Turkey’s redefinition of itself on the basis of a clear strategy and vision both internally and externally will determine the future nature of the Turkish political structure.
Two soft power models in the Middle East are assessed. Iran’s can be another source of regional instability. Oman’s seeks stability and peaceful resolution of conflicts.
Global time, principally Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), is the product of global governors operating in and through sociotechnical assemblages.
The Kunduz bombings may mirror the transformative effect ‘a new normal’ in which the bombing of hospitals during conflict are no longer tantamount to a war crime.
IS’s predecessor, the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), has previously proved resilient and capable of learning from and adapting to setbacks.
The unforeseeable future implicates the present but also the manner in which decisions in the present operate at the intersection of meaning in past and future.
The Turkish government faces the prospect of having the country cast as a place of danger, a depiction with serious international, political and economic ramifications.
Discussing news issues with your peers is an unburdening exercise that helps develop research and presentation skills and builds confidence in applying theories.
Timing, almost wholly ignored in IR, is a fundamental human activity – a basic means of synthesising pertinent changes for practical and political effect.
In the image, what can you see? Understanding the ethical claims to universality in IR is, for heuristic purposes only, similar to looking at the image.
