Terrorism in the North Caucasus: The Endurance of Russian and Chechen Tactics
The history of the Chechen-Russian conflict provides a hint toward the tactics that may be employed should violent hostilities emerge again.
Three Lessons for the Intra-Afghan Talks, Courtesy of Iraqi Power-Sharing
Three interrelated components of power-sharing in Afghanistan must be addressed to avoid an unstable experience: accommodation, comprehensiveness, and commitment.
The Securitization of Christianity under Xi Jinping
Through a securitization framework, it is argued Xi’s administration is attempting to present Christianity as an existential threat to national unity and social order.
The Changing Face of Military Assistance and Techniques of Informal Penetration
Case evidence from Colombia and Somalia shows how American military aid has negatively effected both conflict termination and de-escalatory objectives.
Understanding Power in Counterinsurgency: A Case Study of the Soviet-Afghanistan War
To be successful, counterinsurgency operations must expand beyond a solely militaristic conception of power to include soft power and popular support.
Agonizing Assemblages: The Slow Violence of Garbage in the Yemeni Civil War
The war in Yemen has created a garbage collection crisis which is enacting a slow violence against Yemenites who suffer negative health and environmental effects.
Women in International Migration: Transnational Networking and the Global Labor Force
Many countries require a complete reconstruction of their immigration policy to meet international migration demands and basic standards of human dignity.
Global Covid-19 Responses Through a Critical Security Studies Perspective
The current COVID-19 response is dominated by traditional security notions of state-centrality which fail to understand the broad implications of the pandemic.
Jus Commercium Armis: Amidst the Abyss of Arms
The ethics of the arms trade can be looked from contrasting political, economic, legal and theoretical viewpoints.
How Has the Evolution of Production Chains Affected Women and Children?
Global and local production chains increase levels of precarity and informality of labour, with little legal and social protection, especially for women and children.
