What You Say is What You Get: The Gender Problem in IR
Replacing “man-made” with “anthropogenic” will not solve the gender problem in IR, but it will increase the visibility of our quotidian contributions to patriarchy.
Peace and Reconciliation in the Balkans: Croatia vs. Serbia
Reconciliation is a slow process but when there is political will, changes can occur and victims can eventually get redress through justice, truth and memory.
Queering Paradigms: From Individual Resistance to Global-Local Impact
Performative scholarship as activism promises further advances in Social Justice. Ethically, there is no ‘mere criticality’; there is always also societal responsibility.
International Security in the Anthropocene
Climate change is a production issue, not a matter of environmental protection. Recognizing that the world is changing rapidly is the key to successful social adaptation.
Learning How Not to Scare People: The Paradox of Counterinsurgency
Scaling down the revered cult of counterinsurgency in future interventions, may be the only way to provide missions with a sense of real international purpose.
Emotions in IR: The ‘Dog That Did Not Bark’
This brief exploration highlights the extent to which emotions have a social, cultural and political dimension that is pervasive at the international level.
Simulating Europe: Lesson-drawing from EU Decision-making Games
Simulations offer a glimpse into the complex world of decision-making within organisations that cannot be gained so easily from traditional teaching methods.
Global Warming: Is Paris the Last-chance Saloon?
Global warming’s last-chance saloon will soon be upon us. Yet, far from acting together, we have various gangs ready to shoot each other in the back while the piano-player plays on.
The Roma/Gypsies: “Outcasts” of Europe
The Roma story has not been the story of the powerful. It is a story of the ones that have done whatever they could in order to survive in a very adverse environment.
‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ and IR Theory
Hollywood has a long history of trading in subtle political messaging and reinforcing the notion of US military might as a force for good, even when things get ugly.
