Articles

Posthuman International Relations

Matt McDonald and Audra Mitchell • Oct 5 2017 • Articles

A discussion of the posthuman and its relationship to the study of International Relations cannot be narrowly defined, nor can one voice provide conclusive definitions.

The German Election – What Does It Mean for Europe?

Charlotte Galpin • Oct 4 2017 • Articles

The election in Germany brings the country into line with other countries in Europe with strong right-wing populist parties.

Pop-Culture & Trump: Interviewing R. Sikoryak, Creator of the Unquotable Trump

Robert A. Saunders • Oct 1 2017 • Articles

Comics – and particularly some of the more epic battles between superheroes and super-villains – present an attractive medium for satirizing Trump.

What Do Karl Marx, Napoleon, and the Majlis Have in Common?

Patricia Sohn • Sep 29 2017 • Articles

Terms such as Political Science or Comparative Politics may carry many different significations at once. 

The Meaning of Marriage and Australia’s Postal Poll

Michael Quinlan • Sep 28 2017 • Articles

Changing Australia’s understanding of marriage may have significant implications for religious freedom, freedom of political communication and parental rights.

The Continuing Russian Campaign to Divide the Democratic Party in the USA

Steven J. Barela • Sep 27 2017 • Articles

Russian bots and trolls are amplifying disinformation in social media. To wit, meddling in US democracy with a seed and feed campaign of divisive messages continues.

A New Age of Violence: Terrorism as an Asymmetrical and ‘Existential Threat’

Strobe Driver • Sep 27 2017 • Articles

The process of terrorism morphing from a violent asymmetrical-threat to an asymmetrical- and existential-threat, signals a profound change in its trajectory.

We Need to Talk about International Relations

Herman Salton • Sep 27 2017 • Articles

A discussion is needed on whether IR as a discipline is cutting across nations, languages, and cultures the way it is supposed to do.

Deconstructing Anti-intellectualism

Alex Etl • Sep 25 2017 • Articles

‘Anti-intellectualism’ evokes elitist and exclusionary practices, which can establish a feeling of exclusion even though these are only imagined categories.

Afghanistan: A Subaltern State Suffering from Terrorism

Haluk Karadag • Sep 22 2017 • Articles

The process of eliminating the influence of Taliban and other groups in Afghanistan remains slow, as the country’s economic and political development is still chaotic.

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