Essays about: "foreign policy and international relations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 108 essays containing the words foreign policy and international relations.

1. 1. A Camouflaged Weapon : Coercive Engineered Migration against Europe by Armed Nonstate Actors in Libya

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Rebecka Rönnegård; [2024]
   Keywords : armed non-state actors; coercion; foreign policy; Libya; weaponized migration;

   Abstract : In a world witnessing unprecedented levels of forced displacement, the weaponization of migration has emerged as a potent and unexplored tool in the foreign policy arsenals of states and non-state actors. Challenging traditional state-centric perspectives in international relations, this thesis delves into the realm of Coercive Engineered Migration (CEM) employed by armed non-state actors. READ MORE

3. 2. The Dynamics of the NATO expansion to the Baltic states : A study about NATO with a focus on the United States from a Realism perspective

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Pontus Jaktlund Gunnarsson; [2023]
   Keywords : United States; Russia; Realism; NATO; International Relations; Foreign Policy; Baltic States; Qualitative Text Analysis;

   Abstract : During the Cold War, NATO had proved itself successful in protecting the West. Therefore, NATO was seen as an organization that had the potential of maintaining security, democracy and peace. It has been repeatedly suggested that the US promised Russia no more NATO expansion. A promise which was broken in the 90s. READ MORE

4. 3. From Neutrality to Post-Neutrality? : A Case Study on Tunisia's Shift from Neutrality in the Dispute of Western Sahara

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Santeri Rönty; [2023]
   Keywords : Tunisia; Maghreb; Foreign Policy; Neutrality; Western Sahara; Role Theory; Constructivism;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to investigate the shifting role of the Republic of Tunisia in the North African region of Maghreb, where Tunisia has maintained its neutrality in the dispute of Western Sahara. Lately, however, Tunisia’s foreign policy manoeuvres have demonstrated a shift from its neutrality to post-neutrality. READ MORE

5. 4. Behind Closed Doors : Analysing the Ethical Dilemma of Swedish Arms Export to Saudi Arabia

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Anna Wikner; [2023]
   Keywords : Swedish arms trade; Saudi Arabia; international ethics; Swedish foreign policy; security policy; military equipment; human rights; democracy;

   Abstract : This study aims to shed light on the ethical implications of Sweden’s arms export to Saudi Arabia. It compares the compatibility of such exports with fundamental human rights standards and analyses the Swedish Government's justification of arms trade to Saudi Arabia in relation to international and local ethics, considering the principles of human rights, conflict resolution, states’ responsibility in promoting peace and conflict resolution and the recognition of people’s shared responsibility for the well-being of all people. READ MORE

6. 5. Values against Interests? Or Both? : A Case Analysis of Germany's Feminist Foreign Policy and Trade Relations with Saudi Arabia from 2021 to 2023

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Angela Bösen; [2023]
   Keywords : foreign policy; Germany; Saudi Arabia; role theory; feminist;

   Abstract : "Values and interests are not contradictory” is the approach of Germany’s current coalition government of the SPD, Greens, and FDP. However, German politicians from all parties narrate the role of the state in international affairs differently. READ MORE