Non-Western Perspectives on Constitutional Supremacy
Greater flexibility, vulnerability, and uncertainty differentiate constitutional supremacy in non-Western countries such as Turkey and India from Western nations.
The Arab Uprisings, Globalisation and Postmodernity
The profane demands of Arab postmodernity did not reject the general idea of modernisation; they safeguarded a universal sense of amelioration and emancipation.
The Incompatibility of COIN Warfare and Nation-Building in Iraq and Afghanistan
The disjuncture between kinetic elements of American COIN doctrine and the nation-building mission inherent to ‘new’ conflicts lies at the root of ongoing difficulties.
Coalition ‘Victory’ in Iraq as a Result of the ‘Surge’ and ‘Anbar Awakening’
The synergistic interaction between the ‘Anbar Awakening’ of 2006 and the surge of 2007 paved the way for U.S. withdrawal at the expense of a long term, stable, Iraq.
Recontextualising the ‘War on Terror’: Discursive Practices from Bush to Obama
The strategies employed by the Bush administration after 9/11 to manufacture public consent for action have since been recontextualised towards Iran by Barack Obama.
Is the Current Political Turmoil of the ‘Information Age’ Revolutionary?
Although the networked structures of new social movements represent a shift from the hierarchical and centralised forms of previous models, they are not unprecedented.
Explaining the Case for Invading Iraq from a Neo-conservative Perspective
The Bush administration’s invasion of Iraq was a story of neo-conservative ideas (militarism, morality, and democracy) about the role of America in the world.
Fuel to the Fire: Why a Nuclear Iran Will Further Destabilize the Middle East
Four grave risks for regional stability lurk in the wake of a nuclear Iran: regional proliferation, an ‘imbalance of terror’, an emboldened Iran, and Israel’s response.
Orientalism, Palestinian Nationalism, and Israeli Repression
The success of Palestinian nationalism in the context of the peace process is complicated by the variations in Orientalism which occur between different forms of Zionism.
The Impact of ‘Globalisation’ on the Arab Revolts
Globalisation not only exacerbated the structural conditions that elicited the Arab revolt, but allowed for local and global actors to shape the form of this resistance.
