The Yuan’s Potential as a Medium of Exchange
The Chinese Yuan will likely become the medium of exchange in South-East Asia, but is not likely to challenge the predominance of the US dollar internationally.
Rwanda: The Genocide, Its Aftermath, and the Tragedy of Victor’s Justice
The failure of the ICTR to deliver equal justice to RPF war criminals as those Hutus who perpetuated the Rwandan genocide threatens to set a dangerous international precedent.
The Conservative Party and Euroscepticism
The past couple of years have seen a succession of policy stances by the British Conservative party that would appear to confirm its popular image as a eurosceptic actor.
Globalization and the Crumbling BRICS: From Promises to Threats
The BRICS, expected to be the motors of global recovery, are sputtering. The simplest explanation for this lies in the same factor that promoted their rapid growth: globalization.
Human Rights: A Sustainable Basis for Developing International Law?
Unless we develop a more flexible understanding of rights and guarantee the fairness of international law, one cannot offer a basis for developing the other.
Beyond the Wall: Writing Conflict and History in Jerusalem
Due to the conflict surrounding the city, Jerusalem has understandably become a prime object of inquiry, offering a rich arena of analysis for scholars across the social sciences.
Iraq and the 2012 U.S. Presidential Elections
Should Iraq erupt into sectarian violence or take an anti-American stance, particularly should engagement with Iran become inevitable, it will have negative consequences for Obama during the election.
Political Promotion of Renewable Energy in the United States and Germany
Policies promoting electricity production from renewable energy sources in Germany have been more continuous, homogenous and comprehensive than in the US.
Interest Policies and the 1928 Great Slump
Had US policy makers been able to rely on a range of fiscal tools such as were gifted to federal government during the New Deal era, more decisive action could have been taken to avert such a prolonged depression.
Security, Society and the Games
To file the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics away as a success would ignore the ways in which they have revealed evolutions in the practices of security and its impact on contemporary society and politics.
