Rethinking Development
We require a decolonization of the imagination. We need to abandon the search for alternative models of development and start imagining alternatives to development. The project today is not so much to rethink development, but to un-think it.
Review – Turkey and the European Union
Do issues of identity matter in international politics? Selcen Öner provides a comprehensive overview of how the issue of European identity has been a key aspect in the process of Turkey’s EU membership bid.
Challenges to Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration
In some cases the international community has exacerbated obstacles to DDR through arms sales to war-torn societies, budgetary constraints, or neglect of ex-combatants.
Two Cheers for Public Diplomacy and Place Branding
Public diplomacy and place branding are putting traditional diplomacy to the test. But these newer forms of diplomacy should not be considered harbingers of a mediatized global democracy.
Revisiting the UN-Controlled Constitution-Making Process for Somalia
When it comes to constitution-making, the process is vitally important. Somalia’s constitution-making process is deeply flawed. Political expedience, secrecy, exclusion and hastiness overshadow the entire outcome.
Theorizing Realist and Gramscian Hegemony
The Realist approach reduces hegemony to economic and military dominance, while neo-Gramscian theorists broaden the concept of hegemony as established by forces within a state and on a world scale.
Why is Intelligence Sometimes Controversial in Democratic States?
Exactly how accountable are intelligence agencies and to whom? Before the 1970’s many intelligence services acted by executive decree and there was very little in the way of legislature involvement.
Syria: We Can’t Give Up On Diplomacy
As Lakhdar Brahimi takes over as UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, there is real merit in pursuing a comprehensive Security Council resolution and a post-conflict framework.
Review – Wars of Plunder
Wars of Plunder attempts to broaden the commonly accepted explanations and considers more complex reasons for the prevalence of violence in resource rich areas.
Has American Imperialism Shaped the World in the 20th Century?
If America is an empire, it is not in the conventional sense of defined territorial occupation. However, it is essential to recognize the ways in which America has shaped the world of today.
