Essays

Rogue Relations under Max-Pressure: Iran-Venezuela Bilateral Engagement 2013–2020

Josh Chang • Mar 8 2021 • Essays

Comparing Iran-Venezuela leaders’ meetings shows that the US maximum pressure campaign against the two states has created an alliance around anti-Americanism.

The Changing Face of Military Assistance and Techniques of Informal Penetration

Sidney P. Williams • Mar 8 2021 • Essays

Case evidence from Colombia and Somalia shows how American military aid has negatively effected both conflict termination and de-escalatory objectives.

On the Ontological Existence of States: A Comparison Between Countries and Anthills

Niels Verster • Mar 4 2021 • Essays

There is noteworthy potential in recognizing that the state is an important, stand-alone concept within IR theory, deserving of its own, separate analysis.

The Middle East: An Orientalist Creation

Arwa Syed • Feb 25 2021 • Essays

The Middle East can be understood as an imperial invention–created by European colonial powers–by exploring historic and contemporary orientalist policies in the region.

Understanding Power in Counterinsurgency: A Case Study of the Soviet-Afghanistan War

Marnix Middelburg • Feb 25 2021 • Essays

To be successful, counterinsurgency operations must expand beyond a solely militaristic conception of power to include soft power and popular support.

Impact of Regime Policies on the Rise of Sectarian Violence: Case of Syria

Ondrej Palicka • Feb 21 2021 • Essays

Neopatrimonialism is the root cause of sectarian division that allows the reproduction of sectarian identity.

Remembering February 19, 1942: Japanese Americans and World War II

Jessica Mukai • Feb 18 2021 • Essays

It is crucial to remember the painful experience of Japanese-American internment and incarceration during World War II to prevent future atrocities from occurring.

Agonizing Assemblages: The Slow Violence of Garbage in the Yemeni Civil War

Maxwell Fenton • Feb 14 2021 • Essays

The war in Yemen has created a garbage collection crisis which is enacting a slow violence against Yemenites who suffer negative health and environmental effects.

“Fake It Till You Make It?” Post-Coloniality and Consumer Culture in Africa

Duke Mwedzi • Feb 10 2021 • Essays

Consumer culture exists in many African societies and it is heavily influenced by cultural assimilation.

The Resilience of Baloch Insurgencies: Understanding the Fifth Period

Yogesh Gattani • Feb 2 2021 • Essays

The Baloch peoples’ insurgency has proved their resilience and ability to generate momentum for a cause that is unlikely to subside to Pakistani state repression.

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