By appreciating the far-reaching significance of emotions in international relations we can approach and understand world politics in a whole new, more holistic light.
While many view Russian use of the Gray Zone as a strategic conundrum, such conflicts can logically lead to open warfare.
We perceive and sense our body emoting, and others’ bodies emoting. Text, film and music all act upon the spectator’s body. Sharing stories of compassion is the politics of compassion.
A broader understanding of the interconnectedness of things in a dynamic biosphere where a combustion powered technosphere is rapidly expanding is essential.
For all the complexity of the international system, the neurochemical underpinnings of human nature are significant determinants of action across circumstances.
Following Brexit, The UK must strengthen its image abroad through the maintenance of international order and European defence through increased partnership with France.
Realism claims to explain the reality of international politics by emphasising the constraints on politics that result from humankind’s nature and the absence of a central authority above the state.
Karl Marx wrote that philosophy is often too concerned with interpreting the world, when the real point is to change it. Marxism answers that call by challenging dominant ideas such as capitalism and the state.
The outcome of the elections may not change Russia’s relations with the West; but it would narrow down the time frame for deciding the Russia’s future after Putin.
Lawlessness is not just a state of mind. It is institutional ineptitude, grandstanding, and otherwise efforts to keep the law from being properly enforced.
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