Responsibility of supplying weaponary

When a state sells arms to another state, it’s not clandestine that these will be used to attack others, consequentially, the seller must hold some responsibility in giving the means to murder. Currently, the focus of the Yemen conflict highlights the turmoil between moral obligation toward human rights and the furthering of a state’s power, … Read more

The ‘International’, the ‘Global’ and the ‘Planetary’

What are the key differences between the ‘International’, the ‘Global’ and the ‘Planetary’? Why are these important? Introduction The “International”, the “Global”, and the “Planetary” represent the stages of evolution of the discipline of International Relations, which was shaped by theories diverging on “the relationship between agency, process, and social structure” (Wendt, 1992, p422). This … Read more

What should the USA do about illegal immigrants?

The United States of America built its foundation through immigrants. We have formed a country where opportunities are possible. Illegal immigrants should be given an opportunity to become legal citizens of the United States of America because they provide an opportunity to create jobs for other people, most immigrants have higher motivation to excel in … Read more

Chinese suppression of Hong Kong

Would you fight for democracy? Its core principles are the beating heart of our society: providing us with representation, civil rights and freedom — empowering our nation to be just and egalitarian. However, whilst we cherish our flourishing democracy, we have blatantly ignored one of the most portentous democratic crises of our time. The protests … Read more

Structure and issues of race within the international system/relations

“The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.” (Du Bois, n.d.) Race has been at the epicenter of everything and it propagated throughout centuries in several forms; forms such as economics, geography, education, health and also, socio-politics. This essay discusses and explains the structure and issues of race within the … Read more

Influence of transfer of finances in regards to political leanings

1. Introduction The globalisation aspects of modern society have transformed the economies of societies all over the world, with the resultant environment providing corporate entities and entire government with access to resources outside their borders. The globalised economic environment has created a means for these entities to cooperate with other actors outside these national boundaries, … Read more

Cyber diplomacy – a de-escalation strategy

INTRODUCTION : Cyber diplomacy can be seen as a de-escalation strategy. Along with the conventional, sea, land, air, and space domains of warfare, cyberspace is now considered the fifth domain of warfare. Europe has reported more bilateral, multilateral, and international agreements than any other area in the world, as well as the highest score for … Read more

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals

BACKGROUND OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) also called global goals, born at the United Nations conference on Sustainable Development Goals in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 but adopted by all United Nations member states in 2015. The primary objective to produce a set of universal goals that meet the urgent environmental, political … Read more

Global governance is facing a crisis

Introduction The recent globalized refugee, humanitarian, Environmental, Political and economic crisis have affected global governance, and how Political actors such as national governments, and International Bodies like the United Nations, the International Criminal Court and the World Bank seem to be failing in their attempt to implement, and enforce Global governance among countries. Recent years … Read more

Global decline of hegemonic power (US perspective)

The purpose of this project is to argue the global decline of hegemonic power from a United States of America perspective. This will be presented by a variety of different school of thought, ranging from economist to international school of thought, with special reference to the rise of People’s Republic of China. This project involves … Read more

Problems in the United Nations’ decision making process

INTRODUCTION The decision-making process at international organizations are problematic. For example, culture could influence actors and cause undeveloped states to serve a traditional way of viewing the world, and as a result, effect the process. On the contrary, this is not the case for more powerful states like the US which have power to enforce … Read more