Articles

Environment and International Politics: Linking Humanity and Nature

Simon Dalby • May 23 2016 • Articles

Given the speed of global transformations and the failures to integrate ecology into larger concerns the question of ‘who speaks for Earth?’ is a pressing issue for IR.

The Politics of Performance: Gender Identity in Cosplay

Katarina Birkedal • May 22 2016 • Articles

The study of cosplay is important as it informs the study of gender performance and popular culture narratives.

The Spectrum of Critical Humanism(s)

Carolin Kaltofen • May 21 2016 • Articles

The current state of posthuman IR is better described as that of different, less-anthropocentric, world views – many of which do not speak to each other.

Ukraine and Russia: Wars Over the Past

David R. Marples • May 20 2016 • Articles

Regions of Ukraine have their own singular histories and what is lacking is a unifying narrative and common “heroes” during a time of prolonged crisis.

Saudi Arabia and Iran: The Battle for Hegemony the Kingdom Cannot Win

James M. Dorsey • May 20 2016 • Articles

The complex relationship between the Al-Sauds and Wahhabism creates policy dilemmas for the Saudi government on multiple levels.

A Matter of the Heart: The Silent Killer of the Most Vulnerable People

David Luu • May 20 2016 • Articles

The increase in cardiovascular diseases represents an imminent threat to the most vulnerable populations, particularly women, children, displaced people and migrants.

“I Am African, I Am Not a Virus”

Judy Kuriansky • May 19 2016 • Articles

It’s time to dignify and put into action the words “there is no health without mental health” as a humanitarian imperative.

The Crimean Tatar’s World Congress and Eurovision

Marta Dyczok • May 18 2016 • Articles

Every year Crimean Tatars commemorate their deportation by Stalin in 1944. More than 70 years later, the singer Jamala wrote a song about the deportations and won the Eurovision song contest.

Russia, Iran and Israel: A Troubled Triangle

Mark N. Katz • May 18 2016 • Articles

Moscow’s efforts to retain good relations with both Israel and Iran will continue to cause each to be wary of becoming too reliant on a Russia that it deems unreliable.

Overlooked and Misunderstood: The Neglected Victims of Humanitarian Crises

Toby Porter • May 17 2016 • Articles

Older women and men’s health issues are rendered invisible by a humanitarian system that relegates them to the back of the queue.

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