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Open Journal of Political Science (OJPS) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in political science. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of p…
Hatem Abu Zaydeh, Ibrahim Saqer Alzaeem, Hisham S. A. Almeghari
This article deals with the civil and political rights in the press of the news websites, aims to identify the civil and political rights in the press discourse of the top news websites and newspapers in Britain. Between March - August 2022, a tool that inclu…
Peter Emerson
Covid and Climate Change are telling us all that we have to cooperate. Well we can’t do that very well if, whenever we make decisions, we are forever voting (“for” or) “against” each other! With a system of preferential points voting, however, people can inde…
Enrique Baltar Rodríguez
Afghan state collapse in August 2021 once again put discussion about state-building strategies in post-conflict scenarios. This article explores fundamental causes of state-building failure in Afghanistan and proposes an explanation based, for one side, on po…
Eleni Chytopoulou
Territories change hands with wars or faits accomplis (land grabs). A fait accompli does not directly aim at war; instead, it is mainly used to exert pressure against the adversary and demand compensation. However, a fait accompli can lead to open warfare. Ot…
Muhammad Shahbaz
As a frontline ally, Pakistan shares a long history of fighting with the CIA since the Soviet invasion. The CIA, ISI, and Mujahedeen nexus weaponised the region. Punishing preparators and beneficiaries of 9/11 led the U.S. to initiate a “war on terror”. Pakis…
Eniye Christian Dubakeme, Sheriff Folarin
This study conducted an analysis of India and Nigeria’s foreign policy pursuits. Foreign policy choices have significant benefits or consequences for countries. The future of a nation can be affected by the foreign policy decisions of leaders. The objective o…
Nikolaos Tzenios, 1 1, 1 1
The paper explores the question of just war. For nations to wage war, there is a political, social, and moral necessity to justify such war. Consequently, the doctrine of just war then arose to ensure that nations could justify their declarations of war and a…
Mona Elinat Massalha, 1 1
In a world full of developments and risks, states have sought to consolidate their macroeconomic policy under the banner of a regional economic bloc. They can benefit by strengthening their position in the field of economic integration, either through prefere…
Georges Olemanu Lohalo, Yuliannova Lestari, Tresor Shongo, Betao Ngoma Mushinda, Nicole Kajir Diur, Juguel Mbala Badila, Scheel Mutombo, Michel Yemba Nonga, Claude Boyoo Itaka, Chapy Mukaya Bafita, Francois Lokembo Mutshembe
This paper briefly discusses the essence of the US-China competition in Africa and introduces a principial categorization to group their respective interests in Africa. It is about what US and China individually want or seek to achieve in Africa, through thei…
Pedro Ivo Sebba Ramalho, Delia Rodrigo
This article deals with stakeholder participation in the formulation of regulatory decisions. The objective is to understand the relationship between the interests and influence of stakeholders in the regulatory game. The largest independent regulatory agency…
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