Essays

The War of Ideas: Counter-radicalization Discourses in America and Britain

Janani Krishnaswamy • Aug 23 2015 • Essays

Academics should aim at more objective, data-driven empirical research on the process of radicalization in order to aid in the counter-radicalization effort.

How Crucial Was the ‘Empty Chair Crisis’ in the Course of European Integration?

Joris Jourdain • Aug 22 2015 • Essays

The ‘empty chair crisis’ challenged the view of neo-functionalists and supranationalist policy-makers and is therefore a key event in the course of European Integration.

The EU’s Responsibility to Protect Environmentally Displaced People

Ansgar Fellendorf and David Immer • Aug 22 2015 • Essays

The number of environmentally displaced people is expected to increase, and the EU has a moral responsibility to grant protection status to climate refugees.

Why Has Postsecularism Become Important in the Study of Global Politics?

Josh Holmes • Aug 20 2015 • Essays

Postsecularism refers to a nascent set of approaches to global politics that grapple with legacies of secularisation narratives associated with the Westphalian state.

Counterinsurgency and Female Engagement Teams in the War in Afghanistan

Gabrielle Cook • Aug 16 2015 •

Female Engagement Teams are the most resourceful way to engage with the female population of a host nation with dissimilar gender norms.

Thrice in a Century: The Canadian Military Involvement in Europe from 1951-1991

Emily Tsui • Aug 16 2015 • Essays

Canada’s military involvement in Europe from 1951-1991 was to protect its diplomatic image, contribute to international security, and protect its economic interests.

Do Regional Organisations Provide an Alternative to UN Peace Operations?

Andreas Fabian • Aug 16 2015 • Essays

ROs do not provide a credible alternative to the UN because the advantages are far outstripped by serious financial, logistical, and political obstacles they face.

Are Migration Policies in Europe and America Creating More or Less 
Security?

Kristiana Eleftheria Papi • Aug 11 2015 • Essays

The EU and the US are increasingly portraying immigrant populations as threats to a nation’s security both in physical and figurative senses.

Classical Realism and Human Nature: An Alternative Reading

Michal Ovádek • Aug 9 2015 • Essays

A historically complete genealogy of human nature would help clarify the diversity behind the realist trivialization of differences between the various conceptions.

Dean Acheson’s Observation of Great Britain in 1962

Rita Deliperi • Aug 9 2015 • Essays

Despite 50 years passing, Dean Acheson’s belief about Great Britain still re-echoes in the British political debate: the hunt for a role has not reached its closure.

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