Articles

Opinion – Denmark’s Procurement of Israeli Guns Has Not Been a Smooth Ride

Harry Thompson • Sep 23 2023 • Articles

Danish politics should certainly strap itself in for a bumpy ride over the next weeks and months.

Opinion – The Choice in Nagorno-Karabakh: Ethnic Cleansing or Self-Determination?

Vahagn Avedian • Sep 22 2023 • Articles

The reality of ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh has reached such evident heights that EU representatives have for the first time mentioned it explicitly.

Does the Public Get What it Wants? The UK Government’s Response to Terrorism

Michael Lister • Sep 21 2023 • Articles

Public opinion and counterterrorism policy are in a complex, mutually instantiating, relationship where one informs the other.

The Politicization of Genocide: Is There a Genocide in Karabakh?

M.Hakan Yavuz • Sep 20 2023 • Articles

The secessionist stance adopted by some Karabakh Armenians seems to lack rationality or pragmatism when viewed through a socio-political lens.

The Changing Geopolitical Context of US Support for Human Rights and Democracy Promotion

Mark N. Katz • Sep 19 2023 • Articles

At a time when neither Russia nor China is advancing human rights and democratization, America’s doing so could prove to be a highly strategic move.

Opinion – How Russia Became a Great Power

Pål Røren • Sep 18 2023 • Articles

The quest for prestige and status in global politics is complex. But one thing is clear: Both Putin and Russia care about status.

Opinion – Turkish Foreign Policy after the 2023 Elections

Lars Haugom • Sep 18 2023 • Articles

Turkey’s assertive diplomatic style and preference for a transactional foreign policy has occasionally brought Ankara to the diplomatic brink with the European Union and the United States.

Recovering Small State Agency in Lee Kuan Yew’s Philosophy of History

Quah Say Jye • Sep 17 2023 • Articles

Lee’s influence lives on in a continuity of thinking in how Singapore sees itself within the constellation of international politics.

Historicizing the Reactionary Dimensions of Contemporary Pan-African Statecraft

Brooks Marmon • Sep 17 2023 • Articles

As African leaders turn away from the West they remain eager to attract new allies or consolidate relationships formed during anti-colonial struggle.

Locating Africa in the Indo-Pacific: The Case of Djibouti

Sizo Nkala • Sep 12 2023 • Articles

It is important that the Djiboutian government distributes economic opportunities equitably if it is to avoid losing one of the trump cards of its Indo-Pacific strategy: stability. 

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