Feminism and the Current Debates on Women in Combat
There is no one answer to whether the opening up of direct ground-combat positions to women is a good or bad thing from a feminist perspective. Responses to the issue from gender scholars are diverse.
The ‘Clash of Civilizations’ Faces Evidence-based Perusal
While Samuel Huntington’s thesis continues to be influential, the fragilities of the civilization construct within it are exposed when measured against the realities of the last twenty years in Asia.
Zombies and the End of Society
The prevalent theories of zombies all in some way address the question of crisis as the new normative condition. The zombie is that which puts the contemporary social order radically in question.
The Empty Chair: Digital Diplomacy, Photography and the Staging of ‘Statecraft’
Digital diplomacy brings new opportunities, but equally new responsibilities that are increasingly divested to the level of the individual ‘digital diplomat’.
Russian Soft Power Under Construction
Prospects for a fully-fledged, globally-oriented Russian soft power strategy are promising. But this change of attitude seems to be coming from the top down.
What if the Hybrid Warfare/Threat Concept Was Simply Meant to Make Us Think?
Hybrid warfare is yielding much academic discourse. Yet as the concept currently stands, it is too unbounded conceptually to drive foreign policy or effective military practice.
The Crescent and the Cross: Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations Twenty Years On
Examining Huntington’s thesis over the past 20 years, Murshed argues conflict occurs primarily within rather than between states and that these conflicts never evolve in a socio-economic vacuum.
Where in the World
In refreshing the POL 210 course at CEFAM, a series of geography quizzes were added to the pedagogical menu. In the quizes, it became obvious that some students knew very little about where some states were in relation to others.
Maximizing Prudence in International Relations
Like other forms of prudence, maxims are tools at hand that can help political actors feel their way through the thickets of international relations and point to constructive ways of being in world politics.
The Rape Case in India: Evidence for the Globalisation of Human Rights?
India’s negative publicity points to a state that has failed to protect the rights of its citizens. That is a notoriety that a global economic power should work to avoid.
