Jackie

Is Kali a form of Devi Bhagavati, or are they different goddesses? I am confused by what I am reading.

What's the Hindu argument that suffering is justified, and not punishment?

What is likely to happen with Japan's relationships with US and China? Should Japan's prospective re-emergence as a 'normal' power be welcomed or feared?

Will the rise of China strengthen or destabilize Asian peace and security?

Has SEATO replaced America's hub and spokes system in Asia... or are they the same thing?

I'm having trouble understanding some content for my exam, so I'd love a better understanding of whether multilateral or bilateral trade agreements would be better for Australia right now?

Do you think successive Australian governments show enduring traditions or does it change from government to government?

Can the prevailing western theories of international relations be relevant to understand the experience of non-western people?

Is it completely biased to put western perspectives upon non-westerners, or is it fair to look through the lens we know, to make sense of the world around us with what we know and understand?

Interested to hear some different perspectives on how much of IR is dominated by masculine values. What are the consequences of this do you think?

Can somebody please answer this question by giving examples.. what are grand narratives or metanarratives?

Can anybody give any examples of how postmodernists differ from modernists?

Thanks.

My understanding is very rusty, can somebody please put the answer to this in layman's terms?

How did they predict the future in Ancient Greece? I know Apollo was gifted this was and that he taught this gift to others, but I can't find much more useful information.

What literary sources mention how gender affected religious practices or behaviour?

Does anybody have any knowledge of this or could they point me to some sources with evidence of this happening?

I believe it was discovered very very early in China, but when did gunpowder start being used in weapons in Europe?

I've been told 1400's but I thought it was after the Treaty of Westphalia which was in the 1600's.

Nation = group of people that identify with eachother and conceive themselves to be a community based on a common history, etc.

State = political manifestation of this, where there is one government for a population that recognise themselves as belonging to a territory.

Sovereignty = when there is a single supreme decision-making authority.

My question is how can a state exist without being a sovereignty? Is it possible to be legally self-supported, so by definition a state, but not a recognised sovereign state?

I'm studying the way wars have shaped international relations throughout the 20th Century, and I was just curious on people's theories for this.

It was said going into the war that the integrity of the US commitment was the pillar of peace throughout the world, and that if their commitments were deemed unreliable this would strengthen communist resolve and could lead to catastrophic war.

While the US didn't win, and no World War 3 followed, what would have happened if they had won? What would the world look like today? Any different? Maybe an even stronger America?