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A Realistic Assessment of Nuclear Disarmament

A Realistic Assessment of Nuclear Disarmament

This essay focuses on three main criteria/assumptions in order to evaluate whether abolition is a desirable policy goal for the..

May 4, 2013 with 0 Comments
Neo-Realism & Virtuosity: The Rise of Turkey

Neo-Realism & Virtuosity: The Rise of Turkey

Josef Joffe’s analysis centered upon the concept of two distinct geopolitical Belts is fascinating. However, it fails to consider the..

January 20, 2013 with 1 Comment
Monotheism’s Importance To International Relations

Monotheism’s Importance To International Relations

Christianity, Islam and Judaism, along with their own institutions, have contributed to the shape of many vital political concepts. The..

December 5, 2012 with 2 Comments
UFOs, The “Unknown Unknowns”, & IR Theory

UFOs, The “Unknown Unknowns”, & IR Theory

War seems to be the most likely outcome in the case of an alien appearance, even if such an appearance was accompanied by purely peaceful..

October 31, 2012 with 0 Comments
Some Theoretical Concerns on Nuclear Disarmament

Some Theoretical Concerns on Nuclear Disarmament

Further nuclear proliferation increases the risks associated with nuclear weapons, and at the same time, total nuclear disarmament might..

October 24, 2012 with 0 Comments
Nationalism Rises: China, Japan & The Senkaku-Diaoyu Dispute

Nationalism Rises: China, Japan & The Senkaku-Diaoyu Dispute

The assertive and single-minded Chinese approach to the Senkaku-Diaogu dispute is rationally explainable, not as a sophisticated or..

October 5, 2012 with 4 Comments
Nationalism Rises: Survival, the State, and War.

Nationalism Rises: Survival, the State, and War.

Nationalism shaped the Clausewitzian concept of “absolute war”: before nationalism had became a powerful ideology during the French..

September 19, 2012 with 0 Comments
Multiculturalism In Modern Discourse

Multiculturalism In Modern Discourse

The theory of multiculturalism, societal multiculturalism and state multiculturalism: what is the difference? The Multiculturalism of..

September 4, 2012 with 5 Comments
An Introduction To Terrorist Organisational Structures

An Introduction To Terrorist Organisational Structures

An introduction to conventional hierarchy, cells, networks and leaderless resistance. t is generally considered that there are four forms..

June 6, 2012 with 3 Comments
An Introduction To Nationalism Theory

An Introduction To Nationalism Theory

An introduction to modernism, primordialism and ethnosymbolism.   “A man must have a nationality as he must have a nose and two..

April 13, 2012 with 0 Comments
What International Relations Theory Means To Policy-Makers

What International Relations Theory Means To Policy-Makers

International relations: balance of threat, soft power and the international political economy. he study of IR as an academic subject..

March 2, 2012 with 0 Comments
An Introduction To International Relations Theory

An Introduction To International Relations Theory

International relations: an introduction to realism, liberalism, constructivism and the English School. fficially established in..

January 30, 2012 with 5 Comments
The Myth Of The ‘Clash of Civilizations’

The Myth Of The ‘Clash of Civilizations’

Conflict, coexistence and clichés: the myth of the clash of civilizations. he expression ‘Clash of Civilizations’ often crops up in..

January 18, 2012 with 7 Comments
Holy War

Holy War

What are the chief factors responsible for the rise of Islamist terrorist groups & holy war? t was May 2011, and the world braced for..

December 30, 2011 with 1 Comment
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