Constructivism in international relations

the clans created a power vacuum that created the anarchy and chaos of the Somali Civil War and the collapse of the Soviet Union led to an initial support from the United States but ultimately the abandonment of the United States in their bilateral relation with Somalia. Though this war has still had massive effects on the population of Somalia today, hopefully peace can be made soon and an end to the suffering these people have endured will be made…

“The world is anarchic.” That is how realists may see the world and relations amongst state are only necessary in order to gain states’ own interests. They believe that states are competitive towards one another with the primary goal of gaining power. Their theory is often contradicting the theory of the liberalists and idealists, which believe in cooperation and the existences of mutual benefits. The realists believe that states are meant to struggle for power and act in a way to prioritize the…

The internal affair of a country, a nation governed by its own government, refers to events or issues that occur inside the country. This essay shall explore whether it is ever morally justified for a foreign country to intervene in the internal affairs of a country; in other words, if foreign intervention is ever ethically right. This essay will argue that foreign intervention is never right as it is often used as an excuse for foreign countries to act on self-serving purposes, and on top of…

Four main principles are essential to transform traditionally taught realism in to American realism. “First, it needs to distinguish between friends and allies, on the one hand, and enemies and adversaries, on the other (28).” By drawing clear lines on where America stands, the trust of allies is secured; enemies are made aware of Americans sentiment, and adversaries are put on notice to the thin line that can move them from adversaries to enemies. In addition to enemies, adversaries, and allies…

success, at the domestic level, but when some activist/activists decide to use the political opportunity structure internationally complications arise. The focus of the POS is determining the openness to an issue and one complication that arises is international actors.…

legacy in relation to Iran, contributed to the openness, which America put forth in negotiating the…

insufficient to stabilize international order. With today’s disrupted international order, the globalizing world is filled with problems having to do with climate, network, chaos, and public health. This is because countries have had the same traditional sovereignty system, and it is time to evolve in the globalizing world. For so long, this operating system has been mainly about a state’s own protection and self-interest without considering other states’ needs. In today’s international order,…

The thesis I will argue for is ‘The International Criminal Court has too many negative influences from the outside, including the United Nations Security Council, and its own limitations to operate effectively’. I will start by focussing on the negative influence of the Security Council, this will make up two of my four arguments, my third argument will cover the limitations of the court itself and my last argument covers the problem that comes with the need of the cooperation of states. First…

Through the individual case analysis of both Nicholas II and Joseph Stalin, we are able to see the weight that an individual’s psychology has in shaping a person. As well as, the impact of single decisions made as a result of this psychology, could have on the grand scheme of history. Despite the illumination that individual’s case studies may give in support for the influence of single player in world politics, an argument is frequently made that there are simply far too many factors that could…

The following analysis will examine the roles and obligations of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) by outlining different options in assisting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in order to end the existing conflict and build a long-term sustainable peace. DRC, previously known as Zaire, has been fighting an uneasy battle for the rights and lives of its people against the increased violence from the rebels over natural resources, ethnicity and power. CIDA’s agenda to aid…