To What Extent Does the UK Asylum Support System Contribute to Destitution?
The media gives the impression that asylum seekers are a threat to the welfare state. However, the reality is that the state is a threat to asylum seekers.
Dying to Bomb: An Interactive Triangular Approach to Suicide Terrorism
Suicide terrorism can only be found in an interactive triangular framework involving organisation, individual and society.
False Victimisation Narratives: Female Suicide Bombers of the Developing World
The dominant discourse surrounding female suicide bombers is discursive and reductive. It silences the diversity of motivations associated with female participation.
A Theoretical Analysis of Russian Foreign Policy: Changes Under Vladimir Putin
Russian foreign policy is largely influenced by Putin’s desire to remain in power and the need to contain domestic restructurings through securing domestic support.
Why Infanticide Happens Almost Exclusively to Girls and Not Boys
The interplay of attitudes and economics within a context of poverty is presented as an explanation as to why females are almost exclusively the victims of infanticide.
Preemptive Self-Defense, Customary International Law, and the Congolese Wars
Preemptive self-defence was cited by Rwanda and Uganda during the two Congolese Wars, presenting some significant questions for international law.
“I’m Not A Feminist, But…”: Why Students Support the Cause But Not the Label
Disassociation with the feminist label despite agreeing with feminist objectives is primarily influenced by a misunderstanding of feminism, and not negative stereotypes.
Reconciliation in Transitional and Post-conflict Societies: Healing or Impunity?
Reconciliation is more meaningful when viewed as a transformative process which favours a restorative notion of justice, rather than as merely another word for impunity.
Are Arab Nationalism and Islamism Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Arab nationalism & Islamism, intertwined from birth, grew out of a shared anti-Western identity but the contents & meanings of this rejection are fundamentally different.
Applying Jus Ad Bellum in Cyberspace
Existing law governing jus ad bellum does not satisfactorily address the unique characteristics of cyber attacks.
