The International Relations of Middle-earth: Learning from The Lord of the Rings

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229 Index Note: Page numbers in italics denote ‹gures or tables. Adorno, Theodor, 71 Afghanistan, 4, 59 Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud, 1–2 alliance politics and war, 82, 89–91, 99–100, 104, 109 Allingham, Henry, 76 al-Megrahi, Abdel Baset, 183, 184–85, 186, 189, 191 al-Qaeda, 4, 57, 107, 108 analytical frameworks in International Relations, 32, 33–34, 34, 37–42, 78. See also war, levels of analysis and causes of anarchy in IR theory, 48, 58–59, 61, 63, 69 in Middle-earth, 19, 39, 69, 86–87, 92, 168 and war, 39–40, 80–81, 98, 105, 109–10, 154 Aragorn (Strider) in context of IR theory, 51, 55, 56, 59 and crowning as King Elessar, 144, 182, 214 and Éowyn and liberal feminism, 125, 126 in feminist analysis of con›ict, 144, 147–48 in Middle-earth global hierarchy, 19–20 and state security, 180–81 in War of the Ring analysis, 88, 89, 90–91, 96, 109 See also Elessar, King Army of the Dead, 90–91, 212 Arrow, Kenneth, 16 Arrow Impossibility Theorem, 16 Arwen, 142, 164–65, 214 Bag End, 24, 128, 198 Balrog, 209, 210 bandwagoning, 82, 89, 90–91, 96, 105–6, 109 Beren, 25–28 Bilbo Baggins at Council of Elrond, 28, 30 in feminist IR theory, 128–29 in The Hobbit, 132 and mercy, 183–84, 196 Ring of Power and, 65, 193, 205–6, 207 on Rivendell, 21 Bilbo Baggins (continued) and Shire social hierarchy, 23–24, 30, 70 in War of the Ring aftermath, 215 bin Laden, Osama, 7, 115–16 bipolarity, 59, 81, 98 Black Riders, 56, 126, 207, 208. See also Nazgûl (Black Riders); Ringwraiths Boromir at Council of Elrond, 19–20, 37, 88, 181, 196 defensive realism and, 45, 58, 59–60 in Fellowship, 208 and “just” action, 194–96 and Justice, 29, 198–99 and Middle-earth global hierarchy, 19–20 Mir-Hossein Mousavi compared to, 7 and neorealism, 167, 168, 171 Ring of Power and, 209–10, 211 and state security, 181 in system-level analysis of War of the Ring, 88 bottom rungs, insight from and feminist analysis of con›ict, 141–43, 144–50, 155–57 and feminist IR theory, 127, 131, 138 Middle-earth and, 22, 29, 141–43, 144–50 Bree, 94, 207, 208 bureaucracies, 83–84, 85–86, 101, 102–3, 167 bureaucratic rivalry and war, 85–86 Bush, George H. W., 104, 106, 108 Bush, George W., 57–58, 107–8, 160–61, 175, 176–77 Butler, Judith, 120 capitalism, 52, 83, 101 Caradhras, 57, 209 China, 4, 5, 106, 126–27 Círdan, 21, 51 Cirith Ungol, Tower of, 211–12, 213 “civilian immunity” principle in war, 122 class as an institution of power, 23–24, 29–30, 66, 67, 72, 102, 138, 172 classical liberalism classical realism versus, 45–47 de‹ned, 48 and Elrond, 45, 50–52, 168, 170 English School as bridge between classical realism and, 40, 63 and human nature, 50 and institutionalization of learning, 182 in IR mythology, 51–52 classical realism classical liberalism versus, 45–47 de‹ned, 48 English School as bridge between liberalism and, 40, 63 and human nature, 47, 49, 74, 84–85, 95, 182 in IR mythology, 49–50 and Machiavellianism, 47, 49 in Middle-earth, 45, 47, 49–50, 95–97, 168 Cold War, 59, 105 colonialism, 66, 67, 84, 119. See also neocolonialism; postcolonialism constructivism de‹ned, 48, 69 evaluative methods in, 40–41 in feminist IR theory, 121, 122, 123, 124, 127, 131 in Middle-earth, 45, 68–70, 164, 169 and war, 112 Council of Elrond decision making at, 14–15, 28, 29–30, 31, 51, 55, 62–63, 89–90, 181, 196, 208 and “just” action, 194–96 and masculinity, 143 and Miles’ Law, 37 and moral accountability, 194 230 • Index and Order and Justice, 14–15, 19–20, 22, 28, 29–30 and social hierarchy, 28, 29–30, 143 and system-level War of the Ring analysis, 88, 89–90 Council of the North-kingdom, 182–83 Council of the Wise. See White Council critical IR theory applied to Middle-earth, 38–39, 40, 72 evaluative methods in, 34, 39–40 in IR mythology, 46–47, 74–75 in IR study, 34 and Justice, 32–33, 35–36, 199–200 and Miles’ Law, 36–37 and perspective, 34, 41–42 and war, 35, 51, 59, 62...