Articles

Can a Federal State Solve Yemen’s Problems?

Charles Schmitz • Mar 13 2014 • Articles

Yemen’s version of federalism appears aimed at taming the aspirations of the southern movement and Ansar Allah in the north rather than incorporating them into politics.

R2P and Gender: The Marginalization of Responsibilities

Sara E. Davies • Mar 13 2014 • Articles

It is not enough to say R2P must have a gendered approach without identifying what such an approach should look like, and who is responsible for taking this forward.

Climate Change, Limits to Adaptation and the ‘Loss and Damage’ Debate

Kirstin Dow and Frans Berkhout • Mar 13 2014 • Articles

An actor-centered and sustainable development framing would lead to a politically-achievable response to the urgent problem of climate-related crises around the world.

When WPS Met CEDAW (and Broke Up with R2P?)

Susan Harris Rimmer • Mar 13 2014 • Articles

18 October 2013 was a red letter day for global women’s rights, revolutionizing the situation of women in conflict prevention, conflict & post-conflict situations.

Failed States: A Paradigm Revived

Robert I. Rotberg • Mar 11 2014 • Articles

A nuanced appreciation of what causes a weak state to become a failed state or, how to recover such a state from failure, is still critical for policy making.

Courting Controversy

Dylan Kissane • Mar 11 2014 • Articles

In an IR classroom, it is fine for a professor to share their political views, but there are times when it makes more sense for the professor to refrain from sharing.

Who Wants to Go to a Hot War Zone? The Relationship between War and Tourism

Mark Piekarz • Mar 11 2014 • Articles

While war tourism is not new, analyses that take into account the ‘heat’ of the location and motivations of the war tourist can teach us new things about the phenomenon.

What is Political Islam?

Muqtedar Khan • Mar 10 2014 • Articles

Regardless of the success or failure of political Islam, Muslims will seek to politicize Islam in search for cultural independence and authenticity in social structures.

Moblization and Deliberation. EU for the Citizens?

Óscar García Agustín • Mar 10 2014 • Articles

EU measures to mitigate the ‘democratic deficit’ have been largely insufficient to date, rather the role of deliberation should be to include alternative discourses.

Street Gangs in Central America: Combating them with Intelligence Fusion Centers

Thomas Bruneau • Mar 8 2014 • Articles

The intelligence fusion center has proved successful in the US, and could prove useful in the Northern Triangle of Central America in the fight against street gangs.

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