What is the Role of Precarity in Security?
Precarity creates a grey area of uncertainty which further stimulates insecurity so its analyses contribute vastly to our understanding of current security issues.
The Perception Gap Over Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East
The ongoing challenge for the United States and the International Community is the ambiguity over Saudi Arabia and Iran’s nuclear aspirations.
Determining a Successful Humanitarian Intervention
While national interest is not necessarily a requisite feature of a successful intervention, it is clear that when national interests are at stake, success is likely to occur.
Islamic State: Human Trafficking, the Media and Celebritization of Policy
Whilst celebrities may bring public awareness to causes like terrorism and trafficking, they are not held accountable for the accuracy of their representations.
Is Terrorism a ‘Rational Choice’?
The decision to employ and halt a terror campaign and its target type are the result of a deliberative process based on subjectively sound rational reasoning.
Female Combatants: Same goals, different motivations?
Female fighters in Chechnya and Kurdistan are drawn upon as case studies to outline alternative motivations for female combatants, aside from traditional gender roles.
The Rise of the Developmental State in China and Its Absence in India
The factors of state autonomy, capacity and strategy help to explain the rise of the developmental state in China and its absence in India.
Compliance with UN Watercourses Convention: Half Full or Half Empty?
How can the UN Watercourses Convention minimise the risks of inter-state conflict over water resources?
The Alleged Failure of Multilateralism in Syria: Beyond a Realist Trap
Earlier in history, multilateralism was deemed a ‘realist necessity’. In the current era, it is reshaped through battles of values.
Border Control and Migration Fatalities in the Mediterranean Sea
The issue of migrant fatalities has become an urgent and controversial matter in Europe. Information about how many have died attempting to cross into the EU is rare and not accurate.
