United States

The Maywand District Murders: Violence, Vulnerability and Desecrating the Body

Thomas Gregory • Mar 8 2016 • Articles

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

Yuval Weber • Mar 7 2016 • Articles

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.

Killing by Remote Control: Western Countries Relying on Technology in the Military

Alex Harris • Mar 7 2016 • Essays

The growing reliance on drones highlights the Western requirement for precision, accountability, and a reduction in collateral damage

Review – Cooperation and Drug Polices in the Americas

Juan Carlos Garzón-Vergara • Feb 25 2016 • Features

A title that offers valuable lessons for scholars and practitioners, challenging traditional views about U.S. cooperation and highlighting the inertia of current policy.

Citizens Not Zombies: Rethinking Assumptions about US Religious Voters

John A. Rees • Feb 25 2016 • Articles

The habit of homogenising religious political behaviour only leads to sloppy thinking disconnected from the evidence of how really existing religious citizens act

Anger, the Race for the Presidency and US Foreign Policy

Harvey M. Sapolsky • Feb 21 2016 • Articles

Trump’s lack of knowledge of foreign policy will draw the most attention for fear of him assuming command of America’s powerful and complex security apparatus.

Interview – Emmanuel R. Goffi

E-International Relations • Feb 21 2016 • Features

Emmaneul Goffi discusses the impact drones are having on modern warfare, the centrality of a constructivist perspective to his work, and the myth of ‘supreme sacrifice’.

Hurricane Sanders in the Democratic Camp

Monish Tourangbam • Feb 16 2016 • Articles

The longer the race, the sharper the divide within the Democratic party. This should concern Hillary if she were to face a Republican candidate in November.

Moral Responsibility in International Relations: The US Response to Rwanda

Cathinka Vik • Feb 14 2016 • Articles

With the evolution of solidarism in the English School, new complexities associated with the concept of moral responsibility are revealed at the state level.

The Democratic Establishment Feels the Bern

Uma Purushothaman • Feb 11 2016 • Articles

Even if Clinton wins the nominations, Sanders has exposed enough chinks in her armour to make a Presidential contest tough for her to win.

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