Articles

Civilization as an Alternative Unit of Analysis in International Relations

Hidayet Çilkoparan • Feb 6 2021 • Articles

The civilizational approach may be helpful in opening new perspectives and enable scholars to broaden their ontological and epistemological approaches.

Opinion – Vaccine Nationalism and the Global Precariat

Promise Frank Ejiofor • Feb 6 2021 • Articles

Whilst those in the Global North vaccinate their way out of lockdowns, the Global South will have to suffer further restrictions and deaths for the foreseeable future.

The Military Coup in Myanmar: Back to the ‘Normality’ of Autocracy?

Cecilia Ducci and Pak K. Lee • Feb 5 2021 • Articles

Once again the international community seems to be reluctant or unable to take effective measures to ensure the respect for liberal values and democracy in Asia.

Opinion – The Arab Uprisings Ten Years On

Zaynab El Bernoussi • Feb 4 2021 • Articles

The Arab Spring makes a connection to the 1848 Spring of Nations in Europe, which were popular uprisings against old monarchical rulings. This continues an orientalist tradition of likening the East to a so-called more advanced West.

Democracy Must Be Defended: Reflecting on Myanmar’s Coup

Patrick Vernon • Feb 4 2021 • Articles

Abhorrence at Suu Kyi’s removal from power seems incongruous with attempts to apportion responsibility for the Rohingya Genocide to her and her civilian government.

Subsidiarity and Fiscal Federalism in Canada

Barrie B. F. Hebb • Feb 3 2021 • Articles

Whether by intentional design, custom or habit, Canada has adopted the principle of subsidiarity lock, stock and barrel.

China’s Political Economy and the UK Post-Brexit

Kerry Brown • Feb 2 2021 • Articles

Never before has the difference between British and Chinese economic and geopolitical power been so great. Britain has more independence post-Brexit, but is also more exposed.

Opinion – Can Museveni Keep Uganda from Boiling Over?

Karolina Werner • Feb 2 2021 • Articles

Museveni will legitimise oppression by manipulating the narrative to keep people in line for as long as he can as he plans for a successor he can stomach.

Opinion – Venezuela’s Migrants and the Challenges of Trinidad and Tobago

Faies Jafar • Jan 31 2021 • Articles

In approaching the situation of irregular migration from Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago’s government needs to go beyond its norms in policy formulation and implementation.

In the Shadow of Sanctions? US–India Relations and the S-400 Purchase

Aniruddha Saha • Jan 29 2021 • Articles

If the Biden administration were to invite sanctions, this would roll back diplomatic progress and set back the US aim of using India as a counter-weight against Chinese ambitions.

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