The Depiction of Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier and How It Hinders Action
Framing climate change as a security threat has little potential to combat the effects of climate change correctly while supporting climate action.
Security State Logic and Neoliberal Splendor: The Treasure Trove Border
The United States has created a paradoxical border with Mexico by restricting the flow of people while at the same time encouraging the free-flow of goods and capital.
Anti-Smuggling Operations in the Central Mediterranean
This essay addresses the challenges raised by the uncertainty of the legal framework and the dubious practices of operations dealing with migrant smuggling into the EU.
The Possibility of a Cosmopolitan World Order: An Optimistic View of History
A cosmopolitan world order underpinned by democracy is both a possible and a necessary outcome for international relations.
Perpetuating the Single Reality – the Culture of Rwanda’s Genocide Memorials
Rwanda’s national genocide memorials have proved detrimental to their stated goal of memorialization, undermining the process for the Rwandan people.
Taming the ‘Wild West’: The Role of International Norms in Cyberspace
An social constructivist analysis of emergent cyber-security norms illustrates the process of norm construction in the international security realm.
Gender and Violence: Feminist Theories, Deadly Economies and Damaging Discourse
Violent hegemonic masculinity harms women and girls, men and boys, as well as transgender and gender queer groups. Feminist theories need to become more inclusive.
Do Contemporary Practices of Schooling Reinforce Colonial Relations of Power?
Contemporary practices of schooling reflect ethnocentrism as universal truth, reinforcing power relations that resulted from colonial rule by maintaining binaries.
Linking the Diffusion of Military Ideas to Human Rights Violations at EU Borders
The EU border agency Frontex shows how the diffusion of military technology and ideas can potentially lead to human rights violations.
Silent Birangonas: Sexual Violence, Women’s Voices and Male Conflict Narratives
The experience of Bangladesh’s Birangona women show the influence of gendered narratives of war, culture and nationalism in conflict.
