A New Era of UN Peacekeeping? The Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Africa
The implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda via Security Council Resolution 1325 has the potential to advance gender in UN peacekeeping missions in Africa.
Everyday (In)Security: An Autoethnography of Student Life in the UK
An undergraduate education has largely ceased to be one of ontological discovery and has instead become a process of enforcing neoliberal logic on students.
‘Illegal Criminals Invading’: Securitising Asylum-Seekers in Australia and the US
Securitizing asylum-seeking disregards international refugee and human rights law while also leading to the inhumane treatment of those fleeing from persecution.
Gender and Security: Redefining the ‘State’ and a ‘Threat’
Using a gender perspective, the dominant definitions of the ‘state’ and a ‘threat’ are re-defined to better understand security today.
International Political Economy and the 2003 Iraq War: A Keynesian Perspective
Keynes’s emphasis on ideas and individuals is better-suited to explaining the United States’ 2003 invasion of Iraq than Marx’s focus on material structures.
Terrorists or Freedom Fighters: A Case Study of ETA
The ETA’s armed struggle was a necessary component of retaliating against the Spanish government’s Basque oppression, and therefore, they are freedom fighters.
Questioning the Inevitability of the Cold War
The Cold War was an avertable product of impulsive and unpredictable actions of instrumental individuals operating in accordance to their free will.
The European Union’s Neighbourhood Policy in Morocco and Azerbaijan
The democratisation strategy of the EU in Morocco and Azerbaijan favours the stability of existing power structures and has therefore been largely ineffective.
Western Human Rights in a Diverse World: Cultural Suppression or Relativism?
Cultural relativism should not be an excuse to avoid the difficulties of enforcing an individualistic human rights system in communities believing in collective rights.
Is Nuclear Technology the Answer to Asia’s Energy Future?
Asia’s energy future depends on increasing energy efficiency, reducing fossil fuel imports, and increasing the role of renewable and nuclear energies.
