The limits of the international – of our political imagination – constitute a problem in that we have great difficulty in answering the question: what does it mean to go beyond the state system of Westphalia?
The 1973 oil crisis shows how the development of relations between systemic actors has become characterized by systems of complex interdependence.
While international politics is fettered and formed by the imperious political culture of the West, IR is developing a reflexive turn. That turn gives a new compelling impetus to the popular and radical traditions of resistance and critique.
There is a fundamental moral demand of respect that underlies the conception of human rights. This derives from the inherent dignity of human beings.
Far from being the devil’s literal advocate for immorality, Machiavelli was an apostle for a superior morality of prudence that trumps all other conceptions of morality
Although there are some aspects of Clausewitzian concepts that can be applied to the nuclear age, a distortion of his ideas are necessary for them to fit.
The concept of strategic culture is highly useful for explaining the diverging security policies and practices of European states, as it provides a reason why strategic behavior is resistant to change.
Until gender considerations are taken into account when discussing violence, recognition of women as being capable of rationally undertaking violent action cannot be achieved.
People live in an environment composed of buildings and structures that represent their identity, collective memory and culture. An attack on that is an attack on people.
Many key liberals in political history put forward a strong argument for the separation of religion and politics and many Western countries today abide by this notion.
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