International Relations Theses: Recent submissions
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Syria : why is the Arab Spring turning into a long winter
(University of St Andrews, 2015-06-23) - ThesisThis thesis analyses the problematic trajectory of the Syrian Revolution 2011, which was inspired by the Arab Spring. It first evaluates the causes of the revolution during Bashar al-Asad’s era. An era was aimed to be a ... -
Global ‘sweet enemies’ : the EU-Russia security dilemma
(University of St Andrews, 2014-06) - ThesisThis dissertation tells the story of conflict in the EU-Russia relationship. What makes this conflict definitive of a ‘security dilemma’, it is argued, is the unintended event of political violence in-between these ... -
Saving Muslim women in the era of Axis of Evil? : pious women’s movement advocates in Iran, 2001-2010
(University of St Andrews, 2014-06) - ThesisThis thesis aims to investigate US foreign policies in the post-9/11 world, focusing on the ways in which they affected the Iranian women’s movement after Iran was included in the Axis of Evil in January 2002. The focus ... -
Terrorism and the state : intra-state dynamics and the response to non-state terrorism
(2015-06-23) - ThesisAlthough there has been a wealth of academic literature which has examined counter-terrorism, both in the general sense and in case study focused approaches, there has seldom been an engagement in terrorism studies literature ... -
Bandanas and blue helmets : an analysis of United Nations-insurgent relations after the Cold War
(University of St Andrews, 1995) - ThesisThis is an examination of a neglected class of relations that have become more common after the Cold War, those between the United Nations and sub-State insurgent groups. This relationship has changed significantly after ...