About John D. Young
John D. Young, B.A. (Hons), M. Sc. Soc., PhD
Political Scientist
My primary research interests center on nuclear issues and the analysis of international conflict, with a normative predisposition to conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution. International-political theory, particularly as it relates to the structuring effects of power relations within their specifically geopolitical contexts, informs most of my analytics.
The extensive scope and well-founded reasons for critical evaluations of policy choice has been a constant feature of modern international-security studies. Indeed, IR as a specific field of study owes its origins to dismay and consternation with regard to real-world policy choices, and more specifically to the problem of catastrophic war. One could even argue persuasively that the need for critical assessments of policy processes and outcomes has expanded and intensified over the course of recent years, and this dimension of the current global malaise and crise du politique finds expression as well in the texts referenced within this website.
International Relations, particularly the security aspects of the field, is the focus of my research, teaching, and writing.
“The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests.”
Montesquieu