Articles

The Debt Crisis in Jamaica – the Caribbean’s Greece?

Peter Clegg • Dec 13 2013 • Articles

Jamaica is one of the most indebted countries in the world and growth has been sluggish for several years. But, there are hopes that IMF-backed reforms will provide relief.

Superman, Iron Man, Captain Kirk and the Predator Drone Dilemma

Marc DiPaolo • Dec 13 2013 • Articles

The way certain summer blockbusters deal with the topic of drones demonstrates that superhero stories continue to make themselves relevant by commenting upon real-world issues.

Humanitarian Intervention in Libya: Not Clash of Civilizations

Afa'anwi Ma'abo Che • Dec 13 2013 • Articles

Hans Koechler’s claim that the NATO intervention in Libya supported Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations is problematic and has the potential to derail future UN sanctioned interventions.

Mohamed Morsi, Egypt and Israel

Glen Segell • Dec 12 2013 • Articles

Morsi’s single year in power brought more changes in relations between Israel and Egypt than the many years of his predecessors, Presidents Mubarak, Sadat and Nasser.

Tweet Your Research

Dylan Kissane • Dec 12 2013 • Articles

As the growth in outlets where research can be published online continues, the importance of using Twitter and other effective social media channels to promote IR research will only grow, too

The Iran Nuclear Deal – A Preliminary Analysis

Mohammed Nuruzzaman • Dec 11 2013 • Articles

The recent interim agreement between Iran and the P5+1 raises interesting implications for regional peace and stability in the Middle East, particularly in relation to Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Victims, Agency, and Human Rights

Diana Tietjens Meyers • Dec 9 2013 • Articles

The existing conceptualization of victim paradigms held in international law fails to provide a nuanced understanding of victim agency. Does the concept of ‘burdened agency’ have the potential to address this problem?

A Bridge Too Far? Elements of a Permanent Nuclear Deal with Iran

Zachary K. Goldman • Dec 9 2013 • Articles

There are still significant technical and political obstacles to overcome with the the P5+1-Iran nuclear agreement. Thus, conclusive evaluations will need to wait for some time to come.

Europe’s Border Disorder

Rodrigo Bueno Lacy and Henk van Houtum • Dec 5 2013 • Articles

As the best way to appraise the significance of its border disorder, the EU needs to realize that both its external and internal borders are just different levels of the same political theatre.

Health or Defense

Harvey M. Sapolsky • Dec 5 2013 • Articles

Obamacare, now in its early stages of implementation, is the US military’s ticket home. The completion of the last element in America’s welfare state is likely to end the security welfare system the US provides for its allies.

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