Articles

An Intimate Friendship between Scotland and the European Union?

Arjan Schakel • Feb 15 2017 • Articles

The Brexit is a God-given gift for Scottish nationalists.

Finding an Alternative World Order

Harvey M. Sapolsky • Feb 14 2017 • Articles

Serious change in the global security order can come about only when the United States actually does less international intervening. Then, others will do more – if slowly at first.

The Prince, the Pope and a Populist Moment

John A. Rees • Feb 11 2017 • Articles

Whilst populist movements have shown to be able to exploit sacral tradition, regal and religious institutions can equally employ resources to oppose populist agendas

Erdogan’s Referendum: Expanding Executive Powers in Turkey

Polat Urundul • Feb 9 2017 • Articles

Turkey’s state of emergency may continue indefinitely if Turks approve the constitutional change expanding executive powers within the Turkish state.

Hitler’s Long Shadow: Donald Trump and Angela Merkel

Klaus Larres • Feb 8 2017 • Articles

In a volatile world, the US and Germany ought to cooperate with each other. Perhaps Donald Trump will realise that international cooperation, is advantageous to the US.

Brexit: The View from Denmark

Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni • Feb 7 2017 • Articles

Although Danes have a generally positive view of the EU, Brexit may boost anti-EU forces on the political right.

The Far Right in the US and the Religious Right in Iran

Alison Assiter • Feb 7 2017 • Articles

In the age of Trump and a rising tide of intolerance globally, a universalist outlook that critiques all forms of repression is an important theoretical perspective to adopt.

Making Sense of Trump’s Travel Ban

Harvey M. Sapolsky • Feb 5 2017 • Articles

Terrorism terrorizes. The public’s desire for protection will provoke a political response. The ban is a message to friends and family of terrorists.

Totalitarianism Is Back – Time to Awake!

Hartmut Behr • Feb 5 2017 • Articles

Arendt’s analysis of totalitarianism matches Trump’s politics. Being alert means not to retreat in the hopes and naivety that it won’t be as bad as it looks.

Donald Trump and the Emergent Dominant Narrative in US Foreign Policy

Jack Thompson • Feb 4 2017 • Articles

Trump is laying the groundwork for a fundamental shift in the way Americans think about foreign security policy. The question is, how long will America First persist?

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