How Should the International Criminal Court Be Assessed?
The most appropriate way to evaluate the success or failure of the ICC is to apply comparative case study methods to critique based in pragmatism.
Trust Me If You Can: Voluntary Sustainability Programs in the Uranium Industry
The credibility of Voluntary Sustainability Programs (VSPs) in the uranium industry depends on their transparency, inclusion and rigor.
Have Waltz’s Critics Misunderstood His Theory of International Politics?
Kenneth Waltz’s incompatible use of a positivist approach has become a major shortcoming of his Theory of International Politics.
Creating A Terrorist: Evan Kohlmann v. Sami Osmakac
The expert report in the trial of Sami Osmakac is critically flawed and ultimately unfit to serve as testament to the defendant’s status as a “homegrown” terrorist.
(Re)Shaping Territories to Identities: Is the Middle East a Colonial Invention?
Orientalism served as a basis of colonial thought and activity that enabled and justified the intervention of the ‘Middle East’ without considering different identities.
Sovereignty and Absence in International Relations: Hauntological Performativity
Contrasting ‘ontological performativity’ and ‘hauntological performativity’, this essay understands sovereignty as an entity that is neither absent nor present.
Security as a Normative Issue: Ethical Responsibility and the Copenhagen School
The securitization process depends on the legitimacy of the securitizing actor and the acceptance of a threat by the intended audience.
Gender and Violence: Feminist Theories, Deadly Economies and Damaging Discourse
Violent hegemonic masculinity harms women and girls, men and boys, as well as transgender and gender queer groups. Feminist theories need to become more inclusive.
Building New Understandings? Development and the World ‘Knowledge’ Bank
The World Bank uses its knowledge production to forward an understanding of development that is conducive to the extension of capital.
A Constructivist Approach to Analysing Somalia’s State Failure
If an effective solution is to be found for Somalia’s deep problems, it needs to be consistent with the Somali identity so that Somalis can be part of a lasting solution.
