David HopkinsA constructivist view of international security posits that the threats and insecurities of states are not objectively present or absent but socially constructed. Actors or organisations with a sufficient degree of legitimacy or public profile have the capacity to identify, or create, ...

President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has passed away and most mourn his passing; while some do not.  But what will his legacy be? What were the achievements of his poor man’s revolution and how sustainable is it? Is there something to the claims of the big neighbour, America, which has ...