The Election of President Rouhani: Iran’s Economy & Security
Rouhani’s re-election in Iran means the continuation of his reform process, reaffirmation of international partnerships and the development of new partnerships.
The US, China and the Real Thucydides Trap
War is avoidable. The real ‘Thucydides Trap’ is not that of competition and fear. The answer lies in Thucydides’ multi-causal thinking.
Pakistan’s Role in China’s One Belt One Road Initiative
The project’s success hinges on China’s ability to convince Pakistanis that they are neither a new version of the Raj, nor an exploitative superpower.
Is Russia America’s Enemy?
It does the US, as well as the international community, no good if discussion and debate about US-Russian relations aren’t grounded in sound logic and empirical evidence.
Does North Korea Want to Be Attacked?
As the Trump administration considers North Korea’s recent belligerence, it should bear in mind that launching limited strikes might be exactly what Kim Jong-un wants.
Review – Decolonizing Dialectics
In this ambitious if uneven work, Ciccariello-Maher aims to establish a conception of dialectical thought adequate to the premises of anticolonial critical theory.
Colonial Animality: Canadian Colonialism and the Human-Animal Relationship
De-anthropocentricizing ventures that do not decolonize are perilous, for neither non-human nor human colonial subjects can be ‘recognized’ into liberation.
Decolonising the Anthropocene: The Mytho-Politics of Human Mastery
The Anthropocene discussion has moved beyond questions of mere geological evidence, providing the ‘natural’ foundations for the idea of human mastery over the earth.
Ontologicidal Violence: The Muslim Subject and International Law
International law is premised on a hierarchical organizing of cultures, and is therefore critically unstable because its own biases undermine its claims to universality.
Drone Technology and the Trump Doctrine
Trump is not breaking new ground in using greater lethal force than predecessors and ignoring international law, rather taking the direction towards a logical conclusion.
