Regions

The Impact of China’s OBOR Initiative on Australia’s Geopolitical Realities

Andrew Allsopp • Apr 19 2018 • Essays

The IPE analytical model demonstrates that China’s OBOR initiative is a sophisticated strategy that potentially solves several of China’s economic and political dilemmas.

Unmasking the Colombian Peace Accord: FARC Strategy in a Never-Ending Conflict

Javier Martín Merchán • Apr 1 2018 • Essays

The recent peace agreement between the Columbian government and FARC guerrillas is unlikely to end the conflict as it comes directly from the FARC strategy.

Diglossia and Politics in Arabic

Ryan Zohar • Mar 29 2018 • Essays

Political actors in the Middle East use the diglossic features of Arabic to match their language to the political context, as speeches made during the Arab Spring show.

Identity and Turkish Foreign Policy in the AK Parti Era

Alexandros Zachariades • Mar 21 2018 • Essays

Turkish foreign policy and identity need to be understood across time whilst taking into consideration the AKP’s domestic power via the Kemalist military establishment.

Is Ethnic Conflict Avoidable?

Aiyetoro Hinds • Mar 18 2018 • Essays

Until the international community prioritises human security over the security of the state, leaders will continue to avoid intervening in conflicts without individual gains.

Hegemonic Challenge: Chinese State Capitalism and its Growing Global Presence

Samuel Davis • Mar 14 2018 • Essays

Chinese state capitalism represents an alternative approach to the Washington Consensus dominated by the U.S. and other developed countries.

Is China Using the AIIB to Reinvent Asian Regionalism?

Amreeta Das • Mar 12 2018 • Essays

China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will not reinvent Asian regionalism as we know it today and will instead strengthen existing regional ties.

State-Building in Kosovo – Challenges of Legitimacy

John Allison • Mar 9 2018 • Essays

In the years since the 1999 NATO intervention to end violent conflict in Kosovo, state-building efforts have faced numerous challenges of legitimacy.

The Generational Diversity of Religious Orientations of Muslims in Britain

Farhana Akthar • Mar 8 2018 • Essays

There are generational differences between first generation and subsequent generations of British Mulims in regards to the interplay between culture and religion.

The Crimean “Precedent” and Unrecognized States in the Post-Soviet Space

Andreï-Bogdan Sterescu • Mar 5 2018 • Essays

Crimea is a relevant precedent in the Post-Soviet space, and Russia’s role in the conflicts and politics of unrecognized states in the region.

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