Articles

Remembering D-Day: Questioning How We Compartmentalize War

Colin Flint • May 22 2019 • Articles

The Mulberry Harbours were more than physical bridges. Historically they spanned a transition from 19th century British geopolitics to 20th century US geopolitics.

Freedom of Speech and Pure Science in the Digital Holocene

Patricia Sohn and Jonathan Miniello • May 22 2019 • Articles

In political science we are meant to be a source of reliable information. We should not confuse our efforts at scientific discovery with the needs of politicians, pundits, or policy makers.

How Long Will the Dragon Wait? China and the Retrocession of Taiwan

Strobe Driver • May 21 2019 • Articles

The intent of China gaining Taiwan is a sacrosanct part of politico-policy and therefore China will retain its ‘total war’ attitude to the crisis. 

Elite Choices, Path Dependency and the Arab Spring

Akis Kalaitzidis • May 20 2019 • Articles

Structural and demographic factors have been favoured as explanations for the Arab Spring, but more careful analysis and research points to the impact of national elites.

Human Rights Movements in the Middle East

Catherine Baylin Duryea • May 20 2019 • Articles

After decades of activism and the recent protest movements, there has been little progress in changing state action to comply with international human rights law.

Huawei in Central and Eastern Europe: From Strategic Partner to Potential Threat

Filip Jirouš and Jichang Lulu • May 19 2019 • Articles

Huawei’s battle for CEE cannot be isolated from the PRC’s inroads into the region which are characterized by embedding capitalist forces into a Leninist governance model.

Unmasking ‘Religious’ Conflicts and Religious Radicalisation in the Middle East

Bettina Koch • May 17 2019 • Articles

When one discusses conflicts that may have a religious background, it is mandatory to question when and under what circumstances does a conflict qualify as a ‘religious’.

Narratives, Emotions, and the Contestations of the Liberal Order

Jelena Cupać • May 16 2019 • Articles

Scholars should look at narratives in order to explore developments in world politics and because they might make them mindful of the nature of their own narratives.

Environmental (In)Security in the Middle East

Adriana Seagle • May 15 2019 • Articles

Environmental issues are interlinked with social and political struggles across the region, and water and food security are areas in which countries have common interests.

Economic (In)security and Economic Integration in the Middle East

Johannes Grow • May 15 2019 • Articles

Although strategic plans like ‘Vision 2030’ acknowledge problems, it remains to be seen whether the GCC states can address increasing inequality, unemployment, and a decline in oil wealth.

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