Opinion – The Midterm Elections and US Support for Ukraine
The greatest challenge for the Republicans is ensuring that their leadership lives up to Zelenskyy’s perception of them as the inheritors of a Reagan-esque tradition.
How Qualitative Fieldwork Can Help Understand Civil Wars
If a researcher can safely conduct fieldwork using relational approaches, carefully mitigating potential risks and vulnerabilities, it could be an invaluable exercise.
Probing the Intersection of Religion, Gender, and Political Violence
Research will make little progress if gendered violence targeted at religious minorities cannot be meaningfully distinguished from religiously motivated violence targeted at women or sexual minorities.
Opinion – Finland and NATO Membership
NATO has no reason to expect major conflicts as a result of Finland’s membership as the strategic interests of both coincide.
Analysing the Bush Doctrine Through Carl Schmitt’s Concept of the Political
Politics, within liberal states, has often expressed the illiberal friend-enemy distinction with intensity to justify the centralisation of executive power.
Opinion – Europe Has Never Been A Garden
Josep Borrell’s remarks on Europe representing a garden does not truly embody the virtues of liberty, equality and fraternity which is, in many ways, a jungle in its own right.
Conflict Psephology Amidst the 2022 Bosnian General Election
Even in such an intensely divided society like Bosnia, political opportunists cannot expect to gain seats just by “diversity criteria” alone.
Opinion – Responsible Business Conduct in Times of War
EU Member States should ensure that mandatory due diligence legislation is effective in those areas of the world where the risks of human rights violations are most severe.
Will Integrating Digital Technologies into the Food System Work?
If integrating digital technology into the food system is bound up with a data grab, there is a need for critical scrutiny of what the consequences will be.
Why Existential Risks Matter in International Relations
It is imperative that IR theory do more to account for structural threats that could undermine the continuity and survival of the human species.
