Online Resources – The Arctic Council
Here are valuable links, videos and information to assist students interested in the Arctic region and the Arctic Council.
The ‘Nature’ of International Relations: From Geopolitics to the Anthropocene
The challenge is to find a way forward that does not revive geography as a condition of great power competition, but rather one that grapples with an Anthropocene IR.
A Critical Geopolitical Analysis of Elite’s Responses to Terrorist Attacks
Critical analysis is a valuable geopolitical framework to deconstruct, embody and historicize the features of the polarized world emerging from the Paris attacks.
The ICJ As An Effective Conflict Prevention Tool in Latin America
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been successful in Latin American affairs but the sea access case will monitor how countries react to future rulings.
Review – Globalization and Capitalist Geopolitics
Focusing on tensions between economic transnationalization and the persistence of inter-state rivalry, Woodley poses challenging questions for all perspectives in IR.
Securing the Energy Supply: China’s “Malacca Dilemma”
For China to ensure the future security of its energy supply, it must balance the protection of its critical sea lanes with the seeking of alternative energy sources.
The Geopolitics of Religious Liberty
Guided by the secularisation thesis, the field of international relations has been slow to recognise religion’s importance and has tended to ignore it until recently.
The Geopolitics of Religious Performance in Twenty-First Century Taiwan
Through a local symbol of resistance, Taiwanese people can feel capable of ‘resisting’ Chinese domination: a parallel with Nazha’s resistance to his father’s authority.
Holism, Religion and Geopolitics
Any attempt to keep things together in holistic ways, will have intimations of religion which continually challenge any geopolitics based on liberal values.
A Simple Paradigm for Noopolitics: The Geopolitics of Knowledge
The interaction between knowledge and power reformulates simple geopolitical principles that have been all-to-often forgotten by Classical Realism.
