I have discussed Structural Realism in previous writings, but it is necessary to reiterate its core tenets here due to its relevance in explaining this conflict. Structural Realism, or Neorealism, rests on five fundamental assumptions about the international system: Point five is especially crucial in understanding this conflict—yet it is often overlooked in Western discourse. […]
Author: Harrison
Are we in a gaming decline?
Is Gaming in Decline? Not Exactly, But the Industry Is Facing a Reckoning The gaming industry isn’t dying — far from it. But it is undeniably facing challenges that signal a return to Earth after the stratospheric growth during the pandemic. What we’re seeing now isn’t the end of gaming, but rather a necessary and […]
Reading notes: Community-based natural resource management
Environmental issues are increasingly important and the role of community-based natural resource management is an increasingly important approach in improving local environmental issues (Agrawal and Gibson, 1999, p.630). The readings that this reading response addresses includes, Enchantment and Disenchantment: The Role of Community in Natural Resource Conservation by Arun Agrawal and Clark C. Gibson, Nepali […]
Beyond Formal Land Tenure
Narcotics trafficking poses a growing threat to Indigenous land rights and access in Honduras, particularly for the Miskitu people of La Mosquitia (McSweeney & Pearson, 2014). As McSweeney and Pearson argue in Prying People from Native Lands (2014), formal land tenure alone is insufficient to safeguard Indigenous land access, as the problem is rooted in […]
Is unipolarity a peaceful system?
The thesis that unipolarity is not a peaceful international system structure is grounded in the structural realism theory of international relations, as articulated by Mearsheimer and Walt. Structural realism, also known as offensive realism, rests on five key assumptions. First, states are the principal actors in the international system. Second, the international system is anarchic—there […]