INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
This is the longest-running IPR chapter, with six years of operation. The articles in this chapter cover a range of topics, including trade, humanitarian aid, and foreign policy, and examine current global issues from a multi-actor perspective. The chapter is known for its strong policy focus and broad international outlook, which shape the scope of the research we publish.
If you are a student interested in politics, current events, and a variety of subjects like foreign investments, history, and geopolitics, this chapter will help you develop critical analysis skills and integrate your diverse interests.
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The Two Party System: Illusory or Ingenious?
Ariana Elle Majlessi The illusory notion of the two-party system, and of what remains of American democracy, rather than uniting towards a common good has created tense and fundamental identity and ideological conflict among Americans, whose perceived perceptions of one
27 January, 2025Ecological Crisis! Soon at Your Doorstep
Ljubica Ognjenović In the era of agricultural crises, Serbian citizens’ resistance against lithium mining on fertile land has gone almost unnoticed. But the crisis has the potential to set a precedent in Europe—is the international community willing to step up? Find PDF
27 January, 2025The Fox’s Shadow
Mason Brown Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025No Time Like the Present to Revitalize the EU
Mariano Eduardo Abad Colino“One thing is to wake up, another is to get out of bed and take action.” – Josep Borrell. Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Evaluating the One-State and Two-State Solutions Regarding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Maria Lydia Madieh What happens when two different people, bound by history and faith, lay claim to the same land? The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one of the most enduring and contentious struggles of modern times, reveals the profound challenges of reconciling compet
27 January, 2025The Decline of Intelligence in the Face of Political Extremism.
Alix Segovia Despignes “Let’s talk about the pitfalls of progressivism as a moral standard.” “When it suits them, they speak out. When it doesn’t, they stay silent.” Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025China’s AI Soft Power Play: How is the Digital Silk Road Shaping Global Influence?
Dominika Wiater (Foreign affairs) In a world increasingly shaped by technology, China’s Digital Silk Road is making waves far beyond its borders. Through AI and infrastructure projects, Beijing is introducing a new kind of soft power. But are developing nations signing
27 January, 2025The Rationality of Faith
Guillermo Romero “There is no God, but don’t tell that to my servant, lest he murder me at night.” — Voltaire Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Japan’s Bold New Path in a Perilous East Asia
Hugo Mack Since the end of World War II, Japan has maintained its pacifist stance, renouncing war and believing in mediation and dialogue rather than military action. However, given the growing regional threats in recent years, Japan is rethinking its position and, ther
27 January, 2025The Western Bias in the 2024 Nobel Prize of Economics
Isabela Bortolotto Rodacki Providing an answer to why some countries are poor and others rich, the winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics fall into the common trap of Eurocentrism when discussing societal institutions and economic growth. Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Piecing Europe Back Together: What should the focus of the European Union be?
Constantin Mosch Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025The Psychology Behind the Rise of Populism
Emanuel Mayagoitia Corral “Who is responsible for the rise of populism? What underlying structures allow for the increase of this political fiction, shaping how society and government interact?” Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Does Microfinance Truly Empower Women?
Carlota Camarudin Campos Microfinance is recognized as a revolutionary tool to address economic development and to promote women’s empowerment. But in a country with strongly held patriarchal gender norms, does this claim truly hold? Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Wagner Operations in Syria: A Legacy of Profit, Power, and Decline
Alessandro Cucchi Why was a Russian private military company wrapped in secrecy fighting on behalf of the Assad regime in Syria? Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Food, Water, and the New Arms Race
Logan Pierson-FlaggWhat if your next meal was at the center of a global power struggle? As nations race to secure food and water in an increasingly resource-scarce world, the way we eat today could shape the future of our planet. Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Hamartia of Political Communication: Two Diverging Sides, Two Languages
E. Püren San How common is our common understanding? When Democrats and Republicans speak, are they even speaking the same language? Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025
JOURNAL 6, ISSUE 1
The New Christian Right: Religion and Politics in the United States
Caroline Blessing Keywords: Fundamentalism, Christian Right, religious traditionalism, politics, United States of America, Republican Find PDF here.
26 January, 2025Democratic Backsliding and Military Coups in West Africa: Strategies to Reverse Erosion and Strengthen Political Stability
Erica Njoki Keywords: Democratic Backsliding, West African Military Coups Find PDF here.
26 January, 2025Enforcing in what we cannot grasp: Suggestions and policy implications on the development of sustainability indicators in intangible cultural heritage
Pablo Picó Salort, Yu Jie Law Keywords: Heritage, Intangible Cultural Heritage, ICH, sustainability, sustainable heritage, UNESCO Find PDF here.
26 January, 2025The Montreux Convention : Mediating Geopolitical Dynamics in the Straits
Ece Eroglu Keywords: Montreux Convention, Black Sea, Bosphorus, Türkiye, straits Find PDF here.
26 January, 2025From a Development Bank to Climate Bank and back again: What to make of the European Investment Bank’s decision to relax restrictions on defense?
Nicolas Koivisto Keywords: European Investment Bank, Green Financing, European Defence, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Find PDF here.
26 January, 2025From Versailles to the United Nations Security Council: The Impact of World War I on Human Rights and International Law in the Middle East
Denis-Mihai Hortea Keywords: International law, State formation, Sykes-Picot Agreement, Treaty of Versailles, Colonial interests, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, UN resolutions. Find PDF here.
