Essays

The Oslo Process: The Façade of Peace between Palestine and Israel

Maria Gilani • Oct 12 2024 • Essays

Oslo facilitated the territorial dispossession, economic dependency, and political fragmentation of Palestine as it was set up to bolster Israel’s occupational regime.

Analysing the Justiciability of Social and Economic Rights

Tala Sultan • Oct 6 2024 • Essays

Arguments against SERs’ justiciability—on grounds of their ‘costly’ nature, vagueness, intangibility, and the incapacity of courts—prove counterproductive and misguided.

Beijing’s Charm Offensive: China’s Soft Power Projection in Central Asia

Zhanserik Temirtashev • Oct 1 2024 • Essays

China’s education diplomacy in CARs elucidates the intricacies of building cultural affinity, the nuances of alignment, and the synergy between hard and soft power.

How the Islamic State Weaponizes Imitation in Its Propaganda

Niels Schattevoet • Sep 24 2024 • Essays

Aggressive imitation is meant not only to justify IS’s violence but to express its worldview—of restoring Muslim honour by avenging the humiliation Muslims have suffered.

Gender and Weaponization of Healthcare in Conflict: A Feminist Discourse Analysis

Alba Andrés Sánchez • Sep 17 2024 • Essays

The gendered analysis of weaponization of healthcare reveals how when it is combined with sexual violence women are exposed to a compounded form of violence.

Laboratories at Home and Abroad: Russian Information Operations Pre-Deployment

Botond K. Kerti • Sep 7 2024 • Essays

The internal Russian information space serves as a testing ground for Russia’s information operations before they are deployed against countries of the post-Soviet space.

An Embodiment, a Bridge and a Tribute: Conceptualisations from Beyond the Border

Isabella Morgan Vera • Sep 2 2024 • Essays

Border art re-conceptualises the US-Mexico border by engendering an aesthetic experience fractured from the hierarchical and hegemonic ‘distribution of the sensible’.

More than a Seat in the General Assembly: The Recognition of de facto States

Flora Marlene Willimek • Aug 27 2024 • Essays

Particularly in the case of de facto states, non-formal recognition practices can play a major role in constructing sovereignty and statehood for the territory in question.

Unmasking the Narrative: Is China’s Debt Trap Diplomacy Fact or Fiction?

Devyansh Dullar • Aug 19 2024 • Essays

Claims of China’s Debt Trap Diplomacy stem from a Western bias against China and China’s opaque lending practices, but there is little evidence such claims are factual.

Are ‘Climate Refugees’ Compatible with the 1951 Refugee Convention?

Hoang Anh Q. (Jason) Nguyen • Aug 13 2024 • Essays

The 1951 Refugee Convention’s limitations are increasingly evident as climate change drives displacement, necessitating broader legal frameworks for protection.

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