Women, Peace and… Continued Militarism? Revisiting UNSCR 1325 and Its African Roots
Women play a valuable role in peacekeeping in African contexts. However, their participation in stereotypically gendered peace processes and structures is not enough.
Are We at War? The Politics of Securitizing the Coronavirus
Amidst calls for solidarity, referring to COVID-19 as a war decreases the potential for a coordinated global effort in responding to the challenges the pandemic poses.
An Outdated Debate? Neorealism’s Limitations and the Wisdom of Classical Realism
Classical Realism proves superior to Neorealism by including the interplay between morality and power alongside that of agency and structure.
The Sound of the Egyptian Subaltern in 2011 Revolutionary Protest Songs
The analysis of music broadens the scope of Subaltern Studies within International Relations by revealing new voices and insights.
Virtual Invasion: ‘Just War’ and Orientalism in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
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.
Local Peace Aspirations and International Perceptions of Peacebuilding in Somalia
The UN should promote a hybrid state order in Somalia, combining a limited central state with existing local governance initiatives, instead of a liberal state model.
The Angolan Civil War: Conflict Economics or the Divine Right of Kings?
The long duration of the Angolan Civil War must be understood through interconnected factors that ebbed and flowed as the national and international context changed.
Analysing Principal-Agent Relationships in Liberia during the Ebola Crisis
There is a clear negative correlation between Liberian public trust in their President and Parliament and the number of new Ebola cases rising.
The Meaning of US Drone Warfare in the War on Terror
Disposability can be understood as structures that manage life and the distribution of death in the interests of actors in global economic and political networks.
Racial Security: The Unobserved Threat in IR
The complexities of race have received little engagement in IR and continue to be sifted through white frameworks that create oversimplifications and generalizations.
