Conflict Resolution and the UN Peacekeeping Operation in Côte d’Ivoire
Conflict resolution should be more than ending violence; it should be rebuilding a society and the ties among the population that were severed by conflict.
Bipolarity or Hegemony? Latin America’s Dilemma for the 21st Century
If a bipolarity framework takes hold, conservative foreign policies will pay off in a world with clearer rules but reduced margin of maneuver for Latin America.
The Competing Narratives of Statue Politics
Evidence is manifest that many tens of thousands of Korean women were deceptively recruited or forced into sexual servitude in the years leading up to and throughout WWII.
Introducing ‘Park Statue Politics’
This book explains, critiques, and expands on the narratives regarding the memorials erected in the US to honor female victims of the comfort women system established by the Japanese military from 1937 to 1945.
Review – Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech
Susskind’s account is compelling in terms of its capacity to characterise the coming of the digital lifeworld and to suggest how we can reinvent politics within it.
Only Francis Could Go to Arabia
The Pope’s visit to the United Arab Emirates signals that the Gulf states have much to gain and little to lose from aligning themselves with the West.
Non-State Power: The Case of Hamas
Non-state actors that prioritize control and censorship over openness, would be deficient in soft power projection and success. So they would fall to using sharp power.
Gender Troubled? Three Simple Steps to Avoid Silencing Gender in IR
There are ways to open up space for the inclusion of gender analyses in IR. With some effort, the rote tendency in much of IR to ignore gender can be turned around.
Why Did the U.S. and Israel Leave UNESCO?
Washington’s exit from UNESCO integrates seamlessly into a longer historical trajectory of engagement with the organization. Israel has little choice but to follow suit.
Key Mileposts and Actors in Settling the Comfort Women Impasse
Bilateral relations reached an impasse after the impeachment of Park Geun-hye in 2017, unsettling further progress with Japan.
