The Objectives of War: Glory and Justice, Advantage or Annihilation?
While the modes and actors of war have evolved in a post-Cold War world, the critical military objectives of war Hans Speier first identified have remained the same.
The Possible Martian Order: Extension or Rejection of Earth’s Systems?
Applying different theories of international relations, we can explore the differences that might emerge in a political system on human-settled Mars compared to that on Earth.
Integrating under Threat: A Balance-of-threat Account of European Integration
History has shown that the process of European integration is not simple. It is a mixture of ebbs and flows related to perceptions of political and military threats.
Beyond the Race-neutrality of Prevent: White Britain and the Racialised Threat
Resisting exclusionary practices of the UK’s counter-terror strategy, Prevent, is key to destabilising its white supremacist state power and racist logics.
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.
Offensive Realism and the Rise of China: A Useful Framework for Analysis?
While offensive realism emphasizes China’s rise, it provides a limited–if not dangerous–analytical perspective on the issue.
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.
State Failure or State Formation? Neopatrimonialism and Its Limitations in Africa
Value-laden concepts like Neo-Patrimonialism and State Failure used to describe African States should be replaced with a framework that emphasizes state formation.
Is the Nature of War Changing? Time to Avoid a Supposedly Unavoidable Question
Contemporary thinking on war relies on Westphalian-Clausewitzian ideas. A re-conceptualization is needed to abandon this frame and its interventionist polices.
