Introducing Varieties of European Subsidiarity
The question of how powers should be distributed between the EU and the member states requires an empirical investigation into the practical application of subsidiarity from the perspective of multiple disciplines.
Punk AF: Resisting Postmodern Interpretations of Punk Culture in World Politics
Regarding punk as symbolic of postmodernity creates a misleading narrative that punk culture, despite its structural whiteness, was anti-racist, counter-hegemonic, and socio-politically resistant.
Opinion – The Challenges Facing Joe Biden in the Middle East
Considering Biden’s decades of history and expertise in foreign policy, the incoming administration should be well prepared to balance practical considerations with idealistic goals in the region.
How the English Language Dominates Disaster Research and Practice
Translations of disaster terms often fail to apply local perspectives and take advantage of knowledge generated outside of Western frameworks.
The Taiwan Factor in the Clarification of China’s U-shaped Line
The Taiwan factor has added to the challenge to China’s claims in the South China Sea and to the bargaining process among relevant states.
For the People or for Power? Wielding the ICC Gavel in a World of Power Politics
The ICC remains guilty of a ‘complacency of complementarity’, wherein the Court heralds the dispensing of distanced justice over respecting existing national processes.
Queering Genocide: How Can Sexuality Be Incorporated Into Analyses Of Genocide?
Understanding more about the sexuality of genocidal violence will only come from an analysis of heterosexuality as a system of logic.
Opinion – The Path Beyond Trump in US Human Rights Policies
Biden’s election provides an opportunity for the United States to begin along the path of restoring trust in its global human rights response and influence.
NGOs, Disarmament, and Limits on War Violence
NGOs are not only agenda-setters working through states and IGOs for norm creation, but also active actors in security governance – taking on new issues and engagements with non-state actors.
Opinion – US Recognition of Moroccan Sovereignty in Western Sahara
Audiences would be better informed if journalists abandoned their reluctance to address territoriality of states without coating their reporting in the language of international law.
