United States

Review – The Cuban Embargo

Alessandro Badella • Jun 20 2015 • Features

One of the few examples of a monograph on the US embargo of Cuba, this short and readable text helps us understand key internal dynamics which drive this policy.

Review – Debating Human Rights

Elise Carlson-Rainer • Jun 15 2015 • Features

Chong addresses the complexities of universal human rights and presents contemporary debates that are excellent springboard into the much contested rights discourse.

US Credibility in the Middle East and the Nuclear Deal with Iran

Srinjoy Bose and Firouzeh Khoshnoudiparast • Jun 6 2015 • Articles

The US credibility in the Middle East depends on the successful implementation of policies to maintain regime stability and ensure the status quo of power in the region.

Review – US Foreign Policy and Democracy Promotion

Alessandro Badella • May 26 2015 • Features

This ready-to-use edited handbook provides a good and complete introduction to the history and evolution of US democracy promotion abroad.

US and Russia: Terrestrial Tensions and Extra-Terrestrial Cooperation

Steven Freeland • May 5 2015 • Articles

Despite diplomatic manoeuvring on Earth, scientific cooperative between Russia and the US continues in space yet affected by the machinations of terrestrial realpolitik.

The Strange Politics of 2016 US Foreign Policy

Harvey M. Sapolsky • May 3 2015 • Articles

The center of US foreign policy is to the right of Obama post bin Laden and to the left of George W. Bush. That is where you will find the leading candidates for 2016.

A Political Geographer in New York: Visiting the 9/11 Memorial and Museum

Klaus Dodds • Apr 30 2015 • Articles

While scholars have spoken about the WTC and its reconstruction, there is more to be said about the way the visitor is enrolled into the material cultures of 9/11.

International Space Station: Terrestrial Confrontation to Orbital Cooperation

Ajey Lele and Munish Sharma • Apr 25 2015 • Articles

Russia is selective on its acts of cooperation in the outer space. It is on the US to find a way to engage it in the outer space to resolve their issues on the Earth.

Breaking the Dependency Mentality in International Development

Robinson Cook • Apr 24 2015 • Articles

Enforcing a clear set of rules should help local NGOs to escape the trap of dependency mentality and make the demand for financial assistance more deliberative.

Review – Informal Ambassadors

Kristin Hoganson • Apr 10 2015 • Features

Cooper makes a solid case for the mediating roles these cultural ambassadors played in elite circles, but at times her evaluation of their importance can seem stretched.

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