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This study offers an explanation for the frequent disregard for sovereignty and the principle of noninterference among states in the contemporary Middle East State-System. Current scholarship on this topic has reached an impasse through its reliance upon static and unchanging no…

Current international politics—and globalization in particular—are best understood by tracing their historical development. Consequently, this researcher undertakes a structured, comparative case study analysis of four regions—the northwest coast of America, the Asante Kingdom o…

Two prevailing approaches in international relations neo-realism and constructivism emphasize the role of material capabilities or ideas in systemic change. Alternatively, this dissertation focuses on the change and persistence of domestic institutions of states that turn materi…