Essays

Women at War in the Middle East: Gendered Dynamics of ISIS and the Kurdish YPJ

Kristin Thue • Sep 21 2020 • Essays

A gendered lens on women’s participation in the Syrian conflict highlights factors crucial to understanding the full scope of violence in Middle Eastern politics.

Is the Use of Torture Ever Morally Permissible?

Leo Barnes • Sep 16 2020 • Essays

While killing is permissible in war, the use of torture is never morally permissible because of its attack on and destruction of human dignity.

From Rivalry to Friendship: The European State Systems and the Cultures of Anarchy

Matti Spara • Sep 13 2020 • Essays

The formation of the European Community after the Second World War represents a clear break with past forms of state systems of Europe.

‘Illegal Criminals Invading’: Securitising Asylum-Seekers in Australia and the US

anon • Sep 12 2020 • Essays

Securitizing asylum-seeking disregards international refugee and human rights law while also leading to the inhumane treatment of those fleeing from persecution.

AMLO: Populist, or Man of the People?

Duke Mwedzi • Sep 7 2020 • Essays

While Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is often labeled as a populist, his agenda and practices are more nuanced, leading to an “entry-level” populist style.

Out of the Dark: Civil Society in the Campaign to Abolish the Death Penalty

Meredith Warren • Sep 3 2020 • Essays

The international campaign to abolish the death penalty highlights the “boomerang” model’s broad saliency in explaining the strategies of transnational networks.

China’s Instrument or Europe’s Influence? Safeguard Policies in the AIIB

Patricia Sophia Wild • Sep 1 2020 • Essays

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has implemented safeguard policies that rival those of the World Bank Group. How can existing IR theory explain this?

How Should the International Criminal Court Be Assessed?

Simon Hilditch • Aug 27 2020 • Essays

The most appropriate way to evaluate the success or failure of the ICC is to apply comparative case study methods to critique based in pragmatism.

Politics of Continuity and US Foreign Policy Failure in Central Asia

Saud Hassan • Aug 26 2020 • Essays

The US has failed to materialize its aspired goals in the Central Asia region largely due to a common set of policies, characterized by the exhibition of ‘disinterest’.

On Memes and Men: How Gendered Memes Influenced Trump’s 2016 Election Legitimacy

Sofia Romansky • Aug 26 2020 • Essays

Gendered memes aided Trump’s election by representing him as a hyper-masculine leader, granting him authoritative power and reinforcing his positive political identity.

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