States are the basic units of the international system and unitary actors in the world’s political and security landscape. Ever since the medieval ages the global States system has undergone ...

The Peace of Westphalia, signed in 1648, brought to an end the 30 Years’ War in Europe and laid the foundations for international diplomacy for nearly 400 years. The essence of the peace treaty ...

China has deeply honored the legacy of the Bandung Conference, viewing it as a valuable historical lesson in fostering ...

To deal successfully with jihadist enemies that seek “power over death,” Israel’s only prudential strategy should be based on ...

The Peace of Westphalia relates to two peace treaties signed in 1648 which ended a series of wars in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648.

The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) and subsequent treaty of Westphalia created a precedent for separating religion from politics, thereby fostering rational and law-based governance system to emerge.

Latin was the language of science and scholarship, and even politics; French was the language of society. The Treaty of Westphalia (1648) destroyed the last thread of German unity by Balkanizing the ...

Most political scientists agree that contemporary international relations arose after the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. Since then, international relations have undergone six stages, which we will ...

This war concluded with the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, regarded as the first agreement for the establishment of the modern state. Since then, numerous writings have supported the idea of realism, ...

Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer has received the inaugural honorary award of the International Prize of the Peace of Westphalia. The 103-year-old was awarded the prize in the western German city ...