Constructivism and ‘First Encounters’: A Critique
Constructivists are mistaken to only look at the interpreted, verbalized, aspects of international encounters. Our investigations must study what our bodies know and the suggestions they make.
Signs from the Global South: Development with Deaf Communities
The recognition and promotion of signed languages, the natural language of the deaf, offers a powerful route to lasting and effective change.
International NGOs: Legitimacy, Mandates and Strategic Innovation
Profound changes in how INGOs frame their actions have fundamentally shifted perceptions of their legitimacy. For critics, they no longer do what their original purpose was.
Opinion – America’s Questionable Commitment to ‘Freedom’
Whether in the original Cold War, or in a new one we may be entering into between the US and China, America extols freedom but pursues supremacy.
The Affective Times of Fear: Stories from India
A look at the recent citizenship tangle in India reasserts the secular democracy’s tendencies of predetermining individual identities based on their ideological affiliations.
Opinion – Fears and Failures: Global Governance and the Crisis in Cameroon
What makes people defend a prevailing system which is deeply flawed? Fear. Fear that power may be exercised in a manner they do not agree with, that freedoms may be lost.
Protecting the Protectors: Strengthening the Security of NGOs in Conflict Zones
Although attacks are reported and denounced, the insecurity which is confronted by NGOs in conflict zones remains an under-researched issue.
Opinion – Lukashenka’s Future in Belarus
For Putin, Lukashenka has become an irritant – reliably pro-Russian but a difficult partner who has probably outlived his usefulness.
Opinion — Nigeria-China Relations: Sovereignty and Debt-Trap Diplomacy
The existential relations between Nigeria and China have been driven largely by an infrastructure-led investment strategy rooted in Nigeria’s development agenda.
Opinion – Macron’s Pivot Towards Russia
In a world increasingly dictated by heightened power competition, Macron believes he can turn Putin into an important security partner for Europe.
