Review – Alternative and Bottom-Up Peace Indicators
While helpfully presenting the limitations of top-down evaluation and the challenges facing bottom-up approaches, this volume leaves the reader wanting a more comprehensive engagement.
The Hidden Politics of Militarization and Pop Culture as Political Communication
Unless we pay attention to what is happening beyond the most visibly militarised context we will miss an important dimension to the logics of militarisation.
The Russo–Georgian War and the War in Donbas: Is History Repeating Itself?
Georgia and Ukraine wars of 2008 and 2014 bear a resemblance because each was triggered primarily by Russian strategic concerns—often relating to the Black Sea.
Exploring International Criminal Justice in Film
There have been very few films on international criminal tribunals other than Nuremberg. Perhaps most international trials are still too recent to bring to cinema.
Review – The Warrior, Military Ethics and Contemporary Warfare
Kaurin connects fruitfully with questions arising from asymmetrical warfare, providing particularly thoughtful reflections on the issues it poses for military education.
Perspectives for Russia’s Future: The Case for Narrative Analysis
In relation to Russia, the scenario of authoritarian stability and global power alongside economic decline and consumer dissatisfaction is a pertinent one.
Who is a Refugee?
The very idea of who counts as a refugee is at stake due to new political discourse, and that may have dangerous consequences for all those seeking asylum around the world.
To What Extent Has Argentina Overcome Its Military Past?
Since the 1980s a new respect for constitution, government, democracy and the rule of law have finally found its place within Argentinian politics.
An Assessment of the Pinochet Regime in Chile
Chileans are becoming more politically active and are focusing their anger at the unfair university system and the problems that Pinochet’s free market economic policies have caused.
How Effective Was US Involvement in Covert Coups in Containing the USSR?
Coups were often effective in the short term, but their weakness lies in their long term effects – most notably via deep bitterness from states involved and blowback
