The ‘Chilling Effect’: Are Journalistic Sources Afforded Legal Protection?
Because the United Kingdom’s journalistic protections fall short of the European Convention on Human Rights, whistleblowers may be deterred from disclosing information.
National Identity and the Construction of Enemies: Constructivism and Populism
Constructivism elucidates how populist parties use identity construction and interest creation to portray their policies as necessary protections of national identity.
The Governance of Savagery: International Society, Sovereignty and the Islamic State
The gap between the analytical tools of IR and its epistemological western framework has contributed to the failure to predict major ‘upheavals’ in the Middle East.
UN Intervention: Help or Hindrance in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
The UN’s attempts to maintain the peace process in eastern Congo proved mainly ineffective because it failed to identify and engage with key spoilers.
Incubators of Terror: Anatomising the Determinants of Domestic Terrorism
The presence of domestic terrorism in a state is linked to government strength and the territorial control of the terrorist organizations themselves.
(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.
‘Fascisti del Terzo Millennio? No, solo Fascisti’: The Politics of CasaPound
Despite some perceptions that the political party CasaPound only selectively invokes fascist ideology, the organization fully adheres to traditional fascist doctrine.
Reform of the Global Financial Architecture: The Role of BRICS and the G20
The reforms that are being made in the Global Financial Architecture (GFA) are incremental at best, and not achieving the necessary systemic change.
Gendered Perspectives and Nuclear Disarmament
The inclusion of gendered perspectives in security issues is essential and may even provide an impetus for total nuclear disarmament.
The Spread of Islamic Terror in the Contemporary World
The crux of the spread of terrorism lies individual leaders being able to anchor terrorist groups in weak states and use modern communication technologies effectively.
