EUCAP Nestor and EUFOR Chad/CAR: The EU’s Role as a Global Security Actor
From 2008 to 2014, EU security operations in Africa revealed a clash between human security principles and members’ national interests, undermining the EU’s global role.
Sanction Putin: How Navalny’s Team Turns Corruption Exposés into Global Action
Leveraging local expertise, effective advocacy tactics and broad-based messages, Anti-Corruption Foundation continues to shape global sanctions against the Russian elite.
Mercenaries of Peace: The Role of Private Military Contractors in Conflict
PMCs’ profit motive makes them ineffectual for post-conflict recovery and calls for strict regulation of their presence—which again relies on the clientele of major PMCs.
The Fall of the Contras: Why Nicaragua’s Rebel Forces Failed
The Contra insurgency in Nicaragua failed due to inadequate external support, insufficient military capabilities, and a lack of civilian support.
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.
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.
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.
How the Islamic State Weaponizes Imitation in Its Propaganda
Aggressive imitation is meant not only to justify IS’s violence but to express its worldview—of restoring Muslim honour by avenging the humiliation Muslims have suffered.
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’.
Predictability in an Unpredictable World: Ritual and the NATO Summit in Vilnius
Despite, but also due to, Europe’s unprecedented security landscape, the 2023 NATO Summit followed a familiar ritualized script that eclipsed any theatrical performances.
