Counting Down to the Mayan Apocalypse
The production of apocalyptic literature is largely a product of Western wealth and privilege that allows wealthy modern readers the luxury of asking counterfactual questions about their own society.
Whither the Vision? Institutional Change During Europe’s Financial Crisis
European integration has lost its orientation; European integration is now a lackluster process; European integration lacks vision. There is a certain capability gap as to what Europe can achieve with its current institutional arrangements.
Wanted: A Coherent Canadian Foreign Policy
Between 2006 and 2011, Stephen Harper’s “Restrained Pragmatism” was a shift towards a realist foreign policy strategy, but now he appears lost and this poses risks for Canada in the international state system.
Reconciling Actor-Based and Context-Based Theories
Actor-based and context-based analyses of spoiler problems in peace processes should not be construed as two distinctive, divergent models but rather as complementary and mutually reinforcing.
Iraq’s Institutional Internet Use
How are Iraq’s legislative, executive, and political parties adapting to cyberspace, and exploiting its potential for informational transparency and bottom-up communication?
Public Diplomacy and Propaganda: Rethinking Diplomacy in the Age of Persuasion
Public diplomacy is not just a euphemism for a kinder, gentler propaganda, but also part of the modern diplomat’s toolkit. This is not our mother’s diplomacy. Today a citizen blogger is as much a public diplomat as any Undersecretary of State for Public Affairs.
Euroscepticism: Virus or Cure?
If the United Kingdom left the European Union, access to the single market may not be guaranteed to the UK. Therefore contemporary Conservative Party euroscepticism may not be mad, but rather an adjustment to the challenges of the future.
How has Nature Been Conceptualised in Modernity?
Nature is treated marginally in the discourses of modern philosophy, although we are reliant on nature and our relationship to nature is a cornerstone of modern society.
Gang and TCO Activity in Mexico: Should the U.S. Be Concerned?
Dangerous Mexican gangs have successfully elevated themselves to the global security stage. Yet, nothing of Mexico was mentioned in the recent U.S. presidential election. Should American’s be more concerned?
Review – Studies in Trans-Disciplinary Method
This challenging book highlights how Shapiro’s writing-as-method and the stories of aesthetic subjects can be used to explore issues at a deeper level than psychological approaches.
