Critical Terrorism Studies – A Case of Overemphasising the Discursive?
Evaluations of the two commitments of Critical Terrorism Studies – acting as a normative tool on one hand and an analytical tool on the other – has to be done separately.
Limited Science and Persistent Philosophy: The Neopositivist Turn in IR
IR sits uncomfortably between social sciences and the arts, and efforts to define its methodology as either a science or a philosophy have also proved challenging.
Has the 2014-2015 Ebola Epidemic in West Africa Been Securitized?
The sociological approach to securitization is useful for understanding the Liberian and Sierra Leonean governments’ attempts to securitize the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak.
Truth Commissions and the Mental Health of Victims
Testifying before truth-telling mechanisms, such as truth commissions and gacaca, can cause psychological harm to the participants.
US-China Relations in Cyberspace: The Benefits and Limits of a Realist Analysis
Offensive realism provides a useful framework for considering the national security rivalry in cyberspace and illuminates the current security competition.
A Just Cause? The Eastern Interpretation of Just War Theory
Western ‘Just War Theory’ has influenced International Relations for centuries, but is significantly different to the Indian and Chinese interpretation.
Indonesian Nationalism and Postcolonial Colonialism: Enduring Legacies for Papua
Postcolonial colonialism has been perpetrated by the Indonesian State, its ruling apparatus and other domestic and foreign stakeholders in the disputed province of Papua.
Japan: The ‘Normal’ Pacifist
Tokyo’s pacifism is best understood not as a capitulating monolithic anomaly, but as one enduring component of a multifaceted and eclectic strategic calculus.
The Impact of the Alternative Trading System to Small Producers
Fairtrade Scheme, while offering slightly better conditions than Free Trade, in the end does not provide truly fair pricing and farming conditions for small producers.
What Moral Justifications Can There Be For Ever Allowing Killing In Wartime?
The principle of self-defence that can allow for just killing does not hold in the context of war, based on the notion that we should assume that all combatants are just.
