William Bain

Education

He attended the University of South Carolina where he obtained a Bachelor.

Career

Prior to joining University of Western Australia he lectured at University of Glasgow in international relations theory, international ethics, and eighteenth century political thought. William Bain"s main research interests are international relations theory and normative approaches to world affairs He has written one book, Between Anarchy and Society: Trusteeship and the Obligations of Power, and edited/contributed to another, The Empire of Security and the Safety of the People.

Chapters in "Saving Failed States: Trusteeship as an Arrangement of Security", in The Empire of Security and the Safety of the People, educated, William Bain, (London: Routledge, 2006).

"Trusteeship and Contemporary International Security", in Rethinking Ethical Foreign Policy: Pitfalls, Possibilities and Paradoxes, eds., Volker Heins and David Chandler, (London: Routledge, 2006). Self-Defence, Security, and Responsibility: India and the Right to Possess Nuclear Weapons", in Power and Responsibility in World Affairs, educated by Cathal J. Nolan, educated, (Westport: Praeger Publishers, 2004) "Against Crusading: The Ethic of Human Security and Canadian Foreign Policy", reprinted in Crosscurrents: International Relations in the Post-Cold War Era, 3rd education, educated by Mark Charlton (Scarborough: Nelson, 2002) "John West. Davis", in Notable United States. Ambassadors Since 1775, educated by Cathal J. Nolan (Westport: Greenwood Publishing, 1997) "Walter Hines Page", in Notable United States. Ambassadors Since 1775, educated by Cathal J. Nolan (Westport: Greenwood Publishing, 1997) Academic Articles "In Praise of Folly: International Administration and the Corruption of Humanity", International Affairs, 82, 3 (2006): 525-38.

"In Pursuit of Paradise: Trusteeship and Contemporary International Society", Tidsskriftet Politik (Denmark), 7.2 (2004): 6-14. "The Idea of Trusteeship in International Society", The Round Table, 368 (2003), 67-76.

"The Tyranny of Benevolence?: National Security, Human Security, and the Practice of Statecraft", Global Society, 15.3 (2001), 277-294.

"Against Crusading: The Ethic of Human Security and Canadian Foreign Policy", Canadian Foreign Policy, 6.3 (1999), 85-98. "The Application of Geographic Information Systems (geographic information system or geographical information science) to International Studies", International Studies Notes, 20.2 (1995), 1-9, co-authored with Harvey Starr. "Sino-Indian Military Modernization: The Potential for Destabilization", Asian Affairs: An American Review, 21.3 (1994), 131-147.

Achievements

• He also attended University of British Columbia in Vancouver where he achieved an Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy. He is also well known to his students as a keen fan of the Vancouver Canucks ice hockey team and regularly gives updates about their achievements before starting his lectures.

Politics

"The Political Theory of Trusteeship and the Twilight of International Equality", International Relations, 16.1 (2003), 59-77. "Deconfusing Morgenthau: Moral Inquiry and Classical Realism Reconsidered", Review of International Studies, 26.3 (2000), 445-464.