Do Human Rights Challenge State Sovereignty?
While human rights do challenge state sovereignty, they do so mainly at the conceptual level. In practice their capacity to interfere with states’ domestic affairs is severely limited.
The Feminist Perspectives on Power
Feminist theories highlight how traditional concepts of power concentrate on masculine notions of power as domination and disregard power emerging from the margins of society.
The Counter-Insurgency Operation in Chechnya
The First Chechen War was a clear failure of counter-insurgency operations, and whilst there were improvements in the Second Chechen War, a wholly successful outcome has not been achieved.
Huawei: A Threat To National Security?
Huawei’s business in Iran and supposed disregard for intellectual property rights exemplify why foreign governments think it does not respect international legal obligations.
Gender Security as a Category of International Politics
The gendered approach uncovers information through non-traditional sources, and can tell theorists more about a conflict or national sentiment than regular statistics and game theory.
How are Nationalist Politics and Religious Faith Related?
Whilst the use of religion as a ‘defence mechanism’ may reinforce ‘exclusion for inclusion’ concepts, to argue that it is the cause and consequence of Hindu nationalist politics would be limited.
‘Greed’ and ‘Grievance’ as Motivations for Civil War: The Libyan Case
The Arab Spring provides new opportunities for the study of civil wars. The wave of protests has led to two violent rebellions: the Libyan revolutionary war and the Syrian civil war.
Was the Good Governance Agenda Politically Neutral?
There seems to be an enduring inability to understand that Africa is modernizing in its own way. The Western development discourse remains authoritarian and coercive.
Mearsheimer’s Realism and the Rise of China
John Mearsheimer attempts to reduce the factors influencing the development of the US-China relationship, which are inestimable, to fit the limited parameters of his theory.
Joseph Nye on Soft Power
Nye argues that soft power is as important as hard power in international politics because it enables a change of behaviour in others without competition or conflict.