26 January, 2025Virtual Frontlines: Analysing the Role of Cyberspace in State-Sponsored Conflictand Techno-authoritarianism
Ananya Singh Keywords: Techno-authoritarianism, Cyberwarfare, State-sponsored, Security Frameworks, Global Governance Find PDF here.
26 January, 2025Multipolar Magnetism: The Evolution of Soft Power & Global Cooperation
Maya Attia Keywords: power, multipolarity, soft power, global powers, multilateral cooperation. Find PDF here.
26 January, 2025Reshaping Hegemony: China’s Role in Latin America’s New Power Dynamics
Raya Dacheva Keywords: Latin America, China’s foreign policies, US historical hegemony in Latin America Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Reassessing the CAP: Farmers, Politics, and the Struggle for Equity in EU Agricultural Policy
Móric Tóth Keywords: Common Agricultural Policy, European Union, Farmers Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025An Analysis of New Labour: Successes, Failures, Where the Tories Went Wrong, and What Can Be Learned By the Current Labour Party
Toby Tilley Keywords: Development, Growth, United Kingdom, Blair, Johnson, Starmer, Brexit Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Kenya: Debt Trap or Development?
Paul Prinz Keywords: Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Chinese debt-trap diplomacy, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Sino-African trade, Economic growth, Debt sustainability, Strategic assets Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Comparing UN Interventions in Forced Displacement: The Rohingya Muslims (2016–) and South Sudanese (2013–).
Olivia Massoud Keywords: United Nations, displacement, refugee, Rohingya, South Sudan, humanitarian, UNMISS, UNICEF, UNHCR Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025The European Union and the Normalization Process between Kosovo and Serbia
Muhsin Emir Karabag Keywords: Kosovo, Serbia, European Union (EU), Normalization process, Brussels Agreement, Independence, EU membership, EULEX (European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo) Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Shifting Sands: How Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions Transform Middle Eastern Alliances
Miranda Freund Tavárez Keywords: Iran Nuclear Program, Middle Eastern Alliances, JCPOA, Realism in International Relations, Regional Security, Abraham Accords, Middle East Politics, Israel, Balance of Power, Nuclear Proliferation Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Afghanistan: How did it go so wrong?
Maximilian Hankins Keywords: Afghanistan, Taliban, Nation Building, Democratisation Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Walking the Tightrope: Government Policy and Resource Extraction in Colombia and Peru
Fiorella Martelo Keywords: Extractive industries, Mining, Environmental Impact, Social Impact, Colombia, Peru, Governance, Regulation, Sustainable development Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Nayib Bukele’s presidency in El Salvador: to what extent is widespread support for exercising sovereignty in the population’s interest a justification for violating human rights?
Marcello Nazari Keywords: Nayib Bukele, El Salvador, sovereignty, human rights, violence, punitive justice, law enforcement. Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025U.S.-Japanese Alliance
Leah Alexandra Bird Lopez Keywords: U.S.-Japanese Alliance, U.S. Military Bases, Indigenous Rights, World War II, Okinawa Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Implications of the Proposed EU-Mercosur Free Trade Accord: Challenges for European Agriculture and Policy Responses
Jaime Sanz Keywords: EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, Tariff Elimination, Agricultural Subsidies, Common Agricultural Policy Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Diplomacy and Justice: Exploring the US-China Counternarcotic Working Group
Lucas Olaciregui Keywords: U.S-China Relations, Diplomacy, Narcotics, International Cooperation, Fentanyl Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025COVID and Cartel Wars: The Pandemic’s Impact on Narcotrafficking in Chile and Argentina
Agustín Plaza de los Reyes Keywords: Narcotrafficking, Transnational Crime, Drug Market, Illicit Activities, COVID-19, Governmental Policies, Chile, Argentina, Southern Cone. Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Exploring Base Erosion and Profit Shifting in the Context of Conflicting National Interests.
Iker Graña Keywords: tax governance, Apple, OECD, tax heaven, tax avoidance Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Conservative Ideologies: Implications on Domestic Violence Protections for Women
Esther Castellanos Pros Keywords: domestic violence, gender violence, family values, conservatism Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025The Importance of Regulating Cyber Security On a Global Scale
Malaika Mokashi Keywords: Cybersecurity, Misinformation, Russia, Democracy, Elections, Propaganda, Cyber warfare, Artificial intelligence (AI) Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Sectarianism and Geopolitics: The Saudi-Iran Rivalry in Proxy Conflicts
Kenzy Dessouki Keywords: Proxy-warfare, Sectarianism, Geopolitics, Middle East Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025From Fossils to Minerals: The Hidden Challenges of the Energy Transition
Mariana Gámez Pineda Keywords: Renewable Energy, Social Opposition, Extractivist Policies, South America, Europe Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025How can digital literacy in India bridge the gap between rural and urban populations?
Sofia Damásio Keywords: Digital literacy, urban and rural divide, India. Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Strengthening Europe: How Strategic Autonomy Requires a Shift in Sovereignty
Maïa Mackenzie Espinosa Keywords: strategic autonomy, sovereignty, balance of power Find PDF here.
27 January, 2025Multipolar Magnetism: The Evolution of Soft Power & Global Cooperation
Maya Attia Keywords: power, multipolarity, soft power, global powers, multilateral cooperation. Find PDF here.
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