The Dilemma of Middle Eastern Democracy
The seemingly infertile soil for democracy in the Middle East can be better understood by primarily examining the hindering role of the coercive apparatus in the region.
The Financial Crisis: Banking, Bankruptcy and the Origins of the Crash
The behaviour of banks preceding the global financial crisis must be understood in relation to the complex interdependencies between agency, institution and structure.
How Has China Been Safeguarding Its Oil Imports from the Middle East and Africa?
Although oil is significant for Chinese economic development, the country’s ‘peaceful rise’ advocated as Chinese strategy of development should be called into question.
Crouching Tiger, Blue Helmet: Chinese Combat Troops in UN Peace Operations
Introduction of combat soldiers reaffirms China’s commitment to support the fulfillment of UN peacekeeping mandates—mandates that China endorsed in the Security Council.
Does “Scandal” Challenge the Dominance of the ‘male-stream’ in World Politics?
Whilst on the surface Scandal appears to make bold feminist statements, in depth discourse analysis reveals that this is not the case.
United by Strength or Oppression? A Critique of the Western Model of Feminism
The white, Western model of feminism complies and converges with the development-industrial complex such that the concerns of women in the Global South are distorted.
Moralities and Modes of Inquiry in International Relations
The morality of states approach, which defends both universal and non-universal moral duties, implies people can hold cosmopolitan and communitarian notions concurrently.
How Important are Practices of Representation in Security Discourses?
The construction of specific, politicised forms of representations for actions, subjects, and states have a critical role in shaping security discourses.
Dragons, Thrones and Statebuilding: The Rule of Daenerys Targaryen in Meereen
Daenerys Targaryen’s rule over the city-state of Meereen in A Song of Ice and Fire is a perfect sample to demonstrate and test contemporary theories of statebuilding.
China’s Telecommunications Boom in Africa: Causes and Consequences
Africa is experiencing a mobile revolution. Chinese telecommunication companies are playing a significant role in this.
