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International Relations Theory
![‘Disciplinary Gangs’ in Pakistani Academia ‘Disciplinary Gangs’ in Pakistani Academia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-04-180709.jpg)
‘Disciplinary Gangs’ in Pakistani Academia
By Arsim Tariq
From universities to research think tanks, academic disciplinary gangs impede interdisciplinary, creative, and aesthetic endeavors to move beyond a security- and state-centric vision of international relations.
![What Twitter Taught Me About (Nuclear) War With North Korea What Twitter Taught Me About (Nuclear) War With North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rtx3ehno.jpg)
What Twitter Taught Me About (Nuclear) War With North Korea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Are social scientists trivializing nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula?
![Is the 'Rules Based Order' Worth Keeping Up? Is the 'Rules Based Order' Worth Keeping Up?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-14_20-06-40.jpg)
Is the 'Rules Based Order' Worth Keeping Up?
By Robert Farley
How large are the stakes for the United States in sustaining the current global order?
![Of Course China, Like All Great Powers, Will Ignore an International Legal Verdict Of Course China, Like All Great Powers, Will Ignore an International Legal Verdict](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-11_14-36-43.jpg)
Of Course China, Like All Great Powers, Will Ignore an International Legal Verdict
By Graham Allison
In ignoring an upcoming verdict on the South China Sea, Beijing is following well-established precedent by great powers.
![When Is Great Power War Likely? When Is Great Power War Likely?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-25_23-14-43.jpg)
When Is Great Power War Likely?
By Ankit Panda and Zachary Keck
U.S. editors Ankit Panda and Zachary Keck discuss great power war with Alex Ward of The Atlantic Council.
![When Might a Great Power War Make Sense? When Might a Great Power War Make Sense?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-25_18-56-42.jpg)
When Might a Great Power War Make Sense?
By Ankit Panda
What will it take for either the U.S. or China to decide to go to war with the other?
![Only US Can Prevent Great Power War Only US Can Prevent Great Power War](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-22_10-02-57.jpg)
Only US Can Prevent Great Power War
By Alex Ward
The preconditions for a hegemonic war currently exist in the world, but the U.S. can still prevent one.
![No, Great Power War Isn't Obsolete No, Great Power War Isn't Obsolete](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-03_13-29-21.jpg)
No, Great Power War Isn't Obsolete
By Rod Lyon
"Great powers, especially nuclear-armed ones, don’t go to war with each other lightly. But sometimes wars happen."
![Erectile Dysfunction and Strategy Erectile Dysfunction and Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-06_05-36-47.jpg)
Erectile Dysfunction and Strategy
By Robert Farley
Let's not get too caught up in the notion of credibility.
![Why the Senkaku/Diaoyu Dispute Isn't Going Away Anytime Soon Why the Senkaku/Diaoyu Dispute Isn't Going Away Anytime Soon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-11_20-38-32.jpg)
Why the Senkaku/Diaoyu Dispute Isn't Going Away Anytime Soon
By Ankit Panda
The dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands is going to remain a major issue in China-Japan relations for a while.
![A Lesson From Ukraine: Balance Threats Internally A Lesson From Ukraine: Balance Threats Internally](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-24_02-32-30.jpg)
A Lesson From Ukraine: Balance Threats Internally
By Ankit Panda
Russia's invasion of Crimea and Ukraine's lack of preparedness holds some important lessons for other states.
![Russia in Crimea: When States Act Out of Insecurity Russia in Crimea: When States Act Out of Insecurity](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sizes/thumbnail/10447_524a30d6f020d.jpg)
Russia in Crimea: When States Act Out of Insecurity
By Ankit Panda
Did Western policymakers in Ukraine forget that security is often the greatest foreign policy motivator?
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