War and Crisis: The Impact of Narratives on the Militarisation of U.S. Police
Crises narratives and reimported conterinsurgency rhetoric have turned US police into a body upholding law-and-order via warfighting, often against racialised minorities.
Imperialism in Contemporary Russian Liberalism: Alexei Navalny’s Rhetoric
Navalny embodied an alternative Russia to the Kremlin government’s control. Yet, despite his activism and liberal image, Navalny’s rhetoric was imperialistic at heart.
Game Theory and Non-Alignment: India’s Position in the Russia-Ukraine War
For India, non-alignment followed by no retaliation in the war represents the Subgame Perfect Equilibrium, balancing diverse interests in a complex geopolitical context.
The Oslo Process: The Façade of Peace between Palestine and Israel
Oslo facilitated the territorial dispossession, economic dependency, and political fragmentation of Palestine as it was set up to bolster Israel’s occupational regime.
Analysing the Justiciability of Social and Economic Rights
Arguments against SERs’ justiciability—on grounds of their ‘costly’ nature, vagueness, intangibility, and the incapacity of courts—prove counterproductive and misguided.
Beijing’s Charm Offensive: China’s Soft Power Projection in Central Asia
China’s education diplomacy in CARs elucidates the intricacies of building cultural affinity, the nuances of alignment, and the synergy between hard and soft power.
How the Islamic State Weaponizes Imitation in Its Propaganda
Aggressive imitation is meant not only to justify IS’s violence but to express its worldview—of restoring Muslim honour by avenging the humiliation Muslims have suffered.
Gender and Weaponization of Healthcare in Conflict: A Feminist Discourse Analysis
The gendered analysis of weaponization of healthcare reveals how when it is combined with sexual violence women are exposed to a compounded form of violence.
Laboratories at Home and Abroad: Russian Information Operations Pre-Deployment
The internal Russian information space serves as a testing ground for Russia’s information operations before they are deployed against countries of the post-Soviet space.
An Embodiment, a Bridge and a Tribute: Conceptualisations from Beyond the Border
Border art re-conceptualises the US-Mexico border by engendering an aesthetic experience fractured from the hierarchical and hegemonic ‘distribution of the sensible’.
