Archive for 2014

The Failed State Paradigm: A Response to Mazarr

T.V. Paul • Mar 1 2014 • Articles

The US should not run away from weak states, but it must develop a new strategy in conjunction with other leading countries to help rebuild these states.

Explaining the Political Crisis in South Sudan

S.N. Sangmpam • Mar 1 2014 • Articles

To prevent conflicts like the one in South Sudan, SSA must devise an institutional framework capable of diluting tribes’ expectations for equal control of political power.

Thaksin Shinawatra and Thailand’s New Conflict

Ukrist Pathmanand • Feb 28 2014 • Articles

The conflict between the anti-Thaksin group and his supporters is not ideological, social or ethnic – and yet it has hit the country harder than any other preceding conflicts.

After the Slaughter: War Tourism in Modern Sri Lanka

James Stewart • Feb 28 2014 • Articles

The phenomenon of ‘war’ or ‘post-conflict’ tourism can be seen in the burgeoning tourist industry that began to develop in Sri Lanka soon after the civil war ended.

Geopolitical Considerations of the NATO-Colombia Cooperation Agreement

W. Alejandro Sanchez • Feb 28 2014 • Articles

Placing the NATO-Colombia security cooperation agreement into the context of Latin American geopolitical and geosecurity affairs offers useful insights into its significance.

Performative Violence: Conceptual and Strategic Implications

Yvonne Manzi • Feb 28 2014 • Essays

The causes and effects of performative violence are linked, and include intimidation, social and material control, social cohesion and communication, and structural violence.

Saudi – Bangladeshi Relations in Perspective

Robert Mason • Feb 27 2014 • Articles

Should Saudi tensions with Iran ease, relations with Bangladesh could pick up as Ministers in Riyadh feel able to further diversify relations in South Asia.

Mediating the Mayhem? The Military and Thailand’s Slide toward Pandemonium

Paul Chambers • Feb 27 2014 • Articles

With the Thai military maintaining enormous political influence, it will be difficult to achieve democratic development, civilian control and the demilitarization of society.

Interwar Liberal Internationalism: Doomed to Fail?

Jamie Gostlow • Feb 26 2014 • Essays

The idea of good motives presents the most interesting critique of liberal internationalism, and can offer a path that appeases both realism and internationalism.

Drone Opposition in Pakistan and the Issues of Post-colonial Identity

Wali Aslam • Feb 26 2014 • Articles

The assessments of, and attitudes towards, the efficacy of the drone campaign are shaped by Pakistan’s postcolonial identity.

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