Archive for 2013

Assessing al-Qaeda from the Teachings of Ibn Taymiyya

Camille Mulcaire • Oct 15 2013 • Essays

This essay assesses the validity of the 9/11 Commission’s assertion that the teachings of Ibn Taymiyya, the 13th century Hanbali theologian, influenced al-Qaeda.

The December 2013 European Council on Defence: Avoiding Irrelevance

Jolyon Howorth • Oct 15 2013 • Articles

The December Council is too important to risk emerging as a non-event. If CSDP is to have a future, it is time to ask some probing, fundamental questions.

The Human Right to Health

Phil Cole • Oct 15 2013 • Articles

There are many policy issues at the national and international levels that could be informed by the right to health, but an important one concerns access to health care by irregular migrants.

When the Student Becomes the Teacher

Dylan Kissane • Oct 15 2013 • Articles

In a business school environment like the one here at CEFAM students become used to doing presentations in class. Despite the risks, handing over control of the classroom to students can be a useful way of developing skills.

Post-Conflict Justice, Gender and International Law: (Too) Great Expectations?

Olga Jurasz • Oct 15 2013 • Articles

International criminal law has evolved over the past 25 years to encompass not only the prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, but also gender-based crimes.

Screening Global Politics: Visual Culture and International Relations

Alasdair McKay • Oct 15 2013 • Articles

e-IR is proud to announce the launch of its new series of articles “Screening Global Politics”. The series will function as a rolling series of posts exploring the relationship between global politics and visual culture.

Eastern Mediterranean Gas: Muscles and Diplomacy

Filip Tucek • Oct 14 2013 • Articles

The vast gas resources in the Eastern Mediterranean bring many hopes; for a greater regional cooperation, opening of a dialogue on the most burning issues, and strengthening of Israeli security.

Edited Collection – Boko Haram: The Anatomy of a Crisis

E-International Relations • Oct 13 2013 • Features

Many issues about Boko Haram remain unclear. This compendium of articles, by selected experts, is essential reading for those interested in the the sect and its importance.

Climate Knowledge and International Politics: The Future of the IPCC

Mike Hulme • Oct 13 2013 • Articles

The latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change offers us the opportunity to critically examine the way that the current model treats knowledge assessment.

The Securitisation of Ethnicity in Serbia (1987-1991)

Pål Røren • Oct 12 2013 • Essays

Securitising moves and speech acts performed by Slobodan Milosevic paralleled his successful attempts at securing and increasing his political power in Yugoslavia.

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