Information on "International Relations Theories" and "North America"
March 2013
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12 Mar 2013
Ned Lebow on Drivers of War, Cultural Theory, and the Role of Foxes and Hedgehogs
Author: Ned Lebow
Publisher: Theory Talks
International Relations is dominated by theories that assume foreign policy is driven by two basic ‘drivers’ – interests and fear. More on «Ned Lebow on Drivers of War, Cultural Theory, and the Role of Foxes and Hedgehogs»
November 2012
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5 Nov 2012
Malaysia's US Policy under Najib: Ambivalence no More?
Author: Kuik Cheng-Chwee
Publisher: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
This paper adopts a neoclassical realist approach to explain Malaysia’s evolving policy towards the United States. More on «Malaysia's US Policy under Najib: Ambivalence no More? »
August 2012
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14 Aug 2012
Dividing the Korean Peninsula: The Rhetoric of the George W Bush Administration
Author: Sarah Teo
Publisher: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
This paper examines the discourse and rhetoric of the George W Bush administration in order to better understand the developments that occurred during the years of South Korea's Sunshine policy (1998-2008). More on «Dividing the Korean Peninsula: The Rhetoric of the George W Bush Administration»
June 2012
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24 Jun 2012
John Mearsheimer on Power as the Currency of International Relations, Disciplining US Foreign Policy, and Being an Independent Variable
Author: John Mearsheimer
Publisher: Theory Talks
John Mearsheimer, a giant among structural realists, has stuck to realist theory in a changing world. More on «John Mearsheimer on Power as the Currency of International Relations, Disciplining US Foreign Policy, and Being an Independent Variable»
January 2012
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18 Jan 2012
David A. Lake on Declining American Hegemony, Dyadic International Hierarchy, and the Seductiveness of Open Economic Politics
Author: David A. Lake
Publisher: Theory Talks
Questions of how international hierarchy comes about and is maintained, and how one can understand the role of the US in determining that structure, are subsequently at the heart of international relations. More on «David A. Lake on Declining American Hegemony, Dyadic International Hierarchy, and the Seductiveness of Open Economic Politics»
December 2011
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Dec 2011
The United States and China in Power Transition
Author: David Lai
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
This analysis discusses the nature of US-China relations in the context of an ongoing power transition between the two great powers. More on «The United States and China in Power Transition»
November 2011
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17 Nov 2011
Patrick Jackson on IR as a Science, IR as a Vocation, and IR as a Hard Board
Author: Patrick Jackson
Publisher: Theory Talks
IR is a scientific discipline, but all too often the 'science' in IR is used to discipline. More on «Patrick Jackson on IR as a Science, IR as a Vocation, and IR as a Hard Board»
June 2011
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4 Jun 2011
Kenneth Waltz: The Physiocrat of International Politics
Author: Kenneth Waltz
Publisher: Theory Talks
In this theory talk, Kenneth Waltz discusses the influence of economics on his understanding of international politics and the development of his concept of structure. More on «Kenneth Waltz: The Physiocrat of International Politics»
February 2011
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22 Feb 2011
Structures for Strategy
Author: Justin Zorn
Publisher: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
This paper argues that institutional variables are important determinants of a country's strategic planning architecture, and, specifically, that unitary parliamentary systems are most likely to facilitate an integrated framework for national policy ... More on «Structures for Strategy»
December 2010
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Dec 2010
A Grand Strategy of Empowerment
Author: Robert Jones, Jeff Reeves, David E A Johnson, J L Conca, J Wright, Madeleine Bruml
Publisher: Center for Advanced Defense Studies (CADS)
This issue discusses the return of the US to values-based realism; conflicting priorities that are shaping China's Afghan foreign policy; the nature of the threats currently challenging global security; the threat of proliferation from nuclear energy... More on «A Grand Strategy of Empowerment»
