Strategic Narratives and Iranian Foreign Policy into the Rouhani Era
Rouhani is more of a pragmatic moderate in the mould of former President Hashemi-Rafsanjani, and his approach has the blessing of the Supreme Leader Khamenei.
The Second Image Sometimes Reversed: Competing Interests in Drug Policy
Peruvian tribulations over drug policy under Humala indicates that the U.S. should not continue to expect steadfast support for its preferred policies in the region.
The Maywand District Murders: Violence, Vulnerability and Desecrating the Body
The extraordinary level of pain and suffering that was inflicted on the body of Gul Mudin and others speaks to the peculiar relationship between violence and the body.
Are We in a Cold War or Not? 1989, 1991, and Great Power Dissatisfaction
The end of the Soviet Union served as a juncture from which Western structures spread. Russian dissatisfaction with global order led to assertion of its interests abroad.
Refugees: Economic Burden or Opportunity?
The only sense in which refugees could be framed as a “burden” or “cost”, takes a strictly narrow conceptualisation of “economic” and a very short-term view of life.
Interview – J. Ann Tickner
Professor J. Ann Tickner discusses the vibrancy of contemporary feminist IR, the divide between positivism and postpositivism and the need for IR from the margins.
When Soft Power Turns Hard: Miss World, Coercion and China’s Cultural Diplomacy
Soft power projects such as a beauty contest in Sanya, are rarely political at first, but politics finds ways to intrude into even the most innocuous of things.
Refugees as Contributors to Peace
Finding solutions to refugee situations is a struggle of the politically excluded for political inclusion. Resolving displacement inextricably links with achieving peace.
The Kurdish Question of Turkey’s Foreign Policy
Turkey’s foreign policy following the Arab uprisings is considered volatile and difficult questions remain for the actors involved in Syria and the wider Middle East.
Review – The Grenada Revolution: Reflections and Lessons
An important and groundbreaking interdisciplinary scholarly volume which highlights the lessons that can be drawn from the errors and triumphs of the Grenada Revolution.
