Archive for July 26th, 2012

The Impact of ‘Identity Politics’ on Iranian-American Relations

The Impact of ‘Identity Politics’ on Iranian-American Relations
Aryaman Bhatnagar

1979 was a watershed for US-Iranian relations. Thereafter, a politics of identity has shaped relations, obstructing normalisation efforts.

Big Powers and the ‘Responsibility to Protect’

Big Powers and the ‘Responsibility to Protect’
Barry H. Steiner

Great power responsibility to protect is actually bolstered when effective enforcement is unilaterally implemented despite divisions among major states.

Partition: Everyday Lives and Loyalties in West Bengal

Partition: Everyday Lives and Loyalties in West Bengal
Ella Moore

After partition, many local and familial loyalties remained but for most, and particularly for the East Bengali refugees, lives and loyalties were changed irrevocably

Review – Confront and Conceal

Review – Confront and Conceal
Andrew J. Gawthorpe

Those wishing to understand the limitations of American power and how difficult the foreign policy-making process will be in an age of austerity should consult this first draft of history.

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