Europe

The Utilisation of Historically Revisionist Narratives by the FPÖ and the AfD

Suzanne Kristkoiz • Apr 21 2021 • Essays

Far right parties in both Germany (AfD) and Austria (FPÖ) use historical revisionism to manipulate the narrative around WWII to advance their political agenda.

A History of Anarchy, a Critique, and Apposite Alternatives

J.T. Sexton • Apr 16 2021 • Essays

Anarchy has no implications and is not a suitable core concept on which to build theories on International Relations.

The Impact of the UNSC on the EU’s Combatting Terrorist Financing Sanctions Regime

Sophie Domres • Apr 12 2021 • Essays

In the case of CTF sanctions, UN influence over EU sanctions occurs through path dependency and the EU’s commitment to multilateralism and international law.

Earth, Water, Air & Gas: The Four Elements of Turkish Geopolitics

Irini Iacovidou • Apr 7 2021 • Essays

Turkey has spawned its web into four geopolitical elements: earth, water, air and gas. This essay contextualises Turkish geopolitics in the south-eastern Mediterranean.

Conceptualising Europe’s Market Power: EU Geostrategic Goals Through Economic Means

Simon Pompé • Mar 23 2021 • Essays

Due to its economic weight, the assumption of the EU’s predominant economic power is logical. This applies even in security issues such as the Ukraine conflict.

Hungary’s Democratic Backsliding as a Threat to EU Normative Power

Dalya Soffer • Jan 12 2021 • Essays

There is a significant mismatch between Hungary’s government and the core democratic values of the EU, which poses a considerable threat to the EU’s normative power.

Challenging Historical and Contemporary Notions of Blackness in British Writing

Alena Sahota • Dec 31 2020 • Essays

The idea of Blackness has been constantly challenged and revised by Black authors through the presentation of their own life narratives.

Everyday (In)Security: An Autoethnography of Student Life in the UK

anon • Dec 31 2020 • Essays

An undergraduate education has largely ceased to be one of ontological discovery and has instead become a process of enforcing neoliberal logic on students.

Virtual Invasion: ‘Just War’ and Orientalism in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Felix Hulse • Dec 17 2020 • Essays

The latest game in the Call of Duty franchise is shown to rely on Orientalist caricatures, skewed perceptions of violence, and a narrative of ‘Western’ righteousness.

Sovereignty, Cosmopolitanism, and the Case of Sweden’s Foreign Policy

Yogesh Gattani • Nov 9 2020 • Essays

A cosmopolitan sovereign? Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy offers both an example and conceptualisation of a state shaped by cosmopolitanism.

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