Articles

Strategic Narratives of the BRICS: A Visual Analysis

Carolijn van Noort • Nov 9 2017 • Articles

The formation of strategic narratives empowers the BRICS group in the battle of narratives to give meaning to the international order in a complex global media landscape.

Who is Not a Refugee?

Phil Cole • Nov 8 2017 • Articles

What I want to draw attention to here are the not-refugees, especially those we classify as ‘economic’ migrants but who are fleeing places in search of basic survival.

African Diplomacy and the Development of Self-Awareness

Stephen Chan • Nov 8 2017 • Articles

African diplomacy has not only come of age, but brings something new of benefit to the continent and possibly to the wider world.

How to Unleash Farm Mechanisation in Africa and How to Tame it

Thomas Daum and Regina Birner • Nov 8 2017 • Articles

Agricultural mechanisation has emerged as a priority on the African development agenda. It is a powerful, but double-edged sword, which must be used carefully.

Structuring a Mixed-Methods Course

Jan Lüdert and Katriona Stewart • Nov 7 2017 • Articles

With some fine-tuning, the mixed-method model has the potential to be an effective and economical teaching approach.

China: When the Dragon Wakes

Stephen Chan • Nov 6 2017 • Articles

Napoleon said that the world should beware the sleeping dragon, lest it awake. In his day, China was not only asleep but lost in a time before modernity.

The Thucydides Trap: A Distorted Compass

Ilias Kouskouvelis • Nov 5 2017 • Articles

Those who seek authority in Thucydides’ writings should proceed with the utmost caution or they may find themselves distorting his ideas like Graham Allison has.

The Rise and Fall of Europe: Unity and Challenge

Stephen Chan • Nov 4 2017 • Articles

Union allows the economic domination of a small economy like Greece; it does not allow within itself two competitive monoliths.

Humanitarian Interventionism Is Dead, Long Live Humanitarian Interventionism

Robert Mason • Nov 3 2017 • Articles

The consequences of poorly implemented measures can be dire so it’s not just a Responsibility to Protect but a Responsibility to Implement Effective Policy.

Fostering Inclusion in a Diverse Classroom

Jan Lüdert and Katriona Stewart • Oct 30 2017 • Articles

Teaching students from a range of nationalities and cultures results can be rich and rewarding, yet it is not without difficulties.

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