Archive for 2014

New Atheism and the Politicization of Disbelief

Marcus Schulzke • Jun 10 2014 • Articles

New atheism is an important phenomenon for the study of international relations. It represents an unprecedented effort to challenge the political influence of religion.

Man-Up Mr Snowden! Masculinities and National Security

Klaus Dodds • Jun 8 2014 • Articles

Ever since news broke that Edward Snowden was the National Security Agency ‘leaker’ and fugitive, discussion has raged about his masculinity, including his sexuality.

The Legal and Social Condition of the Enslaved Population in Classical Athens

Jesús David Quintero Aleans • Jun 8 2014 • Essays

The normative principles of the Athenian urban constituency may have contained and funnelled the commercial, financial, and collective activities of the enslaved sectors.

Should we Rebuild ‘Failed States’ or ‘Let Them Fail’?

Michael Williams • Jun 8 2014 • Essays

The practice of rebuilding ‘failed’ or ‘failing’ states is ethically problematic. It overlooks human security and is too focused on Western institutional standards.

What are the Challenges Facing Global Energy Governance?

Sebastian Mang • Jun 7 2014 • Essays

While global energy governance is fragmented, the international community is striving for more cooperation with emerging consumer economies and producing economies.

Review – Afrasia: A Tale of Two Continents

Daniel Large • Jun 5 2014 • Features

Adem and Mazrui offer an enlivening and unconventional collection, critically invocating the need for a discourse about discourse on Africa’s relations with Asian powers.

Review – Diamonds

Yolande Kyngdon-McKay • Jun 5 2014 • Features

Smillie’s study of the modern diamond industry contains valuable insights into Africa’s diamond wars, but has major knowledge gaps that undermine its ultimate utility.

The 1948 Genocide Convention as an ‘Increasingly Meaningless Document’?

Fleur Verbiest • Jun 5 2014 • Essays

The legal success of the Genocide Convention continues to re-establish the norm politically, albeit under misinterpretation and without effect of prevention.

The Impact of ‘Globalisation’ on the Arab Revolts

Nick Newsom • Jun 5 2014 • Essays

Globalisation not only exacerbated the structural conditions that elicited the Arab revolt, but allowed for local and global actors to shape the form of this resistance.

The New Turkey: A Rival to the West in the Near East?

Kubilay Yado Arin • Jun 5 2014 • Articles

Recent moves by Turkey’s ruling party, the AKP, have led experts to question whether the new Turkish foreign policy leads to a challenge to US interests in the Near East.

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