Essays

The Utilisation of Historically Revisionist Narratives by the FPÖ and the AfD

Suzanne Kristkoiz • Apr 21 2021 • Essays

Far right parties in both Germany (AfD) and Austria (FPÖ) use historical revisionism to manipulate the narrative around WWII to advance their political agenda.

A History of Anarchy, a Critique, and Apposite Alternatives

J.T. Sexton • Apr 16 2021 • Essays

Anarchy has no implications and is not a suitable core concept on which to build theories on International Relations.

Beyond Methodological Eurocentrism? Knowledge Making and the Universality Problem

Minh Son To • Apr 15 2021 • Essays

Revitalizing area studies provides a path away from methodological Eurocentrism, where Western social sciences generate theories purportedly applicable everywhere.

The Importance of Western and Soviet Espionage in the Cold War

Katharina Langwald • Apr 14 2021 • Essays

On the basis of three case studies of Western and Soviet espionage, this essay will argue that espionage did affect the policies of the Cold War.

The Impact of the UNSC on the EU’s Combatting Terrorist Financing Sanctions Regime

Sophie Domres • Apr 12 2021 • Essays

In the case of CTF sanctions, UN influence over EU sanctions occurs through path dependency and the EU’s commitment to multilateralism and international law.

The EU-Turkey Refugee Deal: Protection For Whom?

Alexandra Pinto Damas • Apr 12 2021 • Essays

The Refugee Deal translates through a Western-dominate racialized and gendered logic of protection that does not effectively protect the refugees it targets and impacts.

‘Keeping it Real’ or Keeping it Realist? Hip Hop in International Relations

Solomon Pace-McCarrick • Apr 11 2021 • Essays

Hip Hop and the role of music emerge as a source of innovation and individual meaning-making in the face of dominant global power relations.

The Implications of Stabilisation Logic in UN Peacekeeping: The Context of MINUSMA

Jemma Challenger • Apr 10 2021 • Essays

UN peacekeeping’s assimilation of counterterrorism rhetoric has incentivised self-interested European military contributions to the UN mission in Mali.

Global Cybersecurity Governance Is Fragmented – Get over It

Emma Sandvik Ling • Apr 10 2021 • Essays

Fragmentation in global security governance is normal and inevitable. In fact, the focus should shift to finding means of increasing and ensuring stability in cyberspace.

To What Extent Can History Be Used to Predict the Future in Colombia?

William Holmes • Apr 8 2021 • Essays

A careful examination of the roles of narrative and academic history 20th century Colombian politics is essential to charting Colombia’s present trajectory.

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