Shaping Terrorist Identity: The Case of Dawood Ibrahim
The identity of a terrorist is not just defined by their final act of terror but a deeper collaboration of shared interests between the identifier and the identified.
Interview – Rebecca Adler-Nissen
Prof. Adler-Nissen discusses recent changes in international and EU diplomacy, concepts of stigmatisation and misrecognition, a ‘practice turn’ in EU studies and Brexit.
Review – East Asia’s Other Miracle: Explaining the Decline of Mass Atrocities
Bellamy’s text studies the remarkable decline of mass atrocities in East Asia since their peak and analyses the factors that fostered and hindered this phenomenon.
Normalization Negotiations between North Korea and Japan Revisited
Japan is taking preemptive actions to normalize relations with North Korea in light of the upcoming summit talks between Kim and Trump, and negotiations with South Korea.
Recent Posts
Assessing the Merits of Post-Fordism from a Gendered IPE Approach
The introduction of women into the labour force tackled society’s subservient ideologies seen in the Fordist placement of women solely within domestic and reproductive spheres.
Sounds of War: ‘Lonely Night’
Love is a fascinating subject not only because it is not the obvious choice for a study on war, but also because it is so common and strange at the same time.
Unmasking the Colombian Peace Accord: FARC Strategy in a Never-Ending Conflict
The recent peace agreement between the Columbian government and FARC guerrillas is unlikely to end the conflict as it comes directly from the FARC strategy.
The International Legal View of Espionage
Does espionage operate on a legal-until-caught basis? This depends on how states – and international law – conceptualise state sovereignty.
Diglossia and Politics in Arabic
Political actors in the Middle East use the diglossic features of Arabic to match their language to the political context, as speeches made during the Arab Spring show.
Brexit: Halfway In, Halfway Out
Much has been done and there will be a lot of pressure to reach an agreed withdrawal, but the hurdles are likely to make for another fraught year in British politics.
Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch: Why is Turkey Attacking the YPG in Syria?
Turkey has entered Syria’s Afrin district to combat the YPG in order to guarantee security at the border as well as its place at the table of Syrian peace talks.
Interview – Ahron Bregman
Dr Ahron Bregman discusses Israel’s internal and external challenges, the two-state solution, and the implications of Trump’s relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem.
Identity and Turkish Foreign Policy in the AK Parti Era
Turkish foreign policy and identity need to be understood across time whilst taking into consideration the AKP’s domestic power via the Kemalist military establishment.
Is Ethnic Conflict Avoidable?
Until the international community prioritises human security over the security of the state, leaders will continue to avoid intervening in conflicts without individual gains.
