This essay examines and explains the build up to the creation of ISIS through the scope of how mu... more This essay examines and explains the build up to the creation of ISIS through the scope of how much nations foreign policies contribute to the threats of terrorism. How much foreign policy tends to influence terrorism is looked at through the scope of how it affects the citizens of a state. Foreign policy that affects states either does so directly or indirectly. When this affect is negative it can sometimes lead to negative feelings that can lead to violence that can lead to insurgency that can lead to terrorism. There are three factors in analysing the connection between foreign policy and terrorism. A states foreign policy, their connection with the US and their tendency to intervene in intrastate and interstate conflicts. The formation of ISIS in the sense we see it today was an evolution from al-Qaida in Iraq. Al-Qaida in Iraq is a group who gained power after the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. After some sloppy decisions made by the US administration, the US gifted a quarter of a million soldiers to the insurgent groups in Iraq. Overall the US cannot be held solely responsible for the creation of ISIS. It was the US and its allies that destabilised Iraq.
This essay evaluates the role of Neorealism in the Ukraine Crisis. This crisis began with a deal ... more This essay evaluates the role of Neorealism in the Ukraine Crisis. This crisis began with a deal being made with Russia over the EU which caused a West sponsored coup which Russia took great offense to. This led to the subsequent invasion of Crimea, a region of Ukraine with strong ethnic ties to Russia. Pro-Russian separatists also took up arms in other parts of Ukraine. Neorealism says that the events in the Ukraine are a product of Liberal dogma that the West constantly peddles to their own ends. Russia warned that if Ukraine were to become part of NATO it would cause major issues. The West failed to heed such a warning. For Liberals, Ukraine wanted to join NATO to maximise their national interests, to become part of an interdependent, cooperative, peaceful organisation that will benefit them by creating a common identity to help prevent conflict. For Constructivists, this scenario is about social interactions, not power politics. It is simply Ukraine trying to establish relationships with NATO and the Russians, not a blame game. Constructivists say perceptions over friends and enemies impact state behaviour. Ukraine choosing to align with NATO as a friendly makes them an enemy of Russia, as NATO is Russia's
This essay examines and explains the build up to the creation of ISIS through the scope of how mu... more This essay examines and explains the build up to the creation of ISIS through the scope of how much nations foreign policies contribute to the threats of terrorism. How much foreign policy tends to influence terrorism is looked at through the scope of how it affects the citizens of a state. Foreign policy that affects states either does so directly or indirectly. When this affect is negative it can sometimes lead to negative feelings that can lead to violence that can lead to insurgency that can lead to terrorism. There are three factors in analysing the connection between foreign policy and terrorism. A states foreign policy, their connection with the US and their tendency to intervene in intrastate and interstate conflicts. The formation of ISIS in the sense we see it today was an evolution from al-Qaida in Iraq. Al-Qaida in Iraq is a group who gained power after the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. After some sloppy decisions made by the US administration, the US gifted a quarter of a million soldiers to the insurgent groups in Iraq. Overall the US cannot be held solely responsible for the creation of ISIS. It was the US and its allies that destabilised Iraq.
This essay evaluates the role of Neorealism in the Ukraine Crisis. This crisis began with a deal ... more This essay evaluates the role of Neorealism in the Ukraine Crisis. This crisis began with a deal being made with Russia over the EU which caused a West sponsored coup which Russia took great offense to. This led to the subsequent invasion of Crimea, a region of Ukraine with strong ethnic ties to Russia. Pro-Russian separatists also took up arms in other parts of Ukraine. Neorealism says that the events in the Ukraine are a product of Liberal dogma that the West constantly peddles to their own ends. Russia warned that if Ukraine were to become part of NATO it would cause major issues. The West failed to heed such a warning. For Liberals, Ukraine wanted to join NATO to maximise their national interests, to become part of an interdependent, cooperative, peaceful organisation that will benefit them by creating a common identity to help prevent conflict. For Constructivists, this scenario is about social interactions, not power politics. It is simply Ukraine trying to establish relationships with NATO and the Russians, not a blame game. Constructivists say perceptions over friends and enemies impact state behaviour. Ukraine choosing to align with NATO as a friendly makes them an enemy of Russia, as NATO is Russia's
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