Our international relations essays span a range of topics, offering analysis and debate, together with discussion on different perceptions on foreign policy and consequential impact. They are a valuable resource for IR students looking for inspiration when preparing their own research and writing on this topic. Find more International Relations essays here.
Famine conjures up disconcerting images of emaciated people and wasting, languid children. Witnessing it comes as a visceral shock – the slow and silent extenuating of social structures, family and then the human body itself. The Russian sociologist Pitrim Sorokin, survivor of the famine of the early 1920s, wrote in his 1946 work Man and … Read more
September 6, 2016 Peace Through Education Non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) are created to help out those in need without the struggle of governmental restrictions. Most of the time they can have a great influence on the world but sometimes they can negatively affect those they try to help. Depending on whether or not a certain NGO … Read more
HBR 5: Globalization in the age of Trump Introduction The article ‘Globalization in the age of Trump: Protectionism will change how companies do business- but not the ways you think’ written by Pankaj Ghemawat was published in Harvard Business Review in July-August 2017 and contains 12 pages. P. Ghemawat is a global professor of Management … Read more
The birth of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in 1928 heralded the emergence of political Islam and modeled the Islamist movements of the future. Subsequent Islamist movements surfaced as diverse responses to the problems of authoritarianism, foreign intervention, and failed Arab nationalist movements in the post-war environment. Hamas and Hezbollah illustrate the diversity of political Islam … Read more
Current tension between USA and Russia in the middle east. United States of America and Russia have a long-standing history of rivalry. The two superpowers are constantly involved in controversies on various fronts. This rivalry dates back to the great cold war, back then it was a battle for power and supremacy which resulted in … Read more
During the 1830s was a Maori controlled New Zealand, that was known as an independent country but also was a frontier outpost of the British penal colony of New South Wales. As more Europeans came, working alongside with the Maoris their working environment was good but at times violence did occur. The Europeans were starting … Read more
Indo-Pacific Region and the United States’ presence The term Indo-Pacific has been around since the World War era, but it has become a recent phenomenon in an attempt to include all the Asian powers and the ones expanding to the Indian ocean as well (Upadhyay). Charles Ikins defines this region “as the entire … Read more
“Who are We? The Chechen People! And what do we want? Independence!” Imagine being suppressed by two great powers and being unable to become who you’ve always known you were meant to be? What about being involved in guerilla warfare? This is the Chechen people’s emotions. The Chechen’s were noks. The Chechen’s were called terrorists. … Read more
Crimea: Drivers for Russian Intervention and the Strategic Warming Solution Introduction Today, Russia and the West are on the verge of entering strategic competition the likes of which they have not experienced since the Cold War. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state-of-the-nation speech in March 2018 encapsulated perfectly the new dangerous era the world is on … Read more
Introduction Al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attack was a turning point for the US in its fight against terrorism. The attack took place on US soil and was the most horrific attack by the terrorist groups. Thousands of people died as a result of the attack. He felt that it was more necessary to use direct military intervention … Read more
Harry S. Truman and U.S. Foreign Relations Summary Sworn in as the 33rd President of the United States following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in April 1945, Harry S. Truman faced the daunting tasks of winning the war and ensuring future peace and stability. Chided by critics for his lack of foreign policy experience … Read more
The 2011 United Nations intervention in Cote d’Ivoire characterizes a new form of humanitarian intervention in which the line between peacekeeping and forced regime change is blurred. The 13-year tenure of the United Nations Operation in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) is often hailed as a success in restoring stability, as an example for peacekeeping operations around … Read more
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is an ongoing tussle between Palestinians and Israelis that started way back in the late 1800s. The roots of the tensions date back to the Jewish immigration and later the sectarian wrangles between Arabs and Jews in Mandatory Palestine (Tessler 14). Notwithstanding the long-term peace process, including Israel’s reconciliation with Jordan and … Read more
The United States of America is a country that often shapes the attitude of the whole world and has been a hegemonic country for many years. It is believed that its history and culture play a significant part in the way it views both state and foreign policy. However, at a time when America was … Read more
Disarmament and International Security Committee 2017 SFMUN Conference SFMUN- DISEC TOPIC 2- BACKGROUND GUIDE Disarmament and International Security Committee 2017 SFMUN Conference Topic 1: Disarming Houthi Rebels in Yemen Topic Background The northern parts of Yemen began a moderate theological movement preaching peace among the Yemeni people in 1992. This movement was predominantly propagated … Read more
