Opinion – Peace through Law? Political Realism and Hans Kelsen
Perhaps a great political realist is one who sees that the political has always been intimately linked to the legal, and that nothing in our dealings with one another is inevitable.
Opinion – International Law versus Realpolitik in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Despite the November 9 ceasefire agreement, the fundamental questions about the region’s final status and the future of its native Armenian population remain unanswered.
Opinion – Mikhail Gorbachev: Cold War Hero or the Man Who Lost the Empire?
The Soviet Union ended quietly under Gorbachev, a man who sought peaceful change but lacked the means to preserve the Soviet state.
Remote Warfare in an Age of Distancing and ‘Great Powers’
The use of remote warfare has several significant problems and there can only be progress towards resolving them through discussions between communities.
Security Cooperation as Remote Warfare: The US in the Horn of Africa
Security cooperation programmes have provided a pathway to continued intervention, the ‘remoteness’ of which applies only to the intervening actor, not local communities.
Remote Warfare in the Sahel and a Role for the European Union
Remote warfare conducted by Western forces is shifting its focus to the Sahel and as European states try to rely less on the US security apparatus, old legal challenges.
What Happened to the Afghan Peace Talks?
The negotiations with the Taliban are on hold and Afghanistan appears stuck. The government in Kabul now waits to see what the new Biden team will do.
The Significance of the Iran Hostage Crisis for International Dispute Settlement
In 1979, Iranian students took 52 Americans hostage, resulting in a crisis in which Iran and the US resorted to international law and justice to find solutions.
Human Judgment in Remote Warfare
Developers and military commanders should not merely ask which military tasks can be automated, but also ask where human judgment ought to be preserved.
Opinion – Populism and Rhetoric Amidst the Farmers’ Protest in India
Despite smear campaigns, it looks difficult to reclaim a ubernationalist discourse against the authentically local and indigenous farmers.
