Articles by Michael J. Norris

Found 6 articles
International Law
2013, Vol. 5 No. 10
The Law of Attack in Cyberspace: Considering the Tallinn Manual's Definition of 'Attack' in the Digital Battlespace
By Michael J. Norris
'Attack' is a term of central importance in the Law of Armed Conflict, the body of international rules and standards that regulate conduct in armed conflict (jus in bello). A 1977 amendment to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, 'Protocol I,' defines... Read Article »
International Law Cyber Warfare Geneva Conventions Law Of Armed Conflict Law Of Attack Jus in Bello
International Relations
2010, Vol. 2 No. 12
The Politics of Cooperation: Analyzing the Relationship Between China, Australia, and the U.S.
By Michael J. Norris
John Howard, then-Prime Minister of Australia, claimed that, ‘I count it as one of the great successes of this country’s foreign relations that we have simultaneously been able to strengthen our long-standing ties with the United States... Read Article »
Australian Foreign Policy Australia China Chinese Politics International Relations
Japan
2010, Vol. 2 No. 10
The Liberal Democratic Party in Japan: Explaining the Party's Ability to Dominate Japanese Politics
By Michael J. Norris
The Liberal Democratic Party’s largely uninterrupted dominance of Japanese politics must be ascribed to processes which transverse electoral systems and periods of economic vigour. This essay proposes that clientelistic behaviour within the... Read Article »
Liberal Democratic Party Japan Clientelism Japanese Politics LDP
Japan
2010, Vol. 2 No. 06
Japan's Multilateral Gambit: Leading the Charge Toward an East Asian Community
By Michael J. Norris
If Japan was a person, it would be an exceptionally wealthy yet rapidly aging individual, who, for two decades, had been struck by illness. One might therefore find it unexpected for this person to be busily working on constructing the new face... Read Article »
Japan East Asia Multilateralism ASEAN East Asian Community EAC Hatoyama
Iran
2010, Vol. 2 No. 06
How to Think About Iran: Demystifying a Complex International Challenge
By Michael J. Norris
"When can we expect a pro-Western, pro-business government in Iran?" asks a US government official in the quasi-fictitious film Syriana. Today, it is highly probable that the same question is still being asked by anxious diplomats the world over... Read Article »
Iran Iran Nuclear Weapons Iran And Israel Islamic Revolution Islamic Republic Iran Nuclear Program Iran U.S. Relations International Politics
Japan
2010, Vol. 2 No. 05
Exploring Japanese Popular Culture as a Soft Power Resource
By Michael J. Norris
Power is the ability to achieve one’s purposes or goals.[1] Through the scholarship of Joseph Nye, the concept of power occupies two distinct spheres: ‘hard’ and ‘soft’. The former purports to have a coercive function... Read Article »
Japan Japanese Foreign Policy Japanese Soft Power Japanese Popular Culture Soft Power Anime

Michael J. Norris graduated in 2014 with a Bachelors degree in Asian Studies from The University of Adelaide in Adelaide, Australia.

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