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VOL. 2015/2016 NO. 3

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Cold War
2016, Vol. 2015/2016 No. 3
Détente Studies in Cold War International History: Questions (Un)Marked?
By Jittipat Poonkham
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
Détente is generally understood as a relaxation of international tension. However, there are many conceptions and characteristics of détente: superpower détente (such as ‘Nixinger's, Leonid Brezhnev's or Mao Zedong/ Zhou... Read Article »
International Relations Cold War Detente International History Richard Nixon Henry Kissinger Foreign Policy
Korean War
2016, Vol. 2015/2016 No. 3
What Were Mao's Motivations for Intervention in the Korean War?
By Ciaran Kovach
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
Chinese intervention in Korea in October 1950 continued a period of hideous violence and death in China's history. Between 1927 and 1949, around 21.5 to 27.5 million Chinese had died in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in the Chinese Civil War.... Read Article »
Mao Zedong Korean War China Korea Chinese Politics
Terrorism
2016, Vol. 2015/2016 No. 3
Should Governments Negotiate With Terrorists?
By Bohdana Kurylo
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
In 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin dismissed the possibility of negotiating with leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), claiming that there is no sense in talking to a terrorist organization. Meanwhile, as it later became... Read Article »
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Conflict IRA Terrorism Peace Process Conflict Negotiation Resistance
British Imperialism
2016, Vol. 2015/2016 No. 3
How Important is the Notion of the 'Civilising Mission' to Our Understanding of British Imperialism Before 1939?
By Thanapat Pekanan
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
The ‘civilising mission' is a broad ideology that combines four main ideals; Enlightenment ideals, Christian / Evangelical ideas of pre-destination, racist ideas about white superiority and Liberalism. All these ideals have had a significant... Read Article »
British Imperialism Empire British Empire Civilizing Mission Colonialism Liberalism Racism
European Politics
2016, Vol. 2015/2016 No. 3
Still Cordiale? Revisiting the Entente Cordiale in the Context of European Security and Brexit
By Paul Hagan
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
When Britain and France signed what became known as the ‘Entente Cordiale' in 1904, it brought into being an era of mutual cooperation between two neighbours whose past had often made them the best of enemies. The partnership served and survived... Read Article »
European Union European Politics Great Britain France Brexit European Security Entente Cordiale

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