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Student Essays
European Strategic Autonomy: How Realism Best Explains Why It Remains a Failure
European states only support aspects of ESA that serve their objective interests—such as economic and security concerns—which are not produced by any strategic culture.
Interview – Marta Migliorati
Martia Migliorati explores shifts in Nordic security and defense policy, the implications of the Ukraine war, and the politicisation of the EU’s trade arrangements.
Neoliberalism and the Sovereignty of the Global South
The neoliberal project has used sovereignty as a mechanism for producing and protecting class relations that favour the global capitalist elite.
Sexual Assault Silences in War Memorialisation: The Lesson of Vivian Bullwinkel
The display of Bullwinkel’s dress is a symbol of the gap between wartime experiences and their commemorative representations.
Lone-Wolf Terrorism: A Threat to Public Safety or A Catalyst for Public Hysteria?
The momentary usefulness of lone-wolf terrorism concept is just the tip of the iceberg; its potential in contemporary responses to the threat in a modernised era is massive.
The F-16 Coalition for Ukraine: Small State Status-Seeking Through Donations
Dutch F-16 donations to Ukraine were partly an international status-seeking act, a “good behavior” that gained the Netherlands prestige and saw Rutte become NATO Secretary General.
Interview – Michael Butler
Michael Butler talks about humanitarian intervention, the challenges to R2P and its relevance today, the norm life-cycle model, and the ethics of protection.
War and Crisis: The Impact of Narratives on the Militarisation of U.S. Police
Crises narratives and reimported conterinsurgency rhetoric have turned US police into a body upholding law-and-order via warfighting, often against racialised minorities.
Interview – Patrick Cohrs
Patrick Cohrs discusses his interpretation of the post World War One Trans-Atlantic order and the Paris Peace Conference, plus the current state of liberal democracy.
Interview – Steven Vogel
Steven Vogel outlines the concept of marketcraft, how it can be used to enhance economic and military security, the role of foreign policy, and Japanese security.
