Geopolitics

Order and Change in Global Politics: Assessing the “Return of Geopolitics”

Roberto Orsi • Nov 4 2014 • Articles

As problems renew themselves, partly in response to attempts at solving them, so the philosophical categories by which the world is read ought to be re-organised.

The Iraq Crisis and Its Geopolitical Implications

Zenonas Tziarras • Jul 29 2014 • Articles

An inclusive and participatory democracy that would accommodate Iraq’s pluralistic society is the only way to counter ISIS and ensure Iraq’a stability and prosperity.

Meta-Geopolitics: the Relevance of Geopolitics in the Digital Age

Nayef Al-Rodhan • May 25 2014 • Articles

A Meta-geopolitical approach to IR is needed as it captures the relevance of classical geopolitical thinking and the challenges and normative shifts of the digital age.

Geopolitical Considerations of the NATO-Colombia Cooperation Agreement

W. Alejandro Sanchez • Feb 28 2014 • Articles

Placing the NATO-Colombia security cooperation agreement into the context of Latin American geopolitical and geosecurity affairs offers useful insights into its significance.

Ukraine: Finding a Balance Between the EU and Russia

Sandra Fernandes • Dec 20 2013 • Articles

Ukraine is divided between pro-European and pro-Russian choices. The foreign policy choices that it makes over the coming months could have significance in terms of its relationship with the EU.

The Fragile City Arrives

Robert Muggah • Nov 23 2013 • Articles

We are increasingly seeing many large metropolises and urban centers fall behind. These ‘fragile cities’ pose serious security and development challenges that will need to be met in this ‘urban century’.

Huntington and Post-Cold War Paradigms: If Not the Clash of Civilizations, What?

Terry Tucker • Sep 23 2013 • Articles

The twentieth anniversary of ‘The Clash of Civilizations?’ provides us with the opportunity to re-examine the ongoing relevance of Huntington’s thesis in the context of contemporary geopolitics.

Review – The Routledge Handbook of New Security Studies

Stephane J. Baele • Jul 4 2013 • Features

While suffering from some structural concerns, this handbook offers a resourceful journey across an impressive number of ‘new’ security threats.

Review – Churchill and Finland

Keith Olson • Jun 7 2013 • Features

Through an in depth examination of the Winston Churchill’s relationship with Finland, Markku Ruotsila explains Churchill’s geostrategic interests as well as his anticommunist ideology.

Where in the World

Dylan Kissane • Feb 13 2013 • Articles

In refreshing the POL 210 course at CEFAM, a series of geography quizzes were added to the pedagogical menu. In the quizes, it became obvious that some students knew very little about where some states were in relation to others.

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