Sanctions Against Iraq: A Utilitarian Justification
A utilitarian calculus shows that if Iraq‘s nuclear programme had even a five per cent chance of starting a regional nuclear war, the actual harm imposed upon Iraq by sanctions can be justified.
Is the English School Just Another Paradigm in IR?
The English School constitutes a school that does not compete with IR paradigms on the same basis, but instead is an arena for syntheses and even internal disputes and dilemmas.
States’ Jurisdictional Immunity After ICJ’s 2012 Ruling
Commentating on ICJ’s recent judgment on state immunity, the paper contributes to the issue whether the jurisdictional immunity of states should always prevail, even when international crimes occur.
Has Globalization Exacerbated Ethnic Conflicts?
Despite a few alleviative and still fewer success cases, globalization tends to accelerate ethnic conflicts on economic and cultural fronts, on top of pre-existent ancient hatreds.
Has Russia Become a Destablising Force in the World Today?
Modern Russia is a status quo power, only acting in response to NATO and US-backed actions without intent to enlarge its territorial or military influence beyond its own region.
Deepening Socio-Economic Relations Across Taiwan Straits
While socio-economic relations encourage a peaceful era in the short to medium term, political realism severely constrains the development of these relations the in the long term.
The Complicity of International Markets in Human Rights Violations
Corporate Social Responsibility is a farce: a lack of transparency, increased competition, poor international regulation, and corruption cause corporate violations of human rights law.
The Changing Nature of Sovereignty
The nature of sovereignty has changed from one which vests states with the right to non-intervention, to one which grants them certain responsibilities towards its own population.
The Discursive Turn in International Relations Research: Bad Science?
Though it may be considered ‘bad science’ by positivists, the lack of formal methodology in discourse analysis allows for an analysis of the discursive representations of world politics.
‘Bedouin’ Hospitality in the Neo-Global City of Dubai
Has hospitality in the Middle East, especially in Dubai, been changed as a result of the construction of new cities, or has it merely shifted to accommodate a new type of guest?
