The Historian as Public Analyst: The Case of Ukraine
The events of the Euromaidan galvanized Ukrainians and led scholars to debate whether it is a civil war or a war with Russia or the start of a new Cold War.
Fear, Anger and Attitudes Toward Immigration
Fear and anger that undergird the reactions to outgroups contribute greatly to coalescing diverse interests into supporting strong border controls which exclude migrants.
A Critical Appraisal of the ‘Comfort Women’ Agreement between Japan and South Korea
A true reconciliation over the ‘comfort women’ issue requires a future vision, or a grand scheme, within which the current agreement is contextualized.
Fixing the ‘Prevent’ Strategy in UK Education
A better counter-terrorism strategy would encourage cohesiveness and a better understanding of different ethnic groups – some of the core principles in any democratic society.
Imagining the End of the World in Fiction and Capitalism
Capitalism has long been read as the only game in town but fiction has consistently tested that rule with the idea of dystopia.
Notes from 1951 on the Refugee Crisis
Hannah Arendt’s reflections on the refugee problem in 1930’s Europe, written in 1951, have an eerie resonance with the refugee problem today
Is a Chinese Maritime Judicial Centre Credible?
The maritime judicial centre represents China’s intentions to no longer accept international rule making and judging, but to put its own version of things forward.
Smart Threats and Success in WTO Dispute Settlement: The Bush Steel Tariffs
Settling trade disputes within the WTO is an interesting process that contains aspects of legalism, power politics, and domestic politics.
Challenging ISIS on its Own Turf
While organizations bemoan the Islamophobia being generated due to extremist misdeeds, it is important that Muslims avoid supporting others because of their religion.
The New (Anti-)Secularism
The more belief and behaviour merge in the minds of policy drafters and radical atheists, the more liberty of conscience becomes ethically untenable.
