War and Weapons

One fo the most facsinating topics to focus on for international studies is that of war and weapons. There is a vast amount of research and articles available for you to review for your dissertation and this could lead to a very exciting piece of work! Take a look at some of our suggestions below:

Example war and weapons dissertation topic 1:

The nuclear future of Mongolia after Fukushima: An unrivalled opportunity?

As Angaavlusan (2009, p. 1) notes, ‘as the world changes and the economic growth center (and thus the demand) shifts eastward to Asia… of special importance [for Mongolia] is being next door to China’s enormously large and growing market’. Further, as a country rich in Uranium, and with the Japanese nuclear industry in a state of ongoing flux (after Fukushima), Mongolia has an unrivalled opportunity to develop its nuclear technology and uranium processing industries to meet ever-increasing Chinese demands for power. Though a primarily geo-politically focused international studies dissertation, this study also has the potential to hypothesise on the advantages that increased trade with China could bring to the wealth of the citizens of Mongolia and is thus a truly multi-faceted international studies proposal.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Angaavlusan, U. (2009). ‘Fueling the future: Mongolian uranium and nuclear power plant growth in China and India’, Mongolian Mining Journal.
• Lester, R.K. and Rosner, R. (2009). ‘The growth of nuclear power: Drivers and constraints’, Daedalus, Vol. 138(4), pp. 19-30.
• Bulag, U.E. (2009). ‘Mongolia in 2008: From Mongolia to mine-golia’, Asian Survey, Vol. 49(1), pp. 129-134.