The Power of One: The Emperor Responsible for the 1972 China-US Relations
Chinese – US diplomacy in 1972 would have been impossible without Mao’s permission. The historical influences of the talks illuminate the importance of Mao on China’s decisions.
The Significance of Intersectionality for Feminist Political Theory
Intersectionality allows feminist theorists to account for the differences between women and provides a means of cooperation between scholars who have differing theoretical stances.
Understanding the Complexity of Islamism
It is now more important than ever for the misrepresentations of Islamism to be addressed and corrected as Islamist movements become major actors on the international political stage.
Is War Primarily the Product of ‘Human Nature’?
While not always clearly expressed, human nature is the immediate basis of all human endeavours up to and including war and expands to the pursuit of those resources most vital to survival.
Successfully Implementing Ethical Foreign Policy
Rather than as a consistent and self-standing construction, ethical foreign policy is dependent upon the underlying domestic and political context of the State in question.
Liberalism: Another Tool of Western Hegemony
The West’s increasingly aggressive nature of exporting liberalism is actually working to delegitimize its own hegemony, creating cracks in the self-perpetuating liberal world order.
Realism and Constructivism as Compatible Epistemologies
Though commonly conceptualised as opposing poles within the international relations discourse, there is no reason why constructivism and realism could not reach converging deductions.
Expected Trends in the New Zealand-China Dairy Trade
The New Zealand-China dairy trade does not pose a significant threat to the Chinese economy and it seems unlikely that China has any desire to limit dairy trade with New Zealand in the near future.
Use and Abuse of Human Rights Discourse
Politicising human rights reduces their potential to act as a standard against which regimes can be measured and affects power in the international sphere. The War on Terror is an example of this trend.
The Role of the Media During the Cold War
Evolving from radio and print into TV during the Cold War years, the media’s role in the production, contribution, and maintenance of Cold War antagonism cannot be understated.
