Acharya’s model of norm subsidiarity

1. Introduction More and more often, states from the Global South express their dissatisfaction with the way they are being represented in international institutions and organisations (Acharya, 2011). More specifically, they feel that international institutions often do not reflect their interests and identities (Acharya, 2011). It is indeed true that institutions such as the United … Read more

Russia’s Burgeoning Relationship with Venezuela

Russia’s burgeoning relationship with Venezuela demonstrates Vladimir Putin’s global ambition to recruit geographically distant states as allies in creating a new multipolar, anti-American world order. Russia has been a close ally of Venezuela since 2006 when then-President, Hugo Chávez, signed a $2.9 billion arms deal in exchange for Russian fighter aircraft. This agreement allowed Russia … Read more

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

Select any terrorist group of interest and explain its origins, development, and objectives: The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Al-Qaeda, ISIS, the Taliban. Names which thirty years ago had no significance, had no meaning, had no impact on the functionality of everyday life in the United States. Thirty years ago, America was concerned with … Read more

Thailand Fragile States Index

Introduction I am going to analyze and examine Thailand according to security apparatus indicator which is one of the cohesion indicators of the Fragile States Index. Before the beginning I want to explain the Fragile States Index and security apparatus indicator shortly. The Fragile States Index is an annual report published by the Fund for … Read more

Emigration in Central and Eastern European countries

Analysing policy implementations and the effects of emigration in Central and Eastern European countries, especially focusing on Hungarian re-migration policies. Labour migration (brain drain) is causing serious demographic and labour market problems worldwide in many countries. The enlargements of the European Union in 2004 and 2007 significantly accelerated in this process in the Central and … Read more

The UN’s Human rights agenda

The UN which stands for United Nations is an internationally functioning body. It is responsible for maintaining peace and security within the globe. Human Rights on the other hand, are the fundamental and basic rights and freedoms that belongs to every human being from birth until death. The UNs human rights agenda involves the sustenance … Read more

The challenge of providing global food security

The challenge of providing global food security is clear, the World Food Summit forecasts our world population to exceed 9 billion people by 2020. With 9 billion people to feed, gross food demands are estimated to increase by 60% across all continents. The possible solutions that we propose not only tackle the issue of ending … Read more

Economic, political and cultural globalization

A number of important issues can be noticed especially the important aspects of economic, political and cultural globalization, up to the internal situations (crises) of the nation- state which have made the state open to being undermined by globalization, moreover, if economy and culture are more globalized in a way which undermine the power and … Read more

Foreign policy decision making – military, propaganda, economic, intelligence & military

1.0 Introduction Instrument of foreign policy is the forms of pressure and influence available to decision-makers, represent an ascending scale of seriousness in terms of the commitment of resources, the impact on third parties, and the according degree of risk in use. The instruments can be categorized into soft power to hard power. Instrument of … Read more

Shatila refugee camp

Refugee condition and spaces have been analysed and observed through Agamben’s reflection on ‘bare life and the camp’. However, at this present day, there has been escalating critique of Giorgio Agamben’s highly respected totalitarian camp studies as it doesn’t seem to mirror the conditions of refugee camps in this current time. Agamben expressed that a … Read more

Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic, what about the Migrants?

A refugee and an asylum seeker, two words very closely related, however they mean something very different for someone’s future. A refugee is someone who falls under the International Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. They fled their country because of religion, sexual orientation, political convictions or acts of war. An asylum seeker asks … Read more

World in Times of Coronavirus and Aftermath

The Covid-19 crisis has created a new normal – empty streets, closed cafes and restaurants, sealed borders, restricted travels and human interactions – a world paralysed at its own pace. Coronavirus has engulfed everyone’s lives with the fear of unknown, rather unforeseeable. People, in billions, have been forced to stay at home. Young and the … Read more

The illicit trade of cultural property (focus on Turkey)

The illicit trade of cultural property remains an imminent problem for the international community amidst the controversy defied by its repatriation whilst granting rightful ownership amongst foreign museums and countries of origin. In recognition of the significance of cultural property protection (CPP), Turkey stands amongst the 141 countries that have ratified the 1970 Convention, closely … Read more