Antarctica as a Chinese Political Monopoly: Guest Opinion Piece By Filip Đukić

'Minerals, commercial fishing and tourism are just some of the reasons that are increasingly attracting countries around the world to take an even stronger position in the race for Antarctica.'

An Overview on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

'The TPNW is replete with a sophisticated and robust host of prohibitions - weapon development, testing, acquiring, stockpiling, threatening, etc. - as a pursuant to commitments of participating NPT signatories ....'

Is the contemporary crisis best understood through ‘problem solving’ or ‘critical’ international theory?

'Above all, the faults of both problem solving and critical approaches reveal the limitations of relying on theory itself to help understand both contemporary and past crises'

Is the liberal international order already a thing of the past? If so, what is it replaced by?

'The following essay will explore why it is and will present two possible replacements for it.'

With Trump going, what now for US-Russian relations?

'The question is not whether Trump's approach was correct but rather what US foreign policy will consist of now.'

Japan Further Subverts Chinese Influence Through Securing Australia Defence Deal.

On the November 17th, Japan and Australia have agreed on a new policy of joint military exercises. This comes as Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga spoke after hosting Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Tokyo. “The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) is widely perceived as yet another effort to unite like-minded governments in the region and …

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The ‘Taiwan factor’ in Sino-US Great Power Politics in the Indo-Pacific

'From the Chinese perspective, Taiwan is not only a political and sentimental issue for China but also one of immense geostrategic value.'

Japan Attempts to Leave the Dragon’s Lair: Major Business Exodus from China to Southeast Asia

Since the start of the Coronavirus Pandemic, many Asian nations have felt an increased impetus to relocate industrial capacity away from mainland China. One such nation that is aiming to do that is Japan. The reasons for moving are complex and still widely debated amongst scholars, but there is a growing consensus in Japan that …

The Gradual Return of Strongman Politics

'Whether old or new, leaders that are determined to show their independent strength to continue to defy transcendental forces that liberals put so much emphasis on, including the virus.'

What caused World War 1? Was it the fault of an individual country or was it caused by underlying structural factors?

The causes of World War 1 are a highly debated topic within world politics and international relations. Amongst this debate, many evaluate the causes of the war as either being towards the individual fault of a specific country or through the structural factors that existed within the European nations. This essay will argue that the …