Archive for 2013

Humanitarian Intervention in Libya: Not Clash of Civilizations

Afa'anwi Ma'abo Che • Dec 13 2013 • Articles

Hans Koechler’s claim that the NATO intervention in Libya supported Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations is problematic and has the potential to derail future UN sanctioned interventions.

Mohamed Morsi, Egypt and Israel

Glen Segell • Dec 12 2013 • Articles

Morsi’s single year in power brought more changes in relations between Israel and Egypt than the many years of his predecessors, Presidents Mubarak, Sadat and Nasser.

Tweet Your Research

Dylan Kissane • Dec 12 2013 • Articles

As the growth in outlets where research can be published online continues, the importance of using Twitter and other effective social media channels to promote IR research will only grow, too

Review – Democratic Deliberation in the Modern World

Jonathan Kuyper • Dec 12 2013 • Features

Gunn’s admirable volume offers strong criticisms of the practicalities of deliberative democracy. However, the recent ‘systematic turn’ in deliberative theory may offer a defence of the practice.

The Iran Nuclear Deal – A Preliminary Analysis

Mohammed Nuruzzaman • Dec 11 2013 • Articles

The recent interim agreement between Iran and the P5+1 raises interesting implications for regional peace and stability in the Middle East, particularly in relation to Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Victims, Agency, and Human Rights

Diana Tietjens Meyers • Dec 9 2013 • Articles

The existing conceptualization of victim paradigms held in international law fails to provide a nuanced understanding of victim agency. Does the concept of ‘burdened agency’ have the potential to address this problem?

A Bridge Too Far? Elements of a Permanent Nuclear Deal with Iran

Zachary K. Goldman • Dec 9 2013 • Articles

There are still significant technical and political obstacles to overcome with the the P5+1-Iran nuclear agreement. Thus, conclusive evaluations will need to wait for some time to come.

Review – Staging the World

Kendrick Kuo • Dec 9 2013 • Features

Karl’s perspective is fresh, but is too often stifled by theoretically-laden phrases that will not be familiar to a popular audience and only begin to make sense in context over several pages.

The Breakdown of Societal Order in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Malene Mortensen • Dec 8 2013 • Essays

The civil war in the DRC is a major problem. Historical and sociological approaches help explain the persistence and character of the on-going violence.

Europe’s Border Disorder

Rodrigo Bueno Lacy and Henk van Houtum • Dec 5 2013 • Articles

As the best way to appraise the significance of its border disorder, the EU needs to realize that both its external and internal borders are just different levels of the same political theatre.

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