Articles

EU Counterterrorism Policy: A Paper Tiger?

Oldrich Bures • Aug 22 2013 • Articles

On paper, EU counterterrorism policy looks impressive. However, the success of this requires an assessment of the available legal instruments and institutional structures at all levels.

The Election of Hassan Rouhani: A New Dawn for Women’s Rights in Iran?

Haideh Moghissi • Aug 22 2013 • Articles

Can Iranian women secure a breathing space, even within the most limiting conditions inherent in their totalitarian religious state, to claim their humanity and rights?

The Ivory Tower Disconnect: Going Beyond Terrorism Experts Out of Academe

Dan G. Cox • Aug 21 2013 • Articles

There is a disconnect between political science research and practical policy outcomes. This will continue until there is a real movement to break the elitist nature of academic ivory towers.

Chinese Grand Strategy and the Exacerbation of the Sino-Indian Territorial Dispute

Srini Sitaraman • Aug 21 2013 • Articles

Examining China’s strategic objectives allows analysts to better understand Sino-Indian relations in light of recent tensions along the contentious Indo-Tibet border.

The Common Security and Defence Policy and IR Theory

Daniel Fiott • Aug 20 2013 • Articles

Realism still provides the most compelling IR theory for analyzing the CSDP. The state maintains military capabilities and the political interests for which such capabilities are required.

An Open Rebuttal to Gian Gentile’s Article on Counterinsurgency

Terry Tucker • Aug 20 2013 • Articles

Gian Gentile’s article on COIN ignores literature that weigh stability and combat operations equally. The key failure of COIN has been not understanding how to integrate the multiple levels required.

The Fallacy of the Realist-Constructivist Dichotomy: A Rejoinder to Robert Murray

Cecelia Lynch • Aug 19 2013 • Articles

Realism is not dead, but it is as problematic to treat the theory as IR’s “core set of ideas” as it is a fallacy to treat constructivism as a recognizable, distinct, and competing theory.

From ‘Followers’ to Leaders: Re-examining the Roles of Women in Armed Rebellion

Alexis Henshaw • Aug 16 2013 • Articles

Scholarship that disregards the presence of women as actors and stakeholders in civil conflict creates an incomplete understanding of how conflicts are conducted and settled, who fights, and why.

The EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and the Mali Crisis

Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni • Aug 16 2013 • Articles

Civilian crisis management and reconstruction is where the EU should focus its collective efforts, leaving joint military interventions to NATO.

Can Social Media Sustain a Revolution?

Movindri Reddy • Aug 15 2013 • Articles

Has a focus on social media in the revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East distracted us from an engaged understanding of the underlying causes of these uprisings?

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