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Review — Fragments of the Afghan Frontier
Mark BeautementFragments of the Afghan Frontier by Magnus Marsden and Benjamin D. Hopkins combines painstaking recent anthropological field research with extensive historical analysis to assess Afghanistan’s frontier regions and people.
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Reflections on the New Republic of South Sudan
John AshworthWhile South Sudan is clearly facing great problems and even grave danger at the moment, there is still room for optimism. The people are resilient and determined, they are proud of their new nation, and they have a remarkable capacity for hope.
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The Effect of Nationalist Ideology on Violence in Yugoslavia in the 1990s
William WesternNationalist ideology politicised nationality and ethnicity. It thus provided the moral, political and military impetus to ethnically cleanse areas of contested territories to create a ‘fit’ between the nation, ethnically defined, and the state.
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MEND: The Nature of an Insurgency
Morten BoasThe rebellion in the Niger Delta is a combination of efforts based on tactical as well as strategic agency, the insurgency is thus an attempt to address social injustice (a strategy) as well as a mode of production and a way of make a living (a tactic).
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Chinese Leadership Transition and Cross-Strait Relations: Continuity Amid Uncertainty
Dalei JieAlthough the upcoming Chinese leadership transition inevitably injects a degree of uncertainty into its relations vis-à-vis Taiwan, both history and the recent successes of Beijing’s cross-Strait policy make drastic changes unlikely.
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Call For Papers
e-International Relationse-IR offers PhD students, young professionals/practitioners, and early career researchers the opportunity to submit articles to the site for publication in our Articles section.
ARTICLES
The Western Sahara Peace Process: Tragedy or Farce?
The UN mandate to achieve a political solution that will afford Western Sahara its long denied right to self-determination is a farce and everyone knows it.
ESSAYS
The Role of Stable Small States in Implementing the Responsibility to Protect
Smaller nations have played a secondary, or non-existent role to major powers. Yet, they are well placed to play instrumental roles in implementing the R2P.
BLOGS
Obama is Overpromising the Wrong Things
Fixing America’s debt problem, repairing its infrastructure, and re-training the workforce for a modern economy would prove popular. If only someone would make those promises.
FEATURES
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We are now open to expanding our team of commissioning editors. We would like to hear from anyone with the work ethic and drive to help us find unique, high quality articles.
The Influence of Right Wing Politics in Britain During the 2009 European Elections
Parties that identify with being on the right of centre, who follow a Eurosceptic ideology and call for the withdrawal of Britain from the European Union show significant growth in electoral support in recent years.
Russia’s Foreign Policy in Kosovo
Russia’s Balkans strategy is one of deterrence. It will maintain a high-profile denial of Kosovo’s independence and attempt to block the new nation from the international stage.
Responsibility for Anders Breivik
The Norwegians may be living through a painful ordeal, or switching off, as they choose. Yet, the truth is that we are all responsible for Breivik and this terrible crime against humanity.
Can Any Realists do P.R. Anymore?
Steve Walt is right that the world would be better off if realists ran U.S. foreign policy. But they never will do so until they learn how to sell their policy prescriptions to the American people.
Getting Somalia Wrong
By presenting Somalia as the world’s worst country, elements of the media are not only doing Somalia a disservice, they are blinding the world to the opportunities the country has to offer.
Turkey’s Concerns on Syrian WMDs
Syria is different to all other countries hit by the Arab Spring. The international community’s main security concern should be the fate of Syrian WMDs.
(Mis)Stating Palestine
The Palestinian Authority’s reforms have appeared to make it into a fierce entity. In actuality, they conceal deeper weaknesses in the organization which need to be addressed.
Climate Change and Godwin’s Law
The Heartland Institute placed the above billboard along the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago this past week. For $200, they bought a lot of publicity for climate change skeptics.
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