Essays about: "IR Realism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the words IR Realism.

1. 6. Sino-American Rivalry in Djibouti: What Impact Has It on the Existing Conflict in the Horn of Africa?

   University essay from

   Author : Yahya Shebeshir; [2022]
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   Abstract : Although the great power rivalry has dominated the International Relations (IR) scholarship since the end of WWII, the mainstream Global IR discipline has not well incorporated the thoughts of IR scholars outside the core Western countries (Achariya, 2014). More specifically, how this rivalry creates safe havens for authoritarian regimes in developing countries and how that nurses a vicious circle of war in many regions of the world has attracted less attention in the field of IR. READ MORE

3. 7. Reconsidering the EU as a Geoeconomic Actor : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the internal debate regarding a New Industrial Strategy for the European Union

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

   Author : Lukas Boström; [2021]
   Keywords : European Union; geopolitics; geoeconomics; trade policy; industrial policy; Single Market; protectionism; discourses;

   Abstract : In recent years there has been a growing internal debate within the EU regarding the direction of its trade policy. Circled around the understanding of a geoeconomic development within the international economic sphere, the Union is divided in terms of how to best respond in this proclaimed situation for ensuring its future success and prosperity. READ MORE

4. 8. An analysis of foreign involvement within the Syria conflict. : Why had the United States and Russia a foreign interest in Syria. 

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Emelie Pettersson; [2020]
   Keywords : International Relations; International politics; IR Realism; IR Liberalism; foreign policy; foreign intervention; Syria civil war; Russia foreign policy; US foreign policy;

   Abstract : This study offers an alternative analysis of the current literature regarding foreign involvement in the Syria civil war. The initials briefly describe the current situation in Syria, international relations and why the conflict is interesting to analyse from a scientific standpoint. READ MORE

5. 9. What are the Difficulties in Settling the South China Sea Dispute : Obstacles to Dispute Settlement Through the Lens of Liberal and Neo-Realist IR Theory

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Alexander Pålstam; [2019]
   Keywords : UNCLOS; South China Sea; International Relations; Border Dispute; South East Asia; Territorial Dispute; Maritime Dispute; Neo-Realism; Liberalism; Maritime Claims; Territorial Claims; China; Vietnam; the Philippines; the USA; IR;

   Abstract : Sovereignty over the South China Sea waters and the territorial features therein has been a contentious issue since at least the 1970’s, with conflicting claims going back even further. Key concepts of Liberal and Neo-Realist International Relations Theory are used to assess respective theory’s explanatory capability for why the South China Sea Dispute is difficult to settle. READ MORE

6. 10. THE SOCHI OLYMPICS - MAPPING AND UNDERSTANDING THE POLITICAL CONTROVERSIES DURING THE GAMES

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Johan Ekberg; [2014]
   Keywords : IR-theory sports; Liberalism; Realism; Social Constructivism; Sochi; the Olympic Games;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to, through media, observe and map the political controversies during the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi and once the games have finished summarize and analyze them in order to close in on a comprehensive understanding of them. In addition to being tinged by the hermeneutics and inductive reasoning the study uses a methodology referred to as a qualitative explanatory case study with an intensive approach. READ MORE