It is arguable that the dynamism with which the states of the EU have proceeded with enlargement and integration, has been unparalleled in the history of International Relations. Since its inception in 1951 the EU, which originally entailed a modest agreement on coal and steel production, has evolved into a supranational politico-economic union with its [...]
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Is the EU Reaching the Limits of Enlargement?
Posted: May 6, 2011 by ifyoutoleratethis45 in Culture and Society, Economics, International Relations, Political0
If anybody is interested in nuclear strategy or international relations (lost a lot of you there already…) I’ve got an article published over at E-IR. It deals with concepts of rationality and limited nuclear war. You can find it here. J Chisem
Ralph Nader on Corporate Socialism
Posted: March 27, 2011 by ifyoutoleratethis45 in Culture and Society, Economics, International Relations, PoliticalTags: Ralph Nader
An interesting interview conducted by Russia Today with US consumer-advocate and 3rd party presidential candidate Ralph Nader. Includes a discussion on the ‘unwarranted influence, sought or unsought, of the military industrial complex‘, the rise of the Tea Party, ‘Corporate Socialism‘ and the ‘democratic dictatorship’ of the two-party system. Nader’s seemingly non-sequitur prologue, which communicates the [...]
Libya: The Perils of Gunpoint Intervention and The Confusion of the West
Posted: March 26, 2011 by ifyoutoleratethis45 in International Relations, PoliticalTags: Iraq War, Libya, Middle East, Muammar al-Gaddafi, United States
The targeted killing of innocent civilians is a terrible, inexcusable, thing. Likewise, Colonel Gaddafi’s personality-cult dictatorship is an affront to progressive minded people. Nonetheless, to paraphrase Reinhold Niebuhr, western nations must realise that there are things which they can change for the better, others that they cannot, and that there is a significant difference between [...]
