Archive for 2013

The European Union and the Arab Spring: Business as Usual in Unusual Times?

Chiara Steindler • Jul 6 2013 • Articles

In absence of a proper military capability, the EU has exercised the limited international actorness allowed by its Treaties – principally mediation and economic influence.

Colombia’s Peace Process: Agrarian Reform and Rural Development

William Avilés • Jul 6 2013 • Articles

The FARC-Government’s recent accord on agrarian reform represents a positive step in the current peace process, however, there are important obstacles facing its implementation.

Media Contributions to Arab Women’s Rights

Maurice Odine • Jul 5 2013 • Articles

Surely, this is the century for women’s rights. The role of Arab women journalists as agents of change is desperately needed to eliminate stereotypes and bias in Arab societies.

Latin America and the Re-Centering of Global Power

Gian Luca Gardini • Jul 5 2013 • Articles

Global power is shifting to the apparent benefit of Latin America but how does the region view these shifts and how has this influenced patterns of co-operation?

Life through a PRISM: Data Mining, Processing Capacity and Intelligence Gathering

Kristan Stoddart • Jul 4 2013 • Articles

Details of PRISM were leaked by whistle-blower Edward Snowden, and have spurred much controversy. PRISM poses major questions for the U.S., its intelligence partners, and for liberal democracies.

One Year After RIO+20: Is Sustainable Development on Track In India?

P.K. Gautam • Jul 4 2013 • Articles

The idea of sustainable development might be rhetorical. With that in mind, there may be very little substance for the UN or other agencies to showcase.

Review – Religion and Foreign Affairs

Jennifer S. Bryson • Jul 4 2013 • Features

Confusion reigns when it comes to religion and IR. Hoover and Johnston’s edited collection brings together a series of short essays attempting to clarify the complexities.

Taking Politics Online

Dylan Kissane • Jul 4 2013 • Articles

Summer in France means a brief respite from the hustle and bustle of teaching, but it is also a time of hard work and preparation for the start of the new academic semester in the fall.

Review – The Routledge Handbook of New Security Studies

Stephane J. Baele • Jul 4 2013 • Features

While suffering from some structural concerns, this handbook offers a resourceful journey across an impressive number of ‘new’ security threats.

Are IFIs Adapting to Post-Conflict Environments?

Wim van Doorn • Jul 4 2013 • Essays

In their rhetoric, the World Bank and the IMF seem to be fully committed to the demands of post-conflict settings, but in practice, the record of the last fifteen years is mixed.

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