Australia Should Pursue Ambitious Climate Change Mitigation Policies
A successful transformation of the energy system will ultimately depend on a political agenda that comprises a plurality of efficient climate policy instruments.
Getting Away With It: How Governments Sew Up Foreign Policies in Advance
All foreign policies are stitched together in order to appease the greatest number of potential stakeholders while limiting the number of potential opponents.
The Tale of a ‘Realism’ in International Relations
The tale of a contiguous Realist tradition, running the gamut from Thucydides to Morgenthau, occludes these thinkers’ strong normative commitments.
New Atheism and the Politicization of Disbelief
New atheism is an important phenomenon for the study of international relations. It represents an unprecedented effort to challenge the political influence of religion.
Man-Up Mr Snowden! Masculinities and National Security
Ever since news broke that Edward Snowden was the National Security Agency ‘leaker’ and fugitive, discussion has raged about his masculinity, including his sexuality.
The New Turkey: A Rival to the West in the Near East?
Recent moves by Turkey’s ruling party, the AKP, have led experts to question whether the new Turkish foreign policy leads to a challenge to US interests in the Near East.
Approaching 2015: How to Assess Erdoğan’s Statement on the Armenian Genocide?
Prime Minister Erdoğan’s statement on the Armenian Genocide elevated previous utterances made by government officials to the level of Turkey’s official position.
UN Peacekeeping in Darfur: A ‘Quagmire’ That We Cannot Accept
The Security Council must move away from its policy of militarized peacekeeping in favour of doing something that may actually work in alleviating human suffering.
Our Shocked Regard: The Act of Killing and the Indonesian Genocide
Joshua Oppenheimer’s unique and disturbing ‘The Act of Killing’ examines the Indonesian genocide of the 1960s. The film succeeds and fails in equal measures.
Self-Determination, Relational Autonomy, and Transnational Mediation
The main obstacle to restoring Indigenous self-determination is that governments face only occasional external pressure to uphold the principles of the UN Declaration.
