Assessing the Language of the EU’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Terrorism must be understood within its own cultural grammar. It is not in the words that the importance lies, but in the way they are used, by whom, and to what effect.
The Benefits and Challenges of Economic & Monetary Union
It is important to remember that the Euro, as a result of the stages of EMU such as ERM and the Growth & Stability Pact, is still in deep teething mode.
The Syrian Crystal Ball and the Unfolding of EU-Turkey Relations
In spite of a lack of crisis management on the part of Turkish and EU officials, there remains practical potential for Turkish-EU cooperation in Syria.
The Freedom Party of Austria and the Rise of Euroscepticism
Euroscepticism is becoming much more mainstream and it is now almost expected of all political parties to openly criticise the EU in some form or another.
Why Did ‘Intelligence’ Fail Britain and America in Iraq?
The intelligence gathered on Iraq featured a mixture of analytical failures, overstatement, misinterpretation and an overreliance on previous knowledge.
An Explanatory Account of Stalin’s “Great Terror” and the Rwandan Genocide
A strategic explanatory account of mass killing is of extensive relevance, but evidently this human tragedy cannot be exclusively understood as a strategic consequence.
Why Do Wars Occur and How Do They End?
From the Peloponnesian Wars to the War on Terror, the brutal act of war itself has been packaged by all as a fight over what it means to be civilised.
Was Blair’s Britain a ‘Good International Citizen’?
Blair’s Britain was more of a ‘good enough international citizen’ than a ‘good international citizen’ owing to the disparity between its foreign policy-making rhetoric and its policy actions
Can Gazprom be a Reliable Central Asian Gas Supplier to Europe?
The EU’s interests in Central Asia are best served through cooperation with Gazprom rather than competition.
History: A Dangerous Weapon in Political Hands?
History, because of the authority with which it is bestowed, is of particular utility for political agents. Invoking the past is a way of evidencing the circumstances of the present.
