Essays about: "Misha Desai"

Found 5 essays containing the words Misha Desai.

1. 1. Unpacking Counter-Terrorism Cooperation in East Africa: A regime theoretical analysis of East Africa’s evolving counter-terrorism framework

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Misha Desai; [2018]
   Keywords : African Union; East Africa; Regime Theory; Counter-Terrorism; Regional Economic Communities; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Recent developments on the African continent have indicated the emergence of a comprehensive security framework that has been developed to address the many security issues currently threatening peace and stability. A central pillar in this new framework has been the prominent role played by Regional Economic Communities (RECs) that have increasingly adopted peace and security goals as part of their mandate. READ MORE

3. 2. US POWER DYNAMICS IN AFRICA

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Misha Desai; [2016]
   Keywords : [United States; Kenya; Security; 9 11; War on Terror; Critical geopolitics]; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 have had a profound effects on global perceptions of security and threats. The ensuing global War on Terror has increasingly been used by the US as a pretext to wage a ‘global war’, far outside the borders of the American homeland. READ MORE

4. 3. Understanding Somaliland’s regional stability: A comparative analysis on the prevalence and effects of spoilers on the contrasting situations observed in Somalia and Somaliland.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Carl Ursing; Misha Desai; [2016]
   Keywords : Somaliland; Somalia; exclusion; inclusion; spoilers; stability; Peace process; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The deadly violence and ethnic conflicts which defined the 1990s period emphasized the need for an effective and viable approach to peacebuilding that shifted from mere containment to strategies that fostered the tenets of a sustainable peace. Nevertheless, the peace process can, and is, often hindered by actors who seek to undermine it for a myriad of reasons. READ MORE

5. 4. Humanitarian intervention in the post-cold war era : a postcolonial critique on new interventionism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Misha Desai; [2014]
   Keywords : Postcolonialism; Sovereignty; Imperialism; Humanitarian Intervention; Post Cold War; Mänskliga rättigheter; Human rights; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The collapse of the Soviet Union saw a shift in the way the international community perceived humanitarian interventions and the principles of sovereignty. With the world no longer divided along ideological lines, the United Nations found itself drawn into conflicts of a different nature, which resulted in the development of a new ‘norm’ of intervention, which saw human rights being promoted to the detriment of state sovereignty. READ MORE

6. 5. The greatest nation on earth : the different types of American exceptionalism articulated in presidential rhetoric

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Misha Desai; [2014]
   Keywords : Speeches; Presidency; American exceptionalism; United States; Rhetoric; Typology; mänskliga rättigheter; human rights; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : ‘American exceptionalism’ is a concept that has frequently been referenced in presidential rhetoric over the years. The concept entails the distinct belief that the United States is unique, if not superior, when compared to other nations. As a result of their exceptional history and culture the U.S. READ MORE