Understanding the Other Ukraine: Identity and Allegiance in Russophone Ukraine
In the traditionally Russophone regions of Ukraine, political conflict arises whenever the legitimacy of Russian culture is challenged.
Ethnic and Social Composition of Ukraine’s Regions and Voting Patterns
Regional voting is the most characteristic feature of Ukrainian elections, but additional factors also affect voting preferences such as the social position of the voter.
Sláinte: The Performative Geopolitics of the Irish Pub
With the internationalisation of the Irish pub one should note the performative geopolitics that typically characterise the space: historic maps, flags and rebel songs.
Thinking About Developmental States Beyond East Asia
The experience of East Asian states cannot be easily replicated, as the ability of a state to undergo structural transformation is limited by the existing conditions.
NAFTA’s Future and Regional Security Cooperation
The ultimate fate of NAFTA might be that the forces it has unleashed – mass migrations and transnational organized crime – are too powerful and destabilizing to contain.
Qui est Charlie?
In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks some commentators have said that free speech should have no limits. In fact, it does – and nearly everyone agrees that it should.
The US Coast Guard’s Western Hemisphere Strategy
The US Coast Guard seems interested in being the tip of the spear on positive US security activities in the Greater Caribbean’s future.
“Balkanizing” the War on Terror
While the EU and the US must reassess risks and potential investments in the Western Balkans they must also learn to separate the politics from the true security threats.
Stability, Cooperation and Integration: The Future of Serb-Albanian Relations
The relations between Albania and Serbia depends on a precondition: mutual recognition as equals which means relinquishing the idea of hegemony in favour of cooperation.
In Good Faith? Reconsidering the Impact of Religion on Negotiated Settlements
Responses provoked by the religious identity of insurgents may be as crucial to explaining the dearth of negotiated settlements as how religion shapes rebel behavior.
