Hurricane Sandy: a Climate Change 9/11 for IR Scholars?
Many discussions of global environmental politics eventually get around to this question: should analysts or activists employ doom-and-gloom language to scare people into action?
The Petraeus Scandal
David Petraeus was thought to be a possible Republican US presidential or vice presidential candidate. This affair has ruined such opportunities, but it will not stop him from being part of the discussion of future national security issues.
Beyond the Wall: Writing Conflict and History in Jerusalem
Due to the conflict surrounding the city, Jerusalem has understandably become a prime object of inquiry, offering a rich arena of analysis for scholars across the social sciences.
The Role of National Leaders in Foreign Policy
Although it is assumed that individual leaders create and implement their own foreign policies, foreign policy is not nearly as leader-centric as observers tend to believe.
Walter Russell Mead, Anklebiters, and Romney’s Vision of the Future
Romney has been quite vocal in his push for energy independence in North America by 2020. This has more to do with generating domestic economic growth than America’s national security.
Fifty Years On, Midway Through the Cuban Missile Crisis: A Report Card
The Cuban Missile Crisis remains of great interest to scholars, but a lack of public interest suggests that understanding how humans make history takes a little longer.
No Help is Coming: The Syrian-Turkish Strategic Quagmire
With numerous strategic pitfalls to intervention in Syria, there is little chance that Article V will be invoked by Turkey to bring in a NATO intervention force.
GPS: Geopolitics and Security – Critical Perspectives From Royal Holloway
e-IR’s latest blog will feature contributors from Royal Holloway who will offer a new distinctive perspective on geopolitical and security research and analysis.
No Turkish Syrian War
Turkey will not be an instrument by which the Assad regime is deposed. It will neither directly attack the Assad government nor be the leader of an intervening coalition. If there is intervention, it will have to be an American initiative.
Does Gender Matter When Discussing Foreign Policy and International Relations?
A feminist analysis of international relations is often placed at the end of a university module syllabus. How could a gender discussion be better incorporated into a module syllabus?
