Articles

Egypt’s Many Game-Changers: Identifying the Drivers of Change

Jacob Kennedy • Oct 7 2012 • Articles

Egypt’s political future hangs precariously in the balance. Shrouded in obscurity and uncertainty, the transitional path to a democratic, civilian state is difficult and vastly complicated.

ASEAN and the European Union: Lessons in Integration

Moe Thuzar • Oct 7 2012 • Articles

The experiences of ASEAN-EU integration have clarified some hard truths. Both organisations should take each other more seriously and recognise the differences and similarities between their respective regions and organisational structures.

Green on Blue: The Rot Before the Storm

Ben Wadham • Oct 6 2012 • Articles

Green on blue attacks herald a new phase in the US/NATO pacification of Afghanistan. They trigger sensitivities around the extent to which the Afghanistan intervention has created real and enduring change.

Bridge No More? Turkish Public Diplomacy and Branding under the AKP Government

Efe Sevin • Oct 5 2012 • Articles

In order to better communicate with the rest of the world regardless of their religious affiliations and establish a stable identity, Turkey should focus on institutionalizing its public diplomacy attempts and should soften its anger-driven rhetorical style.

A Critical Perspective on Volunteer Tourism and Development

Joe Sutcliffe • Oct 4 2012 • Articles

Though volunteer tourism has come under increasing scrutiny from critical scholarship, it has the potential for positive and enduring change in regards to development and poverty.

The Gradual Tilt to Asia: Cause for Re-Defining Saudi Arabia’s Regional Environment?

Robert Mason • Oct 3 2012 • Articles

By promoting and continuing to dominate the sub-regionalisation of Middle East foreign policy through a more integrated and assertive GCC, Saudi Arabia could stand itself in good stead to gain from a tilt to Asia.

To What Extent is Britain Post-Colonial?

Hakim Adi • Oct 3 2012 • Articles

The British majority is anti-colonial rather than post-colonial, while the elites remain dangerously wedded to colonial era values and appear to believe that with this outlook Britain can be made great again.

UNSCR 1325 in Northern Ireland: Opportunities, Challenges and Complexities

Melanie Hoewer • Oct 2 2012 • Articles

The unique positioning of Northern Ireland brings to light both the challenges and the innovation potential arising out of implementation processes of UNSCR 1325 at the official state and the community levels.

Considering YouTube Diplomacy

Philip Seib • Oct 2 2012 • Articles

The differences in Western and Arab reactions to the Innocence of Muslims video clip cannot be reconciled. A cultural détente is our best hope. YouTube diplomacy is now an issue that all nations must address.

The BRICS Bank and the Global South

Siphamandla Zondi • Oct 2 2012 • Articles

The idea of a BRICS development bank is now a huge bone of contention in South Africa, but the idea is pregnant with many positive possibilities provided it focuses on South-led global development.

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