Category: International Security
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Between Hegemony and Harmony: Unpacking Russia’s Dual Strategy in the Arctic
Incorporating a Constructivist lens and examining Strategic Culture is more useful in understanding Russia’s dual approach in the Arctic.
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Political Violence and Terrorism in Cyberspace
Cyberspace offers the potential for asymmetric political violence, but the paradox of anonymity and technical difficulties have precluded an actual cyberterrorist attack.
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Everyday Insecurity in Gaza: Experiencing Blockade, Displacement and Panopticism
Violence in both war and colonialism occurs in everyday administration via persistent technologies and the slow violence of caloric, infrastructural, and spatial control.
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Lone-Wolf Terrorism: A Threat to Public Safety or A Catalyst for Public Hysteria?
The momentary usefulness of lone-wolf terrorism concept is just the tip of the iceberg; its potential in contemporary responses to the threat in a modernised era is massive.
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The F-16 Coalition for Ukraine: Small State Status-Seeking Through Donations
Dutch F-16 donations to Ukraine were partly an international status-seeking act, a “good behavior” that gained the Netherlands prestige and saw Rutte become NATO Secretary General.
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Imperialism in Contemporary Russian Liberalism: Alexei Navalny’s Rhetoric
Navalny embodied an alternative Russia to the Kremlin government’s control. Yet, despite his activism and liberal image, Navalny’s rhetoric was imperialistic at heart.
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Game Theory and Non-Alignment: India’s Position in the Russia-Ukraine War
For India, non-alignment followed by no retaliation in the war represents the Subgame Perfect Equilibrium, balancing diverse interests in a complex geopolitical context.
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The Oslo Process: The Façade of Peace between Palestine and Israel
Oslo facilitated the territorial dispossession, economic dependency, and political fragmentation of Palestine as it was set up to bolster Israel’s occupational regime.
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Gender and Weaponization of Healthcare in Conflict: A Feminist Discourse Analysis
The gendered analysis of weaponization of healthcare reveals how when it is combined with sexual violence women are exposed to a compounded form of violence.
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An Embodiment, a Bridge and a Tribute: Conceptualisations from Beyond the Border
Border art re-conceptualises the US-Mexico border by engendering an aesthetic experience fractured from the hierarchical and hegemonic ‘distribution of the sensible’.