Material Power, Ideational Constructions, and the Expanding Horizon of National Interest: Re-situating Middle Powers in Contemporary International Relations The articulation of “national interest” has never been a static or purely objective exercise. Rather, it emerges from the dynamic interplay between material capabilities—military strength, economic capacity, technological prowess—and ideational constructions such as identity, norms, historical memory, … Continue reading To what extent does alliance credibility depend upon military capability versus political resolve? Will evolving multipolar nuclear deterrence systems diminish or revitalise alliance politics?