How has the US Intelligence Community Performed against Al-Qaeda since 1988?
Owing to its own misconceptions and those of successive executives, the US intelligence community has failed to perform to the extent of its abilities against al-Qaeda.
Friendship and International Relations
Although states can construct meaningful bonds between each other, these are better conceptualised as partnerships, not friendships. State relations are not friendships.
A Poststructuralist Perspective on R2P as a Response to Kofi Annan’s Question
Addressing Kofi Annan’s question in traditional Liberal terms is but one way, of many, to phrase the Responsibility to Protect debate.
Mapping Postcolonial Ireland: The Political Geography of Friel’s ‘Translations’
Geographical knowledge can be politicized, such that maps are techniques of power, representing a manipulated and politically-charged discourse about the world.
UNSC Resolution 1325: A Building Block for Gender Equity?
UN Resolution 1325, although not yet a complete success, can and should be used as a starting point to work for gender equity and towards a violence-free world.
Europe as a Normative Power on Climate Change? The EU’s Engagement with China
By examining the European Union’s engagement with China on climate change, the EU could arguably be a credible normative power on climate change policy.
The Eclipse of Pan-Arab Nationalism
Both ideological and internal and external geopolitical forces have led to the emergence, decline and subsequent failure of Pan-Arab Nationalism in the Middle East.
Why the War on Bashar Al-Assad Never Happened
With the Syrian War raging on, with over 200,000 killed and millions displaced over the span of four years, why did the US not conduct air-strikes to overthrow Assad?
George W. Bush: A Neo-Conservative?
George W. Bush’s Presidency is often asserted as a Neo-Conservative one. If this was the case, however, fundamentally different policy objectives would have been pursued.
How Should We Govern Lethal Force Short of War? An Evaluation of Jus Ad Vim
With the expansion of drone warfare the demand for a renewal of just war theory has arisen, and the framework of jus as vim may prove a viable alternative.
