Human Rights Reform in the UAE: Natural Socio-Political Evolution or Positional Strategy?
Human rights reforms can improve the UAE’s standing and advance its objective of becoming a regional hospitality, military and economic hub.
Opinion – Is International Politics Damaging South Africa’s Health?
It may seem good politics to play to home electorates by pulling up the drawbridge, but the economic effects are already being felt in one of the financially most unequal countries in the world.
Opinion – US Carbon Border Mechanism in the Twilight Zone
The US and the EU can cooperate closely to address carbon leakage and create a momentum in significantly reducing carbon emission.
Can Sport Mega-events Clean a Dirty State Image?
Managed by responsible organizations sporting mega-events can become a true detergent in the fight against the dark spots of repression and human rights violations.
Student Mobility and Its Relevance to International Relations Theory
State centric power politics and regional hegemony will likely continue to drive student mobility growth and influence.
Assessing the International Community’s Obligation to Protect the Human Rights of Afghans
With the Taliban seeking humanitarian aid, the international community should tie any support to how the regime treats its citizens.
Using Disability Critical Race Theory in American Special Education Classrooms
DisCrit does not attempt to fix the bias of individual educators. It seeks change beyond the walls of the special education classroom and the school surrounding it.
Opinion – ‘No Change’ After Kyrgyzstan’s 2021 Parliamentary Elections
Japarov has proven surprisingly resilient for a leader who attained his power almost by accident, and who does not have the political instincts of his contemporaries.
Pluriversal Peacebuilding: Peace Beyond Epistemic and Ontological Violence
Pluriversal peace may play important roles in navigating inevitable conflicts in the shared pursuit of a world in which different ways of knowing and being can coexist.
Why India Needs a Gender Policy for its Armed Forces
The impediments to women’s integration in the Indian military are rooted in gender biases and specific constructs of femininities and masculinities.
