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Nigeria’s Foreign Policy, Regional Obligations and Constant Order Closures 尼日利亚的外交政策、区域义务和不断的订单关闭

Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.53982/jcird.2022.0302.04-j

Chukwuemeka Enyiazu

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Nation-state Level of Analysis of North Korea’s Foreign Policy on Nuclear Deterrence 朝鲜核威慑外交政策的民族国家层面分析

Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.53982/jcird.2022.0302.08-j

Toluwanimi Esther Adebolu-Ololade, Emeka C. Iloh

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The Global Peace Mandate of the United Nations Security Council, Conflict Management and the Israeli-Palestinian Question 联合国安全理事会的全球和平任务、冲突管理和以色列-巴勒斯坦问题

Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.53982/jcird.2022.0302.02-j

Glorious Preye Summersett, Adebola A. Alade

{"title":"The Global Peace Mandate of the United Nations Security Council, Conflict Management and the Israeli-Palestinian Question","authors":"Glorious Preye Summersett, Adebola A. Alade","doi":"10.53982/jcird.2022.0302.02-j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53982/jcird.2022.0302.02-j","url":null,"abstract":"The United Nations global conflict management strategy is based on certain fundamental assumptions that require serious re-examination in the twenty-first century. This study is focused on the United Nations Security Council, its global peace maintenance responsibility mandated by the United Nations Charter and the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The doctrinal approach was employed for this study. This is with aim to assess the long-standing violence between Israel and Palestine and a possible way of effective management and possible resolution, which is the sole responsibility of the United Nations Security Council. The study shed more light on the role of the Security Council, its efforts and its challenges that are hampering warring nations from settling their disputes. The study concluded that, although the United Nations Security Council has played vital roles in instituting global peace, which is the fundamental principle of macroeconomic stability, the reforms of the Council is at the top of the most pressing global political issues facing the international community. Therefore, among the recommendations of this study is that, the reformation of the Council to mirror the present globalized world political order is of utmost significance in order to provide room for effective regional or continental representation, just as a representative government is well suited for a federating country. This would enable effective representation via regional or continental powers creating a platform for feasibly effective conflict management and possible resolution of interstate conflicts.","PeriodicalId":168045,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116036768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Fighting Corruption is Dangerous: The Story behind the Headlines, by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala 反腐败是危险的:标题背后的故事，作者:恩戈齐·奥孔乔-伊韦拉

Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.53982/jcird.2022.0302.09-j

Udoh Idoroenyen

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America’s Foreign Policy and the Challenges of Liberal Democracy in Africa 美国外交政策与自由民主在非洲的挑战

Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.53982/jcird.2022.0302.03-j

J. Fajimbola

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Theories of International Relations and the Fluidity of the International Political System 国际关系理论与国际政治体系的流动性

Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.53982/jcird.2022.0302.06-j

Chidiebere J. Onwutuebe

{"title":"Theories of International Relations and the Fluidity of the International Political System","authors":"Chidiebere J. Onwutuebe","doi":"10.53982/jcird.2022.0302.06-j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53982/jcird.2022.0302.06-j","url":null,"abstract":"The international political system continues to undergo varying degrees of permutation which often beckon the need to (re)appraise, contest, revise and reposition hitherto existing theories of international relations with a view to achieving relative precision in the analysis of global events. Recent developments in the international political system resonate and validate the fluidity and evolving nature of theories of international relations as tools required to describe, explain, analyse and predict global trends. This study underscores the place and role of prevailing global forces in shaping the nature, direction and character of theories of international relations. It demonstrated ways in which centripetal and centrifugal subtleties of the international system orchestrate new political thoughts and search for more apposite theoretical frameworks necessary to capture the exigencies of emerging world realties. Secondary data and descriptive method of analyses were used in the study. The study showed that regardless of the usefulness of theories of international relations in creating relevant links necessary to explain observable scenarios in the global arena, their importance resides largely in their capacity to reasonably account for global actions, behaviours and events irrespective of differences in historical time boundaries as well as variations in geographies. In conclusion, the study stressed the susceptibility of theories of international relations to vagaries of an ever-evolving international system majorly characterized by trends in peace and war, cooperation and conflicts, conflictual national foreign policy objectives as well as general interest of states and non-state actors.","PeriodicalId":168045,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130759625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, the Driving Forces, and Implications for Africa 俄罗斯入侵乌克兰的动因及其对非洲的影响

Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy Pub Date : 2022-06-30 DOI: 10.53982/jcird.2022.0301.09-j

