Scott Burchill is Lecturer in International Relations in the School of Australian and International Studies. His research interests include the theory of International Relations, international political economy and Australian foreign policy. He is a regular commentator on international affairs for ABC Radio and Television.
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The English historian A.J.P. Taylor once argued that the principal difference between the methodologies of the lawyer and the historian was that…
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