Is Competition in U.S. Elections Desirable?
The First-Past-The-Post electoral system and voter polarization in the US mean that competition in the congressional and presidential elections is generally undesirable.
How Have the Modernization and Secularization Theses Shaped the Study of IR?
The secularization thesis, which left religion behind in pre-modernity, is the main reason for the inadequacy of IR’s paradigmatic thinking to identify religion as a part of modern political life.
Targeted Killings – The Future of the War on Terror?
Targeted killing without regard to due process is no more than extra-judicial executions. The international community should put in place a legal framework to govern targeted killing.
The Arguments For and Against the TRIPS Agreement
From a global perspective it seems clear that adopting a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach, such as Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), is entirely inappropriate.
South Korea, Egypt and Wallerstein’s World System Analysis
Wallerstein’s focus is the modern capitalist world economy. He stresses that states can move up and down in such a system. Egypt and South Korea make interesting examples to apply his theory.
A Study of Climate Change Induced Migration in Somalia
Migration is a longstanding issue within Somalia as conflict, political unrest and subsequent famine continue to result in mass internal displacement, unhindered by weak governmental institutions.
How Sub-Saharan Africa Can Become a Stable Economic Region
Colonial systems must be outgrown in favor of global ones, and governments must work for the betterment of the state and its citizens, not for power and wealth which has permeated the region since independence.
Russia: The Democracy That Never Was
As it stands today, Russia lacks even the most basic components of a democratic system, and due to Putinism, corruption and Russian culture, it does not appear to be receptive to one.
Security and the Corruption-Terrorism Relationship in Indonesia
The corruption-terrorism relationship illustrates that security threats are constantly evolving, transformed by their own nature and government responses.
China and Japan’s Dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
Evoking international law to legitimate their claims of sovereignty, China and Japan view the Senaku/Diaoyu Islands as having strategic importance in security, economics, and politics.
