Regions

Perpetuating the Single Reality – the Culture of Rwanda’s Genocide Memorials

Brandon Dickson • Nov 29 2017 • Essays

Rwanda’s national genocide memorials have proved detrimental to their stated goal of memorialization, undermining the process for the Rwandan people.

Spaces of Exception and Refusal? The Borderzone of Mexico/US

Lewis Dowle • Nov 27 2017 • Essays

The Mexico/US borderzone is both a space of exception and refusal, rooted in a history of racial discourse and capitalist supremacy.

Hezbollah: At the Crossroads of Religion and Politics

Mairi Robertson • Nov 26 2017 • Essays

Hezbollah is at a crossroads in Syria, where its web of identities is in danger of coming undone.

Ya Basta! A Case for Social Movements in Critical Norm Research

Antony Martel • Nov 25 2017 • Essays

A critical approach to norms opens a new avenue for the field to study the contributions of social movements to International Relations.

The Effect of the Intervention in Libya on the International Debate about Syria

Jonathan Pugh • Nov 9 2017 • Essays

The intervention in Libya was seen by non-Western states as a dangerous legal precedent undermining the status state sovereignty had been given under international law.

The Future Prospects of the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance: A Two-Handed Strategy

Miki Hiyashi • Oct 14 2017 • Essays

The US-Japan security alliance is at a crossroads. A “two-handed” strategy of intensifying security cooperation while engaging a rising China is the best way forward.

Grievances, Strategies, and Demands of the Contemporary Chinese Labour Movement

Andrea Brügger Aakre • Oct 9 2017 • Essays

The Chinese state’s capitalist transformation in the 1970’s primed the current exploitation of rural workers, which has resulted in sizable labor movement protests.

Is China the New Hegemon of East Asia?

Jonathan Pugh • Oct 8 2017 • Essays

China, despite its aspirations for renewed dominance in East Asia, is not yet in a position to challenge the United States’ military pre-eminence in the Western Pacific.

The Iraqi Disarmament Crisis: What Lessons Can Be Learned?

Carlos Rodriguez • Oct 2 2017 • Essays

This detailed case study of the Iraqi disarmament crisis considers where international actors went wrong and what lessons need to be learned to avoid future crises.

Linking the Diffusion of Military Ideas to Human Rights Violations at EU Borders

Marcel Gretzschel • Sep 30 2017 • Essays

The EU border agency Frontex shows how the diffusion of military technology and ideas can potentially lead to human rights violations.

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