Non-State Actors / IGOs

Analysis of the Reluctance of Male Congolese Victims of WSV to Seek Help

Nina Marie Roesler • Oct 21 2019 • Essays

The underrepresentation of male-directed wartime sexual violence and fixed notions of gender and heteronormativity contribute to the reluctance of victims to seek help.

Shaping the Transnational Capitalist Class: TNCs and the Global Economy

Chiara Reverdito • Oct 6 2019 • Essays

The trans-nationalisation of production has benefited and structurally shaped society through the creation of a Transnational Corporate Class in host countries.

Mitigating the Human Cost of Modern Conflict: Jus in Bello and Cyberattacks

Tory Igoe • Oct 5 2019 • Essays

Global governance mechanisms are inadequate to address cyberattacks outside armed conflict as these threats tend to exist in a ‘grey zone’ between peacetime and conflict.

Terrorism as Controversy: The Shifting Definition of Terrorism in State Politics

Ziyanda Stuurman • Sep 24 2019 • Essays

Political motives inform many definitions of terrorism, which are often irregularly applied, harming counter-terrorist initiatives.

Drones, Aid and Education: The Three Ways to Counter Terrorism

Seamus Ryan • Sep 23 2019 • Essays

Drones, aid and education can effectively combat terrorism, but only if they are deployed together and with the proper restrictions and considerations.

Is the European Union’s Institutional Architecture in Multiple Crisis?

Jed Lim • Sep 14 2019 • Essays

The multiple crises facing the EU are not isolated incidents, but are complex and interconnected issues developed over the course of the EU’s history.

Compassionate Warfare, a Hard Promise to Keep: COIN in Iraq and Afghanistan

Lisa Borjel • Sep 12 2019 • Essays

Despite the emphasis on winning “hearts and minds,” Counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan have not achieved their objectives.

Should the Rome Statute Include the Crime of Ecocide?

Ari Bilotta • Aug 28 2019 • Essays

The crime of ‘Ecocide’ is analysed within the context of the Vietnam War, suggesting that it should be added to the Rome Statute.

The Emergent Role of Cities as Actors in International Relations

Salome Gongadze • Aug 6 2019 • Essays

Cities are behaving as actors in contemporary international politics by mimicking diplomatic practices, organising transnational networks, and engaging with IOs.

The Colonisation of Thought in Contemporary Climate Change Governance Models

Will Bunce • Aug 1 2019 • Essays

The ontological and epistemological knowledge of indigenous communities should have an active, collaborative, and participatory role in climate change discourse.

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