Archive for 2014

Review – Women and Civil Society in Turkey

Sule Toktas • Feb 16 2014 • Features

Ömer Çaha’s in-depth study presents historical coverage of civil society in Turkey and identifies the various feminist movements that play a central role in the civil sphere.

Slaughter Illuminated: Israeli Strategy and the Sabra and Shatila Massacre

Adam Moscoe • Feb 15 2014 • Essays

The Israeli military’s massacre in the Sabra and Shatila Palestinian camps hindered Israel’s attainment of its overt and strategic objectives in the First Lebanon War.

Illicit Financial Flows and Capital Flight in Africa

Casey Sahadath • Feb 14 2014 • Essays

IFFs hamstring the efforts of African states to pursue poverty alleviation and economic development, thus addressing IFFs and their impacts should be a priority for UNECA.

Review – The Personal and the Professional in Aid Work

Jeevan Sharma • Feb 14 2014 • Features

Fechter’s edited collection takes issue with the absence of the personal from the debate on aid work, yet fails to consider what giving more space to the personal means.

The Limitations of History to the Field of Intelligence

Efren Torres • Feb 14 2014 • Essays

Despite the epistemological limitations of history, it can provide the field of intelligence with useful ways to expand its knowledge and debunk myths.

The Palestinian Territories and The (Self)legitimizazion of the Settlements

Lorenzo Kamel • Feb 14 2014 • Articles

It is often claimed that Article 80 of the UN Charter preserves Israel’s right to establish settlements. This problematic approach requires a better public understanding.

Sacrificing Defence for Votes in Canada

Robert W. Murray • Feb 13 2014 • Articles

The recent announcement that Canadian defence capital spending planning for the coming year would be delayed is yet another major blow to Canada’s defence strategy.

In Defence of the Research Paper

Dylan Kissane • Feb 13 2014 • Articles

Research papers may drive students and professors crazy at times. Yet they teach students something that is not easily replaced by alternative assignments: clear thinking.

Democracy and Security: The Current Debate on Reforming U.S. Intelligence

Thomas Bruneau • Feb 13 2014 • Articles

The revelations of Edward Snowden regarding the NSA have focused more attention on the issue of reforming intelligence in the US than at any time since 1970s.

The ICC: Progress Toward a More Just International Order?

Valerie Luensmann • Feb 12 2014 • Essays

While the ICC remains an important step in ending impunity for the worst crimes, its existence does not suffice to significantly change the justice of our international order.

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