Assessing Globalisation’s Contribution to the Sex Trafficking Trade
The sex trafficking industry has been facilitated by Structural Adjustment Programs and the related economic vulnerability of women.
The Right to Be Here: A Case for the Inclusion of Women in Peace Negotiations
The feminist case for female participation in peace negotiations should be made on grounds that may appear to be deceptively simple.
Accepting the Unacceptable: Christian Churches and the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
The role the Christian Church played has come to represent one of heaviest failures of Christian ethics and the institutions that profess and practice its commandments.
State Feminism and the Islamist-Secularist Binary: Women’s Rights in Tunisia
Contrary to the standard narratives promoted in the West, the coming to power of an Islamist party in Tunisia has not been detrimental to women’s rights.
Legal ‘Black Holes’ in Outer Space: The Regulation of Private Space Companies
Legal ambiguities regarding the status of private space companies in orbital space may reinforce Earth-bound wealth inequalities and US dominance in space.
The Protection Paradox: Why Security’s Focus on the State Is Not Enough
Feminist security studies explore the need to reconceptualize security away from its realist origins and towards a more individual-focused discipline.
The Barriers and Weaknesses of Kofi Annan’s Mediation Efforts in Syria
Despite the failure of the former UN Secretary-General’s efforts in Syria, his work acts as a timeless basis for understanding how mediation efforts can fail.
Liberal Peace and Its Crisis: The Revival of Authoritarianism
Only a renewed commitment to liberal peace can prevent authoritarian states from enforcing a new paradigm of illiberal peace.
Can Islamist Movements Be Moderated Through Political Participation?
The internal power structures and dynamics of the Islamic movements determine their responses to the political opportunities and obstacles faced upon inclusion.
ISIS, Radicalization and the Gendered Online Jihad
Female foreign recruits to ISIS are an important, though often-ignored, part of the organization. All ISIS recruits contribute to state-building in gendered ways.
