Terrorists and INGOs in Intra-State Conflicts
In trying to improve the actions of both terrorist organisations and INGOs working in intra-state conflicts, policy makers need to change the incentives driving these actors.
Is Microcredit an Effective Policy Tool For Promoting Women’s Empowerment?
MC Interventions do not promote women’s empowerment. Women in the developing world do not only experience a cash flow problem, but are caught in complex systems of subordination and inequality.
Should Rationality Be Defined Instrumentally?
Self-defined as neutral and objective, Rational Choice Theory nonetheless gives misleading accounts of individuals’ rationality by denying the historical aspect of individuals within social structures.
The Impact of the ICISS Report on State Sovereignty
The evidence shows that ICISS report does not signify a change in state practice or in international law, but it did achieve to reframe the discourse on intervention and sovereignty.
How Seriously Should the Threat of Cyber Warfare be Taken?
Because cyber attacks have been shown to be a widespread problem, cyber security must be taken seriously regardless of the fact that no state has yet officially declared a cyber war.
Has Human Security Disappeared from the International Agenda?
While human security seems to have disappeared from the international agenda, organizations in the name of human security, as well as the recent resurgence of interest, show otherwise.
What Light can Constructivism Shed on the EU?
Constructivism plays a vital role in EU governance, while rational choice is an ineffective research tool that can be absorbed by the broader diagnostic approach offered by constructivism.
Evaluating Religious or Linguistic Conflict Through the State
Structural forces within a state and the extent to which powerful elites make the boundaries of ethnic difference salient will determine whether the state will experience conflict.
What Were the Causes and Consequences of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?
Even though the 1948 Arab-Israeli War resulted in Israel’s victory, it had significant consequences on the regional politics of the region, which are still visible today.
Public International Law – A Liberalist View
The focus of international law has traditionally been inter-state relations. But this classic conception fails to adequately deal with contemporary circumstances.
