"What is contained in a state has become ever more plural while the boundaries of a state have become ever more fluid. In a world of migration and shifting allegiances - caused by cultural, economic, military and climatic change - the state is a more provisional place and its in…
This study seeks to show that a particularistic view of the nations as enemies is not the only view, or even the dominant view, of the nations in the Psalms. There are various other views in the Psalms, and some of them can be grouped under the notion of the nations as subjects …
In light of decisions on Syria made during 2012-2013 within the United Nations Security Council, China's strategic use of its veto power, and manipulation of multilateral organizations reflects its status as a growing superpower within a multipolar world. Moving away from a Wash…
The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the place of the nations in the book of Isaiah, particularly focusing on the prophecies that deal with the gentile nations positively in relation to salvation on Mount Zion. This work argues the thesis that the book of Isaiah presen…
This thesis examines the evolution of United Nations Peacekeeping operations during the last decade of the twentieth century. To accomplish this, the author introduces peacekeeping from both theoretical and historic points of view to set the scene for the detailed examination of…
The UN Charter acknowledges the right of the UN Security Council to use force to address threats to international peace and security in case of acts of aggression. The Charter, however, does not expressly recognize the right to use force to protect the people of a State against …
With learning, dispassion and clarity, this book offers comparisons and an original account of American power. It explores the exercise of US power in the 19th and 20th centuries, analysing its economic and strategic sources and the nation's relationship to predecessors and riva…
"This far-ranging and ambitious attempt to rethink postcolonial theory's discussion of the nation and nationalism brings the problems of the postcolonial condition to bear on the philosophy of freedom. Closely identified with totalitarianism and fundamentalism, the nation-state …
"This far-ranging and ambitious attempt to rethink postcolonial theory's discussion of the nation and nationalism brings the problems of the postcolonial condition to bear on the philosophy of freedom. Closely identified with totalitarianism and fundamentalism, the nation-state …
"This far-ranging and ambitious attempt to rethink postcolonial theory's discussion of the nation and nationalism brings the problems of the postcolonial condition to bear on the philosophy of freedom. Closely identified with totalitarianism and fundamentalism, the nation-state …