Archive for 2013

An EU Model for ASEAN?

Reuben Wong • Jan 16 2013 • Articles

The EU is not a model power for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. At this point, it is simply another regional organization that can serve as a reference point for ASEAN’s past and future institutionalization.

Infographic: 5 years of e-IR

E-International Relations • Jan 14 2013 • Features

Explore the story of e-International Relations’ first five years – and discover some of our exciting plans for 2013…

Celebrating 5 years of e-IR

Adam Groves and Stephen McGlinchey • Jan 14 2013 • Articles

We’ve been racking our brains trying to think of a good way to celebrate e-IR’s fifth birthday with you. Half a decade online feels like a milestone that’s worth marking! So, here’s the idea we have come up with…

‘Tryst with Destiny’: Remapping the Promised Land(s)

Dilpreet Bhullar • Jan 14 2013 • Articles

The deep scars left by the partition of India and Pakistan are often overlooked by high politics but an analysis of photographs from the time uncovers the reality of the impact of partition on the population(s).

Latin American Emerging Multinationals Facing the Region’s Social Challenges

Lourdes Casanova • Jan 14 2013 • Articles

Emerging multinationals in Latin America have a responsibility to be part of the solution to social problems and need to integrate policies to give back to their societies in order to make them more prosperous for all.

Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Legal under International Law?

Tilman Rodenhäuser • Jan 14 2013 • Articles

International law could serve as a framework to clarify some of the disputed issues in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Under this framework Israel cannot claim to have a valid title to the Occupied Palestinian Territories – neither historically, nor based on the Palestine Mandate.

The Eight-Day War

Glen Segell • Jan 14 2013 • Articles

The one problem that prevents an end to the Israel-Palestine issue is the willingness of leaders to take the chance of compromise to get something which is better than nothing.

Intelligence, Empire and the Communist Underground in Southeast Asia

James Matthew Black • Jan 13 2013 • Essays

Two intelligence failures in the European fight against Asian anti-imperial insurgency seem to be classic intelligence scandals with grave implications for the Asian continent.

The Securitization of Legal Immigration in The United Kingdom

D. Morgan Trujillo • Jan 12 2013 • Essays

When differentiating one group from another, whether it is a societal differentiation, national or ethnic distinctions, a process of ‘self-definition’ and ‘other-definition’ occur.

Israel-Iran Nuclear Crisis: A Diplomatic Opportunity

A nuclear-armed Iran could create a military catastrophe for the region, potentially demanding a militarized response from neighbors. However, it is not without opportunity for resolution.

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