International Relations Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

“Gender is actually central to the constitution and practice of international policies.” Marysia Zalewski

Historically the international relations (IR) have been overwhelmingly dominated by the male politicians. Therefore, in the dominant Western culture patriarchy and its natural corollary masculinity has been the undisputed norm in politics. The aggressive masculine image of the ideal macho male politician is deeply etched in the collective psyche of the entire Western civilization and culture. However, in the present day post-modern, post industrial West the dominance of the man in the domestic and the international arena has been under stringent scrutiny, and in certain instances under open frontal attack by the vocal feminists. Today there are no two ...

The theory of realism has been a source of constant conflict between the government policies and the academia. The lines put forth by John Mearsheimer bear testimony to this conflict. Mearsheimer believes, “Realism appears to have a bright future in the twenty-first century. Unfortunately, we still live in a nasty and brutish world where the great powers compete with each other for power. The only possible threat to realism is likely to come from inside academia, where it is frequently reviled. But any attempt to silence realism within the academy is likely to fail, simply because it is difficult to repress or ...

In What Ways Can a Classical Realist Be Critical of Waltz’s Neorealism?

The international political playing field has long been rife with commentary and criticism: the sheer nature of every country being independent of others in their politics but are still wholly dependent on others for their security (war and economy are but two factors reliant on other nations). Classical realism and Waltz’s Neorealism are two such theories which comment on international relations and attempt to explain the behaviour of individual states within the global perspective. Both relate directly to the Realism Movement, which dictates having a realistic approach which prioritizes the national interest over ideology and moral concerns (Moseley). Political ...

This paper takes a position on the historical question: Which International Relations theory, at the system, and state level of analysis, is most helpful in explaining Russia's position in opposing the invasion of Iraq’s politics by the United States in 2003? This paper seeks to prove how the integration of the international system caused Russia to have a preference of global diplomacy over short-term economic gains from the attack of Iraq. First of all, it is important to know that the invasion of Iraq by the United States was triggered by the fact that the United States believed that Iraq, ...

The Westphalian system came about because of the peace treaties of Westphalia and Osnabruck in 1648 that officially marked the end of the 30 years war that destroyed a larger part of Europe between 1618 and 148. It is viewed that the treaties did not only end the war but also triggered the beginning of a new international system considered as the foundation of the present-day nation state system based on sovereignty often referred to as the Westphalian system (Zwierlein, 2013. 38, 1, pp. 65-95)
The Westphalian model and sovereignty have been key debated issues since it is claimed that ...

The Hostage Crisis, a Key to Understanding Modernity

In the history of human civilisation, there were very few ages characterised by stability and even less as peace. As no other species humanity can be characterised by warfare and conflicting nature of behaviour. There is probably no such region in the world, where there would not be various conflicts and were war did not take place. On the other hand, there are those regions where conflicts are transferred with mother's milk. The region of Middle East is the best example of such region. The Arab-Israeli conflict was a cornerstone of regional, interstate relations for almost two millennia. That is ...

In 21st century globalization has touched all aspect of business, economy, trade, and government system. Globalization altered the way businesses were operating and governments were handling international relations. Experts have different opinion on globalization, few consider that globalization has reduced the power of nation state because of global capital. Some experts said that nation-state is still powerful, and adopt changes developed by globalization. This paper intends to discuss the impact of globalization on nation states, and how globalization reduced the power of the state.

Fundamentally all countries across the world have become the part of global transformations. Capital, products, ...

Critical approach to security is a theory which emerged in the mid 1990’s as a result of a conference held in Toronto, Canada. It is based on critical desires which challenge the traditional approach to security. It argues that the state cannot be a sufficient object of reference to security and that the definition and the sources of security and insecurity should thought of in broader terms than in the traditionalist approach to security. It is from the above challenges that the constructivist theory to security was developed. The critical approach to security proposes the formation of conceptual answers to the questions ...

Introduction

The human family in all its forms and all its habitat has undergone struggles to restore the world in order and create a peaceful society. As long as we can remember, the struggle to attain security and peace has been reflected in the various lifestyles of the entire humanity. The nation-state remains the largest single component that comprises of human grouping willing to achieve a peaceful coexistence. It has not been easy to maintain peace in the world we live as nations have engaged each other in conflicts. The detrimental effects that resulted from the first and second world ...

On the 20th of March, 2003, the Unites States of America launched an offensive against Iraq. This war was called as “Iraqi Freedom Operation” and led to the defeat and eventual capture of the Iraqi President and Baath Party leader Saddam Hussein. The war lasted only ten days but the consequences were far reaching, echoes of which can still be felt today. It has also proved to be a long, protracted and expensive war for the US with many analysts terming the situation as a quagmire for the US as well as its allies. It was the second war that the ...

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The spark which burgeoned Arab Spring in 2011 has presented the feasibility of democratization in Tunisia. Beyond the young “Tunisian street vendor” setting himself afire in protest demonstrations in 2011, one initial response of the government was to shut the Internet down (“Arab Spring Research Guide,” 2015). The influence of one relatively recent movement shortly after the first budding blossoms of Arab Spring, mass protests demanded the ousting of then-President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali (“Tunisia’s Arab Spring, Three Years on,” 2014). Three years after settling down a bit, the feasibility of democratization in Tunisia has faced a few sticky harbingers ...

- Introduction
The dramatic rise of China as a political and global trading force presents a set of matters and concerns for the highly developed countries and particularly to the Asia-Pacific region. While China only poses a lesser security precaution at this juncture, its global intentions and developing capabilities warrant some serious considerations. This is due to the military, economic and political impact of any of its actions or moves.
- China’s Security Alignments and Oppositions
Of the other stable nations in the Asia Pacific region, only Russia takes China as its vital partner. The western democracies are ...

The Syrian Opposition

The Syrian revolution differs from the other Arab Spring revolutions in various ways, but what is the most curious is why the Syrian opposition is in such disorder and how it managed to be formed at all? The answers to these questions lie not in the current uprising but in the Syrian half-century history. Before the supremacy of the current Ba’ath Party, Syria was characterized by continues chain of coups and fighting between various political and religious groups, which were approaching their own internal and external goals. When Hafez al-Assad seized power during the 1970 Correction Revolution, his ...