Opinion – Decolonizing Development Will Take More than Moral Imperative
Making daily, unglamourous investments to build capacity, shift power, and give credit where credit is due may be the only way the mountain of colonization ever moves.
Understanding the ‘Us Vs Them’ Division Through the Notion of Responsibility
State actors strategically construct the notion of responsibility in controversial international areas aiming to legitimize their international stances and behaviors with/against others.
Military Honor in the Twenty-First Century: Some Contemporary Challenges
Military honor is a concept that elicits an interpretive attitude and therefore can evolve to accommodate new contents and meanings.
Provoking to Avoid War: North Korea’s Hybrid Security Strategies
An important feature of North Korea’s hybrid strategy is that it is continuously adapting to ever-changing circumstances, and as such it has not become outdated.
Local and International Actors Influencing Inter-Communal Relations in Rakhine State
Local and international actors have historically influenced trends and dynamics of inter-communal relations in the multi-ethnic Rakhine State of Myanmar.
The Politics of Teaching International Relations in the Arab World: A Critique
We live in a global system that constantly pushes one towards silencing non-Western voices and rendering their contributions invisible.
Opinion – Former China-Premier Wen Jiabao’s Censored Essay
An alternative reading suggests that Wen believes that liberal universal values are worth fighting for – even in the context of China’s current repressive system.
Opinion – From Royalty to Rock Stars: Royal Celebrity and Contemporary Politics
Harry and Meghan’s international ventures and increased focus on the American market are considered not just a betrayal of the royal family, but of Britain itself.
Opinion – The Coming of Age of the European Union’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
It is imperative for EU to not succumb into irrelevance by becoming a toothless tiger in order to eventually be a truly strategic global geopolitical actor.
The Cruelty of Kafala: Immigrant Life in Kuwait
Educating children and society that exploitation is immoral and demonstrating tolerance, equality and human dignity is the only way to end the Kafala mentality.
