Identity Politics

Jihadi State-Building: A Comparative Study of Jihadis’ Capacity for Governance

Connor Kopchick • Dec 7 2015 • Essays

An evaluation of the abilities of ISIS, the Afghan Taliban prior to their ousting in 2001 and Boko Haram to engage in state-building – and what forms are ‘successful’.

Can Ukraine Learn Anything from Georgia?

Mathilde Senaud • Nov 23 2015 • Essays

As the USSR disintegrated, issues emerged over the autonomous republics of the region. The geopolitical shifts that followed allowed leaders to redesign their authority.

The Growing “Discomfort” with Comfort Women between South Korea and Japan

Minseon Ku • Nov 11 2015 •

The comfort women issue has been a boiling point between South Korea and Japan, one that won’t likely simmer anytime soon.

The Case of the Western Sahara and its Struggle for Independence

Anna Murphy • Oct 18 2015 • Essays

The last colony in Africa, Western Sahara has been locked in a protracted struggle for independence for over forty years.

Was Britain a ‘Good International Citizen’ under the Blair Government?

Lewis Stott • Oct 11 2015 • Essays

Whilst it may be a stretch to call Britain a GIC under Blair, he certainly presided over a distinct change in the use of ethics and morality in FP decisions.

White Women War Reporters: Interrogating the ‘Third Gender’ Category

Alex Edney-Browne • Oct 9 2015 • Essays

White women war reporters are being classified as a third gender, enabling them to break into the war reporting career, but this only perpetuates patriarchal ideas.

Does “Scandal” Challenge the Dominance of the ‘male-stream’ in World Politics?

Sophie Puet • Oct 2 2015 • Essays

Whilst on the surface Scandal appears to make bold feminist statements, in depth discourse analysis reveals that this is not the case.

How Important are Practices of Representation in Security Discourses?

Liam A Simmonds • Sep 27 2015 • Essays

The construction of specific, politicised forms of representations for actions, subjects, and states have a critical role in shaping security discourses.

Military Intervention in Libya: The Renewal of the Tuareg’s Self-Determination

The case of the Tuareg is emblematic to understand the possible detrimental consequences of foreign military intervention.

Kenya’s Paradoxical ‘Resource Curse’

Lewis Stott • Sep 7 2015 • Essays

Kenya must improve transparency, address corruption, and strengthen its institutional infrastructure if it is to avoid joining the long list of states ‘cursed’ by oil.

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