Up until about 2000, most of the work on gender and international relations (IR) was
nonpositivist in nature. Since 2000, there has been a burst of positivist gender/IR …

The international doctrine of human rights is one of the most ambitious parts of the
settlement of World War II. Since then, the language of human rights has become the …

Does economic coercion increase or decrease government respect for human rights in
countries targeted with economic sanctions? If economic sanctions weaken the target …

Does the security of women influence the security and behavior of states? Existing evidence
linking the situation of women to state-level variables such as economic prosperity and …

This article addresses a puzzle: dictatorships that practice torture are more likely to accede
to the UN Convention Against Torture (CAT) than dictatorships that do not practice torture. I …

'Structural adjustment'has been a central part of the development strategy for the'third world'.
Loans made by the World Bank and the IMF have been conditional on developing countries …

Our analysis raises important questions for the academic fields of international relations and
security studies, especially in light of the fact that the US Department of Defense (DoD) paid …

history and evolution 4 grow weary as we attempt to do good on behalf of our country and
the world.... Now, let's get to work!” 2 Hillary Clinton was not the first female US secretary of …

International law is in a period of transition. After World War II, but especially since the
1980s, human rights expanded to almost every corner of international law. In doing so, they …

This article examines the effect of foreign armed intervention on human rights conditions in
target countries. It is argued that military intervention contributes to the rise of state …