Foreign Policy

Emerging and Disruptive Technologies: New Weapons in the Making?

Allison Tan • Jun 17 2024 • Essays

The discourse surrounding the military adoption of EDTs and its etymological implications highlight how the topic seems to generate more insecurity than security.

Alien No More: The Promise of Popular Culture for the Study of Diplomacy

Anton Bronfman • Jun 10 2024 • Essays

By injecting reflexivity into explorations of human interactions, popular culture as a site for diplomatic studies challenges the elitist thinking that IR grapples with.

Cuban Intelligence after the Cold War: A Case Study in Adaptation and Influence

Safia Gordon • May 31 2024 • Essays

Cuban intelligence adeptly evolved post-Cold War by prioritizing information acquisition and alliances to safeguard its national interests.

Sovereignty with Chinese Characteristics? Norms in a Changing World Order

Merete Looft • May 27 2024 • Essays

The contradiction between China’s discourse on and practices of sovereignty constitutes a form of ‘organized hypocrisy’, explicable by the logic of capitalist expansion.

Cross-Strait Authority Dynamics and Panda Diplomacy Gift-Giving Rituals

Mia Westfere • Apr 30 2024 • Essays

China had the calculations of authority and timing wrong in gifting pandas to Taiwan, turning Taiwanese sentiment against trust and goodwill toward the mainland.

Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Janja Jankovic • Apr 20 2024 • Essays

Protests in Bosnia and Herzegovina show fundamental issues in the international efforts of peace-building and transitional justice during the post-war reconstruction period.

Populist Transition: The Cases of Venezuela and Ecuador

Alberto Maresca • Apr 15 2024 • Essays

The continuation of Latin American populism will likely produce messianic leaders characterized by beautiful promises that often do not respect the reality of things.

How Did Russia Use Anti-Western Narratives To Justify Intervening In Syria?

Eleni Anagnostopoulou • Apr 13 2024 • Essays

Russian narratives on Syria to justify military intervention are anti-Western, and comprise claims to legitimate counterterrorism and adherence to international law.

Women’s Rights in North Korea: Reputational Defense or Labor Mobilization?

Yesun Kim • Mar 22 2024 • Essays

The plight of North Korean women is evident in the Kim regime’s exploitation of their labor and lack of protection for their rights, despite its rhetoric.

The Stopping Power of Water: An Outdated Concept?

Pranav Kaginele • Mar 7 2024 • Essays

The oceans do not pose nearly as large of an obstacle to a regional hegemon attempting to venture further outwards as they have in the past.

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