Archive for 2014

How Have Illicit Drug Trade Networks Undermined Colombia’s Development?

Elizabeth Ambler • Dec 16 2014 • Essays

Colombia and international actors must begin tapping into a development policy that recognises the need to bridge political and civil society.

Accounting for the Failure of Russia to Consolidate Democracy

Joshua Gray • Dec 15 2014 • Essays

The lack of democratic consensus amongst the political elite is primarily responsible for the democratic impasse in Russia under the leadership of Putin.

Islamic Governance Theory in Moroccan Islamist Discourse

Juan A. Macias-Amoretti • Dec 15 2014 • Articles

The use of Islamic concepts as the ‘imamate’ and the ‘caliphate’ by main Moroccan Islamist actors in their discourse are linked to a concrete model of Islamic government.

Balancing on a Warship

Andreas Kuersten • Dec 15 2014 • Articles

In a precarious but skilful positioning in its Mistral contract with Russia, France will continue to stand firmly infirm between domestic and international duties.

A Proposed Theory of Knowledge: Neuro-Rational Physicalism

Nayef Al-Rodhan • Dec 13 2014 • Articles

Comprehending that the ways we acquire knowledge are culturally mediated would be a profound step in softening rigid categories of “otherness” in our globalized world.

Review – Global Crisis: War, Climate Change & Catastrophe in the 17th Century

Dagomar Degroot • Dec 12 2014 • Features

Parker turns even omissions into strengths as his book manages to appeal to scholars of various different disciplines and ranks.

Rama-Vucic: A Historic Visit?

Joseph Coelho • Dec 12 2014 • Articles

Doubts about the view that current tensions in Albania-Serbia relations are based on long-standing projects of greater nation-state expansion. Such narratives are myths.

Political Islam and Arab Civil Society

Timothy Poirson • Dec 12 2014 • Articles

Political Islam is a term that is often used amongst circles of academics and policymakers, but its complexity is seldom acknowledged or understood – especially post 2011.

Barack Obama: How an ‘Unknown’ Senator Became President of the USA

Robert McGuigan Burns • Dec 12 2014 • Essays

In 2004, few Americans had ever heard of Obama, let alone considered voting for him. Yet, within four years he had been elected president.

East Ukraine’s Four Perspectives

Roland Benedikter • Dec 11 2014 • Articles

An autonomy solution for East Ukraine, based on the South Tyrol model, represents a practical, temporary compromise and avoids furthering threats of a frozen conflict.

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