Archive for 2013

The Importance of Intelligence to International Security

Karolis Kupcikas • Nov 8 2013 • Essays

Faced with uncertainty, risk, and insecurity, humans face a ‘knowledge problem’ and search for information that will relieve these feelings and will better handle its weak spots and holes.

‘There’s a Soldier in All of Us’: Call of Duty’s Promotion of US Foreign Policy

Daniel Golebiewski • Nov 7 2013 • Articles

Video games like Call of Duty have a propaganda hidden in a message: to protect and promote post-9/11 US foreign policy and military strategy.

To What Extent Is the Arms Trade Effectively Regulated?

Vilius Semenas • Nov 7 2013 • Essays

Arms trade regulation today is only efficient to the extent that there are voluntary agreements and codes of conduct on arms exports. Illicit arms accumulation remains an issue.

Phronesis, Morgenthau and Diplomacy

Anthony F. Lang Jr. • Nov 7 2013 • Articles

Morgenthau’s insights into diplomatic practice and his invocation of the Aristotelian idea of phronesis might help us to see the difficulties of diplomatic life today.

The Responses of the Nigerian Defense and Intelligence Establishments to the Boko Haram Security Challenge

Osumah Oarhe • Nov 6 2013 • Articles

Nigeria is sliding into anarchy on account of the Boko Haram insurgency as the defense and intelligence establishments seem to be losing their grip on the security challenge.

Boko Haram and the Isolation of Northern Nigeria

Joseph Siegle • Nov 6 2013 • Articles

The challenges posed by Boko Haram are emblematic of an emerging security paradigm in Africa where local grievances are fused with international ideology, funding, and technology.

U.S Congress and Boko Haram

Caitlin Poling • Nov 6 2013 • Articles

It is imperative that Congress maintains its careful attention to the rise of Boko Haram and takes all steps in its power to prevent an attack on American interests abroad or the US Homeland.

Was the NATO Invasion of Afghanistan Legal?

Rabia Khan • Nov 6 2013 • Essays

Despite the US’ claims of self-defence and terrorist eradication, it can be argued that the NATO invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001 was not legal under international law.

Review – Democracy in Retreat

Kenneth C Upsall • Nov 6 2013 • Features

Kulantzich carries the debate about foreign policy, intervention and self-determination to a new level by pressing readers think about how democracy is successfully advanced.

Local Ownership Absence in the Police Reform in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Kohsei Kurogi • Nov 6 2013 • Essays

Critically assessing the police reform in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the essay argues rather than only focusing on the regime, the reform should have considered a “bottom-up” approach.

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