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Storming The Capitol – Symptom or Antigen?

By responding to the events through an affirmative negation of its impetus, it can become an antigen to such violent activity and the principal system of thought from which it stems.

by K.J.O'Meara

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On Conflict In 2021

The purpose of this short piece will be to briefly unpack a list of conflicts that deserve popular attention in the coming year, based upon the context and events of 2020.

by K.J.O'Meara

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On ‘Macrosecuritisation’, The Pandemic, and The United Nations

It is not enough to simply recognise a common security threat alone. To succeed against it is to provide a common response – and this can only be achieved through the intersubjective process of macrosecuritisation.

by K.J.O'Meara

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On Modern Political Sovereignty

Within political theory, there are a number of concepts that are key to the enterprise of thinking politically in the modern world. One of these is ‘sovereignty’. For centuries now, what it is to be ‘sovereign’ has been at the forefront of our political concerns, and this continues today.

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At Electoral Crossroads: An Analysis of Federal Elections Since 1984 With November 2020 In Mind

The United States stands at an Electoral Crossroads. Where will the 2020 Federal Elections be fought and how can past elections help us? This report details trends in the electoral data of past US elections with an eye to November 3rd 2020.

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Isaiah Berlin on Morality, Determinism and Freedom: An Interview

In 1974, Sir Isaiah Berlin (IB) was interviewed by John Merson (JM) – broadcast on ABC Radio National’s The Philosopher’s Zone with Alan Saunders in 2009 – in which his thoughts on precisely this relationship were laid out in his typically fluid and perspicuous style.