Development Round and Challenges to Multilateral Trade Negotiations

Terence Fernandes • Jul 13 2015 • Essays

While some view the Bali Package as a much needed life-line for the WTO, critics note that the agreement papers over the tough issues that the WTO will face later on.

The Politics of Postwar Reconstruction as the Discursive International Ordering

João Terrenas • Jul 13 2015 • Essays

The ontological shift in policy configuration mirrors the adaptive character of the liberal order and its ability to expand its domination over individual.

Evaluation of Chabal and Daloz’s Africa Works, with Reference to Burkina Faso

Flora Barrett • Jul 12 2015 • Essays

Chabal and Daloz argue that neopatrimonialism is central to African politics, the political culture of Africa being inherently different to that of the Western states.

On the Possibility of Nuclear Disarmament

Sam Ling Gibson • Jul 7 2015 • Essays

While nuclear disarmament is a technical possibility, the deterrence logic behind such weapons makes their relinquishment a near impossibility.

Why Doesn’t Iran Want the Bomb?

Torgeir Pande Braathen • Jun 17 2015 • Essays

When adding up the potential benefits and impediments, Iran will unlikely upgrade its current civilian nuclear programme to a military nuclear weapons programme.

Current Space Law Limitations and Its Implications on Outer Space Conflicts

Michael Beaver • Jun 16 2015 • Essays

This is an exciting time for the entirety of human civilization, it is important for all parties in the planning of the forthcoming human expansion into outer space.

What Accounts for the Sino-Russian Alliance?

Matt Finucane • Jun 8 2015 • Essays

Sino–Russian relations are better today than at any point throughout their troubled history, due to the structure of the inter-state system and domestic factors.

Providing Security? Border Control and the Politics of Migration in the EU

Yasemin Oezel • Jun 8 2015 • Essays

Depicting how certain assumptions are constructed, constructivism is useful to unveil that the security threat of migration is socially produced.

A Social Constructivist’s Explanation of the Iranian Revolution

Iqbal Fatkhi • Jun 3 2015 • Essays

The extent to which social forces influenced the overhaul of Iranian society presents an advantageous case study which social constructivism can explain.

How Understanding Emotions in IR Can Help Explain Anti-Americanism

Kahlia Vandyk • Jun 2 2015 • Essays

Negative attitudes towards the United States are generally specific to foreign policy choices rather than a broader statement about American culture or society.

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