Archive for 2014

Egypt’s Failed Transition to Democracy: Was Political Culture a Major Factor?

Abdeslam Maghraoui • Apr 29 2014 • Articles

Why did Egypt miss the chance to build democratic governance? What does the astonishing popularity of another military strongman tell us about Egyptian politics?

A Legacy Deferred?: The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda at 20 Years

Nigel Eltringham • Apr 29 2014 • Articles

20 years after the genocide, the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has shown once again how justice is indispensable for sustainable peace.

Enforcing International Human Rights Law: Problems and Prospects

Hannah Moscrop • Apr 29 2014 • Essays

Human rights are most powerfully enforced through horizontal and vertical transnational legal processes, and the resulting internalisation and socialisation of values.

The Perils of Simultaneous COIN and Counternarcotics in Peru and Colombia

Barnett S. Koven • Apr 28 2014 • Articles

Simultaneously pursuing COIN and CN operations is an ineffective way of combating insurgent violence fueled by narco-funding in Peru and Colombia.

Three Phases of Resistance: How Hezbollah Pushed Israel Out of Lebanon

David Sousa • Apr 28 2014 • Essays

Hezbollah’s strategy was successful due to its ability to secure a strategic relationship with a patron, arouse popular local support, and use novel methods of fighting.

Review Feature – Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iran

Stephen McGlinchey • Apr 27 2014 • Features

Iran’s regional policies have been a complex affair since its 1979 revolution. The books reviewed here document Iran’s rapport with Syria & its rivalry with Saudi Arabia.

Breaking the Silence: Rwandan Women Survivors Give Testimony and Find a Voice

Caroline Williamson • Apr 27 2014 • Articles

In contemporary Rwanda, women are willing to speak out and actively shape public discourse on such issues as the government, ethnicity, the genocide, and sexual violence.

How Convincing is the Democratic Peace Thesis?

Therese Etten • Apr 26 2014 • Essays

A weakness of the democratic peace theory lies within disagreements over the meaning of the term, which has brought about the emergence of democratic difference.

The Underestimated Effect of Democratic Sanctions

Christian von Soest and Michael Wahman • Apr 26 2014 • Articles

There have been unsuccessful democratic sanctions in the past and there will be more in the future. However, sanctions have also been successful in certain cases.

Interview – Laura Sjoberg

E-International Relations • Apr 25 2014 • Features

Professor Sjoberg discusses gender and war, queer theory, women and gender in the International Relations discipline, her new blog, and offers advice for young scholars.

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