Essays about: "Mearsheimer"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word Mearsheimer.

  1. 1. Does the support of Taiwan by the U.S. provide sufficient deterrence to prevent a Chinese invasion? A predictive study on the future of Taiwan

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Joel Höglund; [2024-02-28]
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    Abstract : The 2023 invasion of Ukraine by Russia has cast new light on the tense situation in East Asia between China and Taiwan, the latter supported by the U.S. The potential for conflict between the two great powers China and the U.S. READ MORE

  3. 2. The China-India land border conflict : A qualitative case study of the China-India border dispute from a realistic perspective

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Markus Roach; [2023]
    Keywords : India; China; China-India border; Border conflict; Realism;

    Abstract : Why has the China-India border conflict developed into what it is today? What could it become in the future? These questions will be discussed and analyzed from the perspective of offensive and defensive realism, which is based on John Mearsheimer’s theory of realism. This thesis is structured as a case study with a theory testing element with a main focus of analyzing and explaining the border conflict from offensive and defensive realism. READ MORE

  4. 3. Escalation in Eastern Europe : An Analysis of the Variables That Led to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022

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

    Author : Paulius Bugys; [2023]
    Keywords : NATO; US; Russia; Offensive Realism; Balance of Power; Military; War; Process Tracing; Mearsheimer; Foreign Policy.;

    Abstract : This essay aims to find a link between NATO policy in Europe from 2014-2022 to Russia’sdecision to invade Ukraine in February 2022. A process tracing methodology is used in conjunction with an offensive realist framework to demonstrate NATO’s role in influencing Russian defense policy. READ MORE

  5. 4. Pax Mafiosa : A Comparative Study of the Camorra and the ‘Ndrangheta’s Transnational Expansions in 1990-2021

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Victor Heidenfors Armblad; [2022]
    Keywords : Organized crime; rational choice theory; offensive realism; ‘Ndrangheta; Camorra;

    Abstract : In this comparative study the aim is to test the explanatory value and what can be inferred from theory building of criminological rational choice theory and offensive realism on the transnational expansions of organized criminal groups. Two analytical models, based upon the works of Ronald Clarke, Derek B. Cornish and John J. READ MORE

  6. 5. How can things so old be so new? : A critical analysis of the current debate on the crisis of the liberal international order

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Jesper Piironen; [2022]
    Keywords : Liberal International Order; Modernity; Koselleck; Critique; Crisis; Academic debate; Ikenberry; Mearsheimer;

    Abstract : How can things so old be so new? The revival of debates on the fate of the liberal international order has reproduced discussions about what arguably are philosophical and theoretical tensions that have existed for a very long time. Taking a point of departure in Reinhart Koselleck’s Critique and Crisis: Enlightenment and the Pathogenesis of Modern Society, this thesis aims to contribute with an understanding of how the contemporary crisis can be understood in the context of deep historical tensions, and the implications for the current debate. READ MORE