International Relations (School of): Recent submissions
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Risk propensity in Mozambique's energy diplomacy : a quest for energy security or regime security?
(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-01) - ThesisThis study is concerned with Mozambique’s energy diplomacy. Its objectives are twofold: to advance and apply relevant theoretical concepts, while providing empirical insights into the drivers of risk propensity in energy ... -
The gendered coloniality of the religious terrorism thesis : a critical discourse analysis of religious labels and their selective use in terrorism studies
(University of St Andrews, 2021-12-01) - ThesisThe category ‘religious terrorism’ within the discipline of Terrorism Studies (and beyond) is widely believed to constitute a uniquely brutal, non-negotiable, nihilistic, lethal and fanatic phenomenon justifying extreme ... -
Opportune conflicts : the EU's engagement with de facto states
(University of St Andrews, 2021-12-01) - ThesisThe thesis examines why and how the European Union (EU) engages with de facto states. Due to the state-centric framework’s structural impotence, de facto states cannot be appropriately understood, and hence tension continues. ... -
North African and Indian soldiers in the First World War in Palestine and Syria, 1917-1923
(University of St Andrews, 2021-06-29) - ThesisThis thesis explores the experiences of North African and Indian soldiers in the First World War in Palestine and Syria. In 1917, Britain’s and France’s manpower shortages faced them with the dilemma of whether to continue ... -
Iranian presidents and nuclear policies : decision-making from the Tehran declaration to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-01) - ThesisIran’s nuclear program has been a central concern of the international non-proliferation agenda since 2002 and has provoked many debates in political and academic circles. This thesis explores the impact of the personality ...