Category: International Relations
Global Politics: Characterised more by Conflict or Cooperation?
Reading Time: 8 minutes Why do states funnel vast pools of resources into developing their means of bringing about death and destruction? The answer is simple: states often cannot fulfil their desires without depriving […]
An Interview with Noam Chomsky
Reading Time: 19 minutes Professor Noam Chomsky is a world-renowned linguistic, philosopher and political activist. Currently Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he has been the author of over 100 books […]
An Evaluation of The Centrality of Sport to National Identity
Reading Time: 4 minutes The fabric that is a national identity is composed of shared experiences, stories and concepts that are dispersed among a particular group of people. Historically these have often centered around […]
What’s the big deal about Huawei?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Forgot Johnson and Johnson’s, or Wells Fargo, Huawei has been the most notorious and controversial company of at least the last few years. Boris Johnson’s decision on 28 January to […]
Is a World Government Possible? Is it Desirable?
Reading Time: 5 minutes There have been many attempts at a single world government throughout history. The attempts have always followed two paths: military coercion or peaceful persuasion. Military conquests for world domination have […]
Violence- The Last Resort for the Palestinian People?
Reading Time: 10 minutes Introduction For 70 years, the Palestinians have been without an internationally recognised state, confined to refugee camps and their rights marginalised by Israeli politicians (Aruri, 2003). The Israelis and Palestinians […]
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Socio-Psychological Barriers to Peace
Reading Time: 10 minutes Introduction The Arabs and the Jews have co-existed without grievances for millennia. It is a tragedy that struggle for dominance between the two has become entrenched, resulting in a Gordian […]
No, the US does not ‘Remain’ the Global Hegemon
Reading Time: 5 minutes There has never been global US hegemony, but there has been a US primacy, since approximately the end of the Cold War. However, the US’ position as the leading superpower […]
Yes, the US Remains the Global Hegemon
Reading Time: 7 minutes Whilst the extent of America’s influence was debatable, its global hegemony, or overarching dominance and leadership now and in the near future is clear. The important questions here are: How […]