Essays

Pluralist Diplomatic Relations: COVID-19 & the English School’s International Society

Charles Baister • May 5 2021 • Essays

The COVID-19 pandemic has subjected solidarist order to pluralist transformation by stripping international summits of their performative role in diplomacy.

From Bandung to R2P: Non-Western Contributions to Modern Sovereignty

Emil Sondaj Hansen • May 4 2021 • Essays

Contributions of non-Western states challenge narratives about the natural expansion of international society or the construction of a solely Western global order.

On African Sources of Knowledge: Studies into the Instrumentality of Ubuntu for IR

Joffrey Doma • May 3 2021 • Essays

Integrating the theoretical framework of the philosophy of “Ubuntu,” originating from South Africa, has the potential to be an instrumental force in IR.

The Mobilisation of Sectarian Identities in the Syrian Civil War

Antonia Robson • May 3 2021 • Essays

The Assad regime’s securitisation and violent crackdowns led to “counter-sectarianisation” in the Sunni opposition, accelerating Syria’s descent into a civil war.

Serenity for Sinjar: Resiliency and Reconciliation

Ariel Harris • May 1 2021 • Essays

After the 2014 ISIS Sinjar massacre, there is an unlikely, but possible, strategy of reconciliation and reconstruction for the marginalized Yazidi people of Iraq.

“The Women in White” – Protesting for a Peaceful Political Emancipation in Belarus

Thomas Riedlsperger • Apr 30 2021 • Essays

Newly emergent political norms and identities played a key role in shaping the Belarusian protest movements that surrounded the country’s 2020 presidential election.

Does Terrorism Work?

Olusola Samuel Oyetunde • Apr 29 2021 • Essays

The response to the question of whether terrorism works depends how the term “terrorism” is defined and what it means for it to “work.”

The Influence of Islam on Pakistani Nationalism Towards Kashmir

Sidra Yousaf • Apr 28 2021 • Essays

Pakistan bases its irredentist claim toward Kashmir on a instrumentalisation of Islam and the primordial view that a common Muslim identity should lead to unification.

Settler-Colonial Continuity and the Ongoing Suffering of Indigenous Australians

Daniel Black • Apr 25 2021 • Essays

Settler-colonialism contains an essential and continuous ‘logic of elimination.’ Seen in Australia’s treatment of indigenous population, this oppression persists today.

The European Parliament: A Genuine Co-legislator?

Meg Walters • Apr 23 2021 • Essays

The European Parliament’s role and powers have evolved throughout the years. However, it has not yet obtained the role and powers of a genuine co-legislator.

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