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Remember the Western Sahara? Conflict, Irredentism, Nationalism and International Intervention
August 7, 2009 – 11:15 am | No Comment
Remember the Western Sahara? Conflict, Irredentism, Nationalism and International Intervention

Almost 35 years have passed since Spain left its former colony to its sad fate of blood and war. As all parties stand now, the conflict is far from being resolved. This paper is an attempt to discern the motives and forces behind the Western Saharan conflict from the 1975 crisis to the present.

On International Sponsorship
June 5, 2009 – 7:51 pm | No Comment
On International Sponsorship

A relationship between international actors based on sponsorship differs from classical notions of clientelism and soft power, and is critical of exclusively statist conceptions of international politics. Sponsorship, I argue, becomes a mutual determinant and accelerator of globalisation.