Europe

Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Janja Jankovic • Apr 20 2024 • Essays

Protests in Bosnia and Herzegovina show fundamental issues in the international efforts of peace-building and transitional justice during the post-war reconstruction period.

How Did Russia Use Anti-Western Narratives To Justify Intervening In Syria?

Eleni Anagnostopoulou • Apr 13 2024 • Essays

Russian narratives on Syria to justify military intervention are anti-Western, and comprise claims to legitimate counterterrorism and adherence to international law.

The Battle of Austerlitz and the Utility of Game Theory for Operational Analysis

Joshua Lehmann • Apr 9 2024 • Essays

Game theory allows analysts to model even complex battlefield scenarios, enabling past and future military operations to be simulated and alternative courses of action compared.

The Origins of Regionalism in the EU and ASEAN

Dominika Remžová • Feb 25 2024 • Essays

Both convergence and divergence in the extra- and intra-regional security dynamics shaped the emergence/deepening of the Cold War-era EU and ASEAN.

Exploring Past and Present of British Sexual Governance Across the Commonwealth

Evie Celeste Wayne • Dec 25 2023 • Essays

The performative and neocolonial nature of British LGBT discourse represents a continuation of the Empire through a seemingly progressive and benevolent agenda.

Casting Light on EU Governance: Reflection and Foresight in an Era of Crises

Marnix Middelburg • Dec 4 2023 • Essays

A disrupted internal unity requires a delicate balance in order to maintain the EU’s position in the world.

Institutionalised and Ideological Racism in the French Labour Market

Jodie Bradshaw • Sep 18 2023 • Essays

Until a critical re-evaluation of the egalitarian approach of French Republicanism is undertaken, the racial hierarchies in labor market will persist.

Russia and the “Near Abroad”: (Re)producing Identities through Foreign Policy

Mak Kasapovic • Aug 28 2023 • Essays

The practices of Russian foreign policy serve to call into being a “near abroad” with a certain identity and instantiate a particular construction of Russian identity itself.

The Importance of Queer Theory: An Abridgement on Trans Healthcare in the UK

Elizabeth Shimwell • Aug 4 2023 • Essays

Reforms could be introduced to make such healthcare much more accessible, less oppressive and less violent even with the cuts and pressures affecting NHS care generally.

Analysing EU Foreign Policy on Russia before the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine

Rob May • Jun 28 2023 • Essays

A change in power image resulting from militarisation would restrain Europe’s normative impulses and introduce greater cognitive flexibility to policymaking.

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