5 Resource (YEN-CHIEH CHEN)

1. Tony Ingesson, "Great Powers, Great Perils: A Neorealist Analysis of the Impact of Multipolarity on the Risks of Confrontation, 1890-1911 and 2001-2009", 2009.

Abstract:
This thesis departs from a neorealist theoretical perspective but adds a rational actor perspective based on game theory. It shares Waltz' assumption of deep anarchy and the need for states to ensure their security but also maintains that actor prospects may be able to cope with the structural incentives in a flexible manner. Two cases of international politics are studied; 1890-1911 and 2001-2009. It is then argued that the historical case can provide a basis for limited probabilistic generalization about the use of hard power in a modern multipolar setting using a methodological approach based on the concept of transferability.

2. Mohamad Zakaria, "'Atoms for Peace'? Nuclear Energy and Peace, 2008.

Abstract:
In this thesis, nuclear power plants and their role in sustaining peace or threatening it are described and, to some extent, analysed. Nuclear energy contributes to the economic development of the country it is built in by providing electricity with relatively inexpensive prices than that of other kinds of energy. However, the construction costs of nuclear power plants are very expensive and it is a potential threat for human health and the environment.

3. Anna Bergh, "The Legal Status of Humanitarian Intervention", 2008.

Abstract:
This study is an attempt to clarify the legal status of humanitarian intervention under international law today. Despite the long history of legal discourse on the matter, there is no consistent consensus as regards the legality of humanitarian intervention under international law.

4. Armin Musaefendic, "Ballistic Missile Defense : Impact of technology on global politics", 2007.

Abstract:
The focus of this paper is to discuss ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems and their impact on international relations. I have a profound interest in the correlation between technological innovation/improvement and changes in international politics.

5. Richard L. Garwin, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Nuclear Weapons and International Security, 1999/4/30.

Abstract:
These are perilous times for international security and the advance of civil society.
Although the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the West is over, and the fear
and enmity have largely dissipated, on the order of half of the strategic weapons remain in existence, although fewer are deployed under the START I agreement that is now in force. Russia deserves enormous credit for having recovered all tactical nuclear weapons from outside the country in 1992, and all strategic weapons by 1996, except for those deployed on the strategic submarines.