Analysis Of Islam By Nye

Mearsheimer’s argument states that great powers are always in competition with each other to become a hegemon. There are five assumptions about the international system from which this statement comes from: that the international system is anarchic (there is no higher authority above the states), that great powers inherently possess some offensive military capability (they are potential threats to each other), that states can never be sure about other states’ intentions, that survival is the primary

perspectives within international relations itself, of which security is a sub-field (Terrif et al. 1991 – Security studies today). This paper thereby seeks to trace the various theoretical strands of security studies with the hope of elucidating how and why Islam, and Muslims immigrants have been increasingly portrayed as a threat and ‘Otherised’ in Britain. The ‘Golden Age’ of Security Studies: For the latter half of the Twentieth Century, the dominant school of thought related to security was neo-realism

that by 2020 china's growth national product (GNP) will surpass that of individual western economic powers except that for US, while at this time too, India's economy will have overtaken or will be in the process of overtaking the European economies (Nye, 2000). Due to India's and china's large population which will be estimated to be at 1.3 billion and 1.5 billion respectively, the standard of living of people residing in those countries does not need to match that of the western countries so as to

represents greater conflict in the civilizational relationship Huntington’s theory has generated immense debate in the developments since 9/11 with the launch of the GWOT, and others incidents that have signalled an escalation of tensions between Islam and the West. Events that point towards the salience of a clash of civilization of sorts, include the recently released Dutch film “Fitna” featuring verses from the Quran out of their context, as evidence of Islam’s hostility towards other religions

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