The moral responsibility of corporations in arms trade
The paper deals with the discrepancy between the societies’ view, in terms of moral standards, on the export of arms and the actual standards in […]
See MoreThe EU’s poor record in promoting democracy on the Arabian Peninsula
The populations of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have often been depicted as “politically apathetic”. The first paragraph of this essay stresses the opposite by […]
See MoreFacing Changing Realities in the Arab World: Lessons for the West
As events of the Arab Spring are still unfolding, changing or even escalating two years after the initial start of the revolutions, the West can […]
See MoreContemporary ‘Power’ Shifts Resulting in a Polycentric World Order: Newcoming International Entities Lead the Way
With the advent of the 21st century new actors have risen to prominence in the international theatre. ‘Power’ is getting disseminated among these actors and […]
See MoreIs the decline of the US inevitable?
The post-Cold war US has been suffering from a ‘psychological stagnation’. This kind of stagnation doesn’t necessarily imply the inability to make progress, but the […]
See MoreChina and India – New Kids on the Bloc
China and India are often called emerging powers or the ‘new kids on the block’ in Africa. The question of this article will be to […]
See MoreThe Dragon in Africa – Emerging Powers and Shifts in Development Aid
Does the advent of Emerging Powers change the landscape of development aid? A closer look on China’s role as aid donor sheds light onto a […]
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