Academic Articles & Research Papers

A history of international relations theory

This book traces discussions about international relations from the middle ages up to the present times. It presents central concepts in historical context and shows how ancient ideas still affect the way we perceive world politics. It disc...

Belt and Road Initiative and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an extremely new and fast-moving project which, as part of a strong effort toward consolidating Chinese power on the international stage, has faced a series of challenges, suspicions and criticisms (esp...

In the Western Orbit: Turkish Approaches to the Study of International Relations

The article analyses the current state and development of International Relations research in Turkey, with an emphasis on the possible causes of its periphery status and the growth points for the formation of independent theoretical approac...

PLYOMETRICS AND CALISTHENICS ‒ PHYSICAL TRAINING METHODS SPECIFIC TO THE PHYSICAL TRAINING OF THE MILITARY

  The physical training of the military must be extremely hard, as it is a support for military training programs. Moreover, it must prepare the military to deal with any situation they may encounter on the battlefield: from climbing a 3...

Religion in International Relations

Are the secular foundations of international relations sustainable at present? This comprehensive study shows how the global resurgence of religion confronts international relations theory with a theo...

Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches

Introduction to International Relations provides a concise introduction to the principal international relations theories and approaches, and explores how theory can be used to analyse contemporary issues. Throughout the text, the chapters ...

Psychology and International Relations Theory

Organized around several major theoretical traditions in international relations, this essay suggests which literature in psychology should be of greatest interest to different kinds of international relations scholars. New work in cognitiv...

A POLÍTICA EXTERNA DO GOVERNO LULA: IDEOLOGIA OU PRAGMATISMO NAS RELAÇÕES COM A AMÉRICA DO SUL?

O presente artigo objetiva estudar a contemporânea política externa brasileira para a América do Sul, analisando suas ações de forma pontual e relacionando-a com o presente debate acerca de seu fim ideológico ou pragmático. Concluímos que a...

“Big Brother” or “False Ally”: Perception of anti-Russian sentiment in the context of the results of the 2026 parliamentary elections in Armenia

This article presents a comparative analysis of the geopolitical and regional aspects—as well as the significance—of the elections to the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia held on June 7, 2026. Particular attention is paid to the...

African Muslim Leaders and Turkey’s Diyanat

Turkish-African relations began with the formation of the Ottoman Empire. Early relations were confined to parts of modern-day Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, which the empire ruled for centuries. Later on, the empire spread to other parts of Afr...

Il XX Congresso del Partito Comunista Cinese e la “sinizzazione del Marxismo”

Il XX Congresso nazionale del Partito Comunista Cinese ha posto una notevole enfasi sulla "sinizzazione del Marxismo". Intesa come "integrazione del Marxismo nella realtà specifica della Cina", la "sinizzazione" è stata discussa nella secon...

Los Convenios de Ilo y la integración peruano-boliviana

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Security and International Relations

This textbook presents security studies as a branch of international relations theory, providing readers with the critical conceptual tools to develop their expertise. The author evaluates the claims of rival theories - realism, neorealism,...

The Making of Global International Relations

This book presents a challenge to the discipline of international relations (IR) to rethink itself, in the light of both its own modern origins, and the two centuries of world history that have shaped it. By tracking the development of thin...

Entendendo a Cooperação entre a União Europeia e o Brasil: duas décadas de ações conjuntas

O presente artigo tem como propósito oferecer um panorama geral da cooperação bilateral para o desenvolvimento entre a União Europeia (UE) e o Brasil, abarcando os dois últimos períodos orçamentários: 2002 – 2006; 2007 – 2013, bem como o no...

Achieving Consensus in the South China Sea: Explaining Bilateralism's Bane and Multilateralism's Boon

A prolonged debate arises whether bilateralism or multilateralism is the most effective path to achieve mutual consensus among parties in the South China Sea dispute. This study identifies bilateral approach negativity to settle such a comp...

1919–1920 metų Lietuvos nepriklausomybės karo nominacijos ir pripažinimai | Names and Recognition of the Lithuanian War of Independence, 1919–1920

Correlates of War (COW), an ongoing project initiated in the United States to monitor all the wars around the globe, covers the Estonian and Latvian wars of independence, and the war between Poland and Russia, but does not represent the Lit...

El efecto de la reforma política de 2003 sobre las corporaciones de representación popular: el caso del Concejo de Bogotá.

Rationality in International Relations

Rationalist models have faced four persistent sets of critics as the research program of international relations has evolved. Under neorealism's structural constraints of international competition and selection, agents' rationality may appe...

Playing Games with International Relations

After reviewing the advantages and disadvantages in using simulations to teach International Relations, this paper develops pedagogy for using simulations to teach International Relations (IR) theory. After discussing methods for integratin...