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Papers by Jan Pêt Khorto

With the escalation of the Syrian Civil War (SCW) since its start in 2011, several elements of cl... more With the escalation of the Syrian Civil War (SCW) since its start in 2011, several elements of classic insurgency have risen in the country leading to a high level of polarization between the Syrian people themselves and between the regional states involved in the conflict. This war converted Syria into a haven for a multi-proxy war and a hub for different international actors that strive to achieve their political and ideological interests in the region. Simultaneously jihadists from around the globe began to travel towards Syria in order to join the uprising in a pursue to be part of the global jihadi movement of establishing an Islamic Caliphate on earth, either by joining Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, namely Jabhat Al-Nusra, or by joining the self-proclaimed the Islamic State (IS). This Civil War and its continuous escalation have contributed to the instability of the region through the persistent of violence, high refugees’ influx, and its effects on the socioeconomic levels, sectarian polarization, and a lot more. Moreover, the direct involvement of several regional and international actors in the SCW has on several levels contributed to deepening the conflict and made the possibility of having a sooner peace- agreement to become more difficult due to the differences between the actors’ interests in the region, and the outcome of the conflict in general.
Furthermore, the Syrian conflict has dramatically changed the landscape of the Middle East, both by the grown sectarian tenses between the Sunni and Shi’a and the hostility each sect has towards the other, and by the power vacuum that led to the spread of ISIS in the region and its attempt to remove the Sykes–Picot’s western-drawn borders. These two reasons, among others, led the consequences of violence from fighting in Syria to spread wider and more deeply into the region and consequently affected the neighbouring states in several ways. Subsequent to the previous text, this paper will strive to go deeper in the spillover effects of the SCW on its neighbouring countries and discusses the SCW contribution to the instability of the region.

Comparing the theories of International Political Economy. After establishing a basis for each o... more Comparing the theories of International Political Economy.
After establishing a basis for each of the theories, this paper will try to describe the implementation of these two theories in the aspect of trade in International Political Economy. For doing that, I will start out by drawing lines around the main key element and features of Liberalism and Mercantilism providing a structural interpretation of their view on trade during the last decades. I will provide their interpretation on whether free trade is good or bad for both the international community and for singular states. The conclusion, which the paper is building towards, will sum the discussion and offer my approach on whether any of these two theories can be considered the best and which one has the best explanation for the economical events.

This paper seeks to give an explanation for the development of the European parliament using the ... more This paper seeks to give an explanation for the development of the European parliament using the two well-known theories Neofunctionalism and Intergovernmentalism separately.

With the escalation of the Syrian Civil War (SCW) since its start in 2011, several elements of cl... more With the escalation of the Syrian Civil War (SCW) since its start in 2011, several elements of classic insurgency have risen in the country leading to a high level of polarization between the Syrian people themselves and between the regional states involved in the conflict. This war converted Syria into a haven for a multi-proxy war and a hub for different international actors that strive to achieve their political and ideological interests in the region. Simultaneously jihadists from around the globe began to travel towards Syria in order to join the uprising in a pursue to be part of the global jihadi movement of establishing an Islamic Caliphate on earth, either by joining Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, namely Jabhat Al-Nusra, or by joining the self-proclaimed the Islamic State (IS). This Civil War and its continuous escalation have contributed to the instability of the region through the persistent of violence, high refugees’ influx, and its effects on the socioeconomic levels, sectarian polarization, and a lot more. Moreover, the direct involvement of several regional and international actors in the SCW has on several levels contributed to deepening the conflict and made the possibility of having a sooner peace- agreement to become more difficult due to the differences between the actors’ interests in the region, and the outcome of the conflict in general.
Furthermore, the Syrian conflict has dramatically changed the landscape of the Middle East, both by the grown sectarian tenses between the Sunni and Shi’a and the hostility each sect has towards the other, and by the power vacuum that led to the spread of ISIS in the region and its attempt to remove the Sykes–Picot’s western-drawn borders. These two reasons, among others, led the consequences of violence from fighting in Syria to spread wider and more deeply into the region and consequently affected the neighbouring states in several ways. Subsequent to the previous text, this paper will strive to go deeper in the spillover effects of the SCW on its neighbouring countries and discusses the SCW contribution to the instability of the region.

Comparing the theories of International Political Economy. After establishing a basis for each o... more Comparing the theories of International Political Economy.
After establishing a basis for each of the theories, this paper will try to describe the implementation of these two theories in the aspect of trade in International Political Economy. For doing that, I will start out by drawing lines around the main key element and features of Liberalism and Mercantilism providing a structural interpretation of their view on trade during the last decades. I will provide their interpretation on whether free trade is good or bad for both the international community and for singular states. The conclusion, which the paper is building towards, will sum the discussion and offer my approach on whether any of these two theories can be considered the best and which one has the best explanation for the economical events.

This paper seeks to give an explanation for the development of the European parliament using the ... more This paper seeks to give an explanation for the development of the European parliament using the two well-known theories Neofunctionalism and Intergovernmentalism separately.