Articles

The Role of Policewomen in Ending Gender Violence in Afghanistan

Michelle Jasmin Dimasi and Daniel Zimmer • Aug 3 2017 • Articles

Afghanistan remains unpredictable and unsafe. Education, equal rights, and the rule of law through women’s empowerment are pivotal in improving the country’s security.

Mass Migrations across the World-System’s History

Yoan Molinero Gerbeau • Aug 1 2017 • Articles

Migration – apart from forced migration – is not a rational choice, but the result of the migrant’s decisions taken in the restrictive frame of the global world-system.

EU Security Policy in the Era of Trump: A Radical Account

Michael Merlingen • Aug 1 2017 • Articles

The Trump administration is a reminder to EU governments and elites of the risks of their weakened discursive hegemony over large parts of the population.

Trump’s “Muslim Ban”: A Symptom of White Nationalism in US Politics

Kambiz GhaneaBassiri and Suzanne van Geuns • Aug 1 2017 • Articles

The democratic challenge of the US in the mediatized world of the 21st century may be to figure out how to govern by problem solving, rather than nation building.

Buying our Way Out of Afghanistan?

Neil Snyder • Jul 31 2017 • Articles

A privatization of the Afghanistan war risks signaling that the U.S. is no longer obliged to remain nationally engaged, and can choose whether or not to meet obligations.

Substituting U.S. Troops for Private Military Contractors in Afghanistan

Bruce Stanley and Dan Cox • Jul 29 2017 • Articles

If U.S troops are substituted for private contractors, then there must be a change to U.S. laws controlling the use of private security contractors in a combat role.

Implications of Brexit for the European Convention on Human Rights

Steven Greer • Jul 27 2017 • Articles

Brexit has no formal or immediate implications for the UK’s obligations under the ECHR, nevertheless, there may be some subtly negative consequences.

Australia’s Asylum Politics: Localised, Globalised

Linda Briskman • Jul 26 2017 • Articles

If indeed global export might be a reality, human rights activists can adopt similar approaches to nation-states by working in solidarity to generate policy alternatives.

The Future of Offshore Processing

Nikolas Feith Tan • Jul 25 2017 • Articles

The future of the Australian offshore processing model in the Pacific is unclear. The pressing question is the future of those who require international protection.

The European Union Immigration Agreement with Libya: Out of Sight, Out of Mind?

Delphine Nakache and Jessica Losier • Jul 25 2017 • Articles

Before engaging Libya as a partner in its “externalization” agenda, the EU must establish a mechanism that ensures an adequate assessment of individual protection needs.

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