Ukraine crisis - Samenvattingen en Aantekeningen

Notes on the lectures from the course (2024) Security: Actors, Institutions and Constellations. INCLUDES notes from lectures 1-7 (Total: 26 pages).

In this assignment, I analysed whether the failed strategic goals of Russia in the Russo-Ukraine War make it an intelligence failure. The assignment was graded with an 8.2! To allow you to hone your own assignment, I have included the feedback I received. Feedback: ''Scientific & Conceptual Foundation: The paper effectively utilizes a range of analytical concepts relevant to the course. However, in some cases, a broader array of resources could have been incorporated to provide more comp...

This is my assignment for the elective course Security from Below for the MSc. Crisis and Security Management. It was graded with an 8.0. I chose the effect of sanctions on the hegemony of the U.S. Dollar as my topic. To allow you to obtain an even higher grade, I have added the feedback I received: ''You have presented a reasonable overview of two contrasting viewpoints, but the core puzzle you aim to address is not entirely clear. To enhance your paper, two additional steps are recommended. F...

This is a critical review of the article “Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s Fault. The Liberal Delusions That Provoked Putin” By John J. Mearsheimer. Inter alia, it is argued John Mearsheimer has been observing the world from his ‘realpolitik box’ for a very long time now. He reads international politics only in terms of power, numbers of great powers, and their strategies to get more power. After all, he is the author of a world known offensive realism approach, aimed at explan...