Archive for 2014

‘Material Breach’: A Valid Justification for Military Intervention in Iraq?

Bhavita Rajguru • Aug 21 2014 • Essays

The concept of ‘material breach’ was used as a political tool to justify military action in Iraq in 2003 by the U.S. and U.K., as opposed to a legal justification.

The Afghan Diaspora and Post-Conflict State Building in Afghanistan

Kouser Fatima • Aug 21 2014 • Articles

Among the groups involved in the post-conflict dynamics, the Afghan diaspora is an important participant. However, certain aspects of this are problematic.

The Islamic State’s Challenge to the International System

Christian Cali • Aug 21 2014 • Articles

IS is not the adversary of 2006-2008 Iraq, this is a more fanatical, more entrenched, better equipped force with a radical commitment to the territory it has captured.

Review – Failing to Protect: The UN and the Politicisation of Human Rights

Shazelina Z. Abidin • Aug 21 2014 • Features

Freedman’s vivid accounts of human rights violations and the failure of the UN machinery offers an emotional depth that many other books on the subject lack.

Negotiated Settlements of Civil Wars vs. Victories

Anil Sigdel • Aug 19 2014 • Articles

The quantitative approach somewhat should take different world orders into account to better explain contemporary phenomena and prepare a data set accordingly.

Review – The Foreign Policy of John Rawls and Amartya Sen

Annette Förster • Aug 18 2014 • Features

Leavitt’s book makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of Rawls and Sen’s thought in relation to one another, and how both can serve to inform foreign policy.

The BRICS’ Economic Institutions and International Politics

Fabiano Mielniczuk • Aug 18 2014 • Articles

The new institutions of the BRICS signal a new reality in international politics that corresponds to the unique multipolar moment of power and ideas.

Interview – Tariq Ali

E-International Relations • Aug 18 2014 • Features

Writer, journalist, and filmmaker Tariq Ali discusses the recent Israel-Palestine conflict, the BDS movment, the rise of ISIS, and Obama’s US involvement in Iraq.

Review – U.S.-Iran Misperceptions: A Dialogue

Ghoncheh Tazmini • Aug 17 2014 • Features

Though Maleki and Tirman’s work describes the roots of US-Iran (mis)perception, their effort ultimately fails as a work of academic merit for exactly that reason.

Europe’s Other Crisis: Secessionism at the Gates

Glen Duerr • Aug 17 2014 • Articles

While it is true that any member state can veto the accession bid of another state, the EU will want to avoid any possible territorial mess within its borders.

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