Showing papers in "Global Change, Peace & Security in 1996"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors pointed out that threats to human security frequently have no military component and cannot be addressed through military force and that one such threat is climate change resulting from the enhanced anthropogenic...
Abstract: Threats to human security frequently have no military component and cannot be addressed through military force. One such threat is climate change resulting from the enhanced anthropogenic ...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors sketch the historical path of Kant's perpetual peace proposal and reveal the obstacles and gaps ignored in the notion of a seamless tradition, and show how far both the League of Nations and the United Nations are from the realisation of the Kant's idea of a federation of republics.
Abstract: Immanuel Kant's Perpetual Peace often appears in both pre‐ and post‐Cold War international relations theory as a symbol of the long historical and philosophical tradition of the idea of achieving peace through a world organisation. Trying to sketch the historical path of the proposal reveals the obstacles and gaps ignored in the notion of a seamless tradition. When Kant's proposal is considered in relation to his doctrine of practical reason, we see how far both the League of Nations and the United Nations are from the realisation of Kant's idea of a federation of republics. Though the history of international peace, anti‐slavery and women's rights organisations might provide exemplars of Kant's enlightened citizens, neither that history nor that concept is drawn on in debating international relations theory. Theorists most often invoke Kant only to serve their purpose, whedier that is to argue for the inclusion of ethics, or for a new realism, or to promote the doctrine of democratic peace. An i...
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TL;DR: The relationship between Islam and foreign policy orientation in post-1979 Iran has been discussed in this paper, where the emphasis is on the ways in which Islamic principles guide the formulation and implementation of Iran's foreign policy.
Abstract: This article explains and discusses the relationship between Islam and foreign policy orientation in post‐1979 Iran. The emphasis is on the ways in which Islamic principles guide the formulation and implementation of Iran's foreign policy. The paper commences with a background to the Islamic revolution in Iran of 1978–79, identifying, in particular, the Islamic ideas adopted during the years immediately following the revolution and incorporated into the 1979 constitution. The article then specifically discusses first, the major tenets of political Islam and post‐revolutionary Iranian ideology; second, the ways in which these tenets have impacted upon the practical implementation of foreign policy in post‐1979 Iran; and third, what the Iranian case indicates about a relationship between Islam and foreign policy in the contemporary Middle East.
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TL;DR: The 50th anniversary of the United Nations was seized upon as an opportunity for extensive review of the world body's various peace-keeping operations, not least the UNTAC experiment in Cambodia.
Abstract: The 50th anniversary of the United Nations was seized upon as an opportunity for extensive review of the world body's various peace‐keeping operations, not least the UNTAC experiment in Cambodia. Much of this reflective analysis has been celebratory and self‐congratulatory in character, tending to treat UN intervention as a normative function whose validity may be taken for granted and which only requires a few running repairs and some fine‐tuning. This article suggests, however, that undertakings like UNTAC remain highly problematic. It is argued here that Cambodia had to be pulled into line in order to satisfy certain international imperatives. Neighbouring states conspired in a process which continues to have deleterious effects on the ground. Indeed, while a great deal has been written on the objectives and immediate achievements of the peace effort, much more needs to be known about its grassroots impact and longterm results. UNTAC's legacy was a muted success at best. Cambodia has been stru...