Adaora Osondu-Oti, Emeka C. Iloh, O. Omole

{"title":"Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, the Driving Forces, and Implications for Africa","authors":"Adaora Osondu-Oti, Emeka C. Iloh, O. Omole","doi":"10.53982/jcird.2022.0301.09-j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53982/jcird.2022.0301.09-j","url":null,"abstract":"The study interrogates the issues surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war between the two Eastern European countries. It examines the remote and immediate causes of the invasion as well as the position of leading and other members of the UN Security Council and other world leaders on the aggression. The study also analysed Russia’s justification of the invasion based on the fact that Russia’s security is being threatened by the continued expansion of NATO to Eastern Europe, against which Moscow claims it is a red line that cannot be tolerated. A brief background of the crisis that led to the invasion/war was examined, as well as the internal and external factors that triggered the invasion. Finally, the paper examined the implications of Russia’s invasion of Africa. The study relied on documentary evidence sourced mainly from the internet and applied the realist theory in analysing the issues. The study found that though NATO’s expansion eastwards and Ukraine’s intention to join the security alliance were the immediate triggers for the invasion, several other remote factors contributed to the invasion. The study also found that though Africa is miles away from the theatre of conflict, it is being affected in several ways by the conflict. Amongst others, the paper recommends that Africa should maintain its non-aligned posture in the conflict, and should seek closer ties within the continent and with non-European partners to cushion the effects of the war.","PeriodicalId":168045,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy","volume":"279 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116288688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Political Instability and Insecurity in Africa: Implications for African Union Agenda 2063 非洲的政治不稳定和不安全:对非洲联盟2063年议程的影响

Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy Pub Date : 2022-06-30 DOI: 10.53982/jcird.2022.0301.08-j

Obinna Ukaeje

{"title":"Political Instability and Insecurity in Africa: Implications for African Union Agenda 2063","authors":"Obinna Ukaeje","doi":"10.53982/jcird.2022.0301.08-j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53982/jcird.2022.0301.08-j","url":null,"abstract":"The idea of the transformation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) to the African Union (AU) in 1999, by African Heads of State and governments, was to accelerate the processes of regional economic integration in the continent. Thus, the AU came into being to enable the continent to play a significant role in global economic affairs, while addressing other multifaceted social, economic, and political problems that tend to hinder progress in the continent. However, after more than two decades of its transformation, and despite the adoption of Agenda 2063 which aims to accelerate economic progress in Africa, the continent remains at a crossroads in its struggle to grapple with the challenges of achieving its core objectives. Drawing data largely from secondary sources of information, the paper attempted a critical examination of the political instability and insecurity across many African states, especially as the continent strives towards achieving economic progress through the framework of Agenda 2063, and found out that political instability and insecurity are fundamental challenges standing against the actualization of the Agenda’s objectives. The paper, therefore, concluded that unless these challenges are mitigated, the Agenda 2063 will remain nothing but a document that cannot be actualized because the peace and security required to attend such an enviable feat is seriously in breach in a majority of the states of the Union. The paper recommended the entrenchment of democratic culture and constitutionalism as well as strengthening of existing institutions of governance as the first step towards achieving the desired peace and security that will ensure the economic progress of the continent.","PeriodicalId":168045,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy","volume":"773 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134192831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Addressing insecurity through good governance: A panacea for stable and peaceful Africa 通过善治解决不安全问题:非洲稳定与和平的灵丹妙药

Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy Pub Date : 2022-06-30 DOI: 10.53982/jcird.2022.0301.03-j

Olalekan Samuel Fatokun, O. Rotimi

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A Critical Review of Agenda 2063: Prospects and Challenges for Africa’s Economic Renaissance 《2063年议程:非洲经济复兴的前景与挑战》

Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy Pub Date : 2022-06-30 DOI: 10.53982/jcird.2022.0301.06-j

R. Opeyeoluwa, Samuel Olalekan Fatokun

{"title":"A Critical Review of Agenda 2063: Prospects and Challenges for Africa’s Economic Renaissance","authors":"R. Opeyeoluwa, Samuel Olalekan Fatokun","doi":"10.53982/jcird.2022.0301.06-j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53982/jcird.2022.0301.06-j","url":null,"abstract":"The paper examines the place and condition of Africa in the global economic index and the imperative to shift the narrative by way of changing course from the present sordid reality. The dominant absence of development in the continent remains a sore point which contemporary issues in a globalized world have further accentuated by reaffirming the continent as a laggard within the international political system. The study relied on secondary and tertiary sources for data. The study submits that despite the prospects for a more robust and sustainable contribution of the continent to the world economy, it has been unable to compete favourably in the global marketplace or even at the intra-states level within the continent because of the absence of the requisite political will and comprehensive road map to end the cycles of bad governance and economic crisis which has held the continent down for ages. Hence, this study calls on the African leaders to ensure that Agenda 2063 is vigorously implemented and thus making Africa both competitive and not falling into the tepidness which was the lot of previous continental initiatives.","PeriodicalId":168045,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Contemporary International Relations and Diplomacy","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129029899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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