Paul J. Burton is a lecturer at the Australian National University, Canberra. He has published on topics as diverse as ancient international law, the influence of the classics on George Orwell, and the influence of Sophocles' Oedipus the King on Alfred Hitchcock's film, The Birds. His most recent article is a comprehensive study of comparisons of Rome with the United States as global powers in print journalism and current affairs literature in the first decade of the 2000s.

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• 1. Discourse, international relations, and international relations theory; 2. Friendship practices and processes; 3. Amicitia incipit: beginning international friendship; 4. The duties of international friendship; 5. The breakdown and dissolution of international friendship; Conclusion.

Paul J. Burton is a lecturer at the Australian National University, Canberra. He has published on topics as diverse as ancient international law, the influence of the classics on George Orwell, and the influence of Sophocles' Oedipus the King on Alfred Hitchcock's film, The Birds. His most recent article is a comprehensive study of comparisons of Rome with the United States as global powers in print journalism and current affairs literature in the first decade of the 2000s.

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• 1. Discourse, international relations, and international relations theory; 2. Friendship practices and processes; 3. Amicitia incipit: beginning international friendship; 4. The duties of international friendship; 5. The breakdown and dissolution of international friendship; Conclusion.