Politics of the Turkish Conflict: The Kurdish Issue
There is still a weak civil movement and a growing number of people who wish to re-open the resolution process in search of peace and socio-political reconciliation.
The Panama Papers and the UK Overseas Territories
The revelations of tax avoidance and evasion have struck a chord with many concerned about the impact of austerity and growing inequality. However, little is likely to change.
Counterterrorism in the NHS: The ‘Prevent’ Strategy Takes to the Clinic
A policy which ignores academic research, criminalises belief, and builds an extensive surveillance and monitoring system is itself an extremist and violent endeavour.
Discussing Ukraine’s Euromaidan with Serhii Plokhii
Going beyond the headlines is the role of historians and intellectuals in today’s society. It will be pivotal to the way to resolving the current crisis in Ukraine.
Broadcasting through Information Wars with Public Radio Ukraine
They didn’t say they were fighting an information war. The term was not yet in vogue. But when a handful of journalists created Hromadske Radio that’s what they were doing.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: For, Against and Prospects
TPP is signed but it is not a done deal. The divergences between the for and against cases are as much questions of politics and ideology as they are fact.
Climate Change and International Relations
Climate change is a global commons problem. Its causes and impacts are distributed and felt across the international system, transcending traditional boundaries and jurisdictions of nation-states.
Reflections on Ukraine’s Conflicting Story in the Media
In a situation where information is being used as a weapon, the media in Ukraine and Russia has not presented a clear picture of events, their causes, or their consequences.
Afghanistan: Social and Economic Development as Military and Strategic Interests
Afghans need political and economic support. International interventions should not insist on their strategic interests at the expense of socioeconomic development.
Past Reaching into Present in Ukraine’s Undeclared War
If people take a clear look at the past and confront the truths and the lies, it may help convince those being spurred to kill that they’d be better off building a future.
