Archive for 2013

The EU and the Lobbyists’ Art

Tom Glaser • Aug 9 2013 • Articles

As long as the public affairs of 28 countries are tackled in Brussels, even with its many constitutional safeguards and its myriad representations of special interest groups, there will be a place for lobbying.

Web 2.0 and Agency in International Relations

Amy Rose Townsend • Aug 9 2013 • Essays

Web 2.0 is not a passive instrument simply imparting information but has become a new means of communication, revolutionising the social interactions of individuals.

Conscription of Child Soldiers: Their Own Volition?

Emilia Dungel • Aug 8 2013 • Essays

Because children play an important role in armed conflict, the question remains whether children conscript by their free will, by an overpowering adult, or by social conditions.

Free Trade in the Asia Pacific: A View From New Zealand

Nick Laery • Aug 7 2013 • Essays

The Asean-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement is a good case study for the Government of New Zealand’s view on bilateral and regional free trade agreements.

Review – Modernism and Totalitarianism

James Wakefield • Aug 7 2013 • Features

Shorten’s case for considering totalitarianism a modern phenomenon is scholarly in the best sense, providing an insightful overview of the evidence and drawing a qualified conclusion.

Reconsidering the Environment-Security Relationship

Ashleigh Croucher • Aug 7 2013 • Essays

Rather than redefining traditional notions of security to encompass the environment, the link between environmental change and vulnerability to conflict must be examined.

Game-based Learning and Intelligence Analysis: Current Trends and Future Prospects

Kristan J. Wheaton and Melonie K. Richey • Aug 7 2013 • Articles

Games have always taught many skills required of an intelligence analyst. What has changed is the advent of video games and their ability to command the attention of the people playing them.

Interview – Graeme Snooks

E-International Relations • Aug 7 2013 • Features

Professor Snooks answers your questions about his dynamic-strategy theory, what past financial crises can tell us about the world’s current economic turmoil, and the future of great power clashes.

Social Glasnost: The Social Media Age and The Implosion of IR

A.T. Kingsmith • Aug 7 2013 • Essays

Social glasnost may encapsulate the increasing sweeping changes, specifically the Arab Spring, Occupy Movements, and Kony 2012, brought by anyone with an Internet or a mobile signal.

“I’m Mad as Hell…”: Brazilian Protests in Comparative Perspective

Peter Kingstone • Aug 6 2013 • Articles

The ‘Vinegar Revolution’ is an expression of rage against power, corruption, and unfairness that lacks specific form or targets and ultimately is likely to fail to produce any change.

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