What Would a Fair Immigration Policy Look Like?
If one denies the right to enter, so too they deny the right to leave; a fair immigration policy is one which employs open borders and relaxed restrictions.
Demographics, Perceptions & the Weakening Securitisation of the US-Mexico Border
In recent years, American audiences have grown sceptical on the securitisation of the US-Mexico border, and indeed, the broader discourse on immigration and security.
The Challenges of British Counterinsurgency in Helmand – Why did it go so Wrong?
Britain exhibited a lack of adhesion to the rules and maxims posited by classical COIN theory and subsequently faced many challenges.
Popular Culture & the Representation of Women’s ‘Agency’ During Indian Partition
From popular culture in India, we can identify examples of the strategic deployment of women’s agency. Discussions of agency are necessary for feminist resistance.
Legitimacy and the US-led Invasion of Iraq
The existence of legitimate norms & principles within international society did, in fact, exert influence over the US’ behaviour in its 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Can There be an ‘Islamic Democracy’?
Whilst there can be no universally satisfactory formulation of ‘Islamic Democracy’, there are numerous Muslim approaches to democracy (some conciliatory, others not).
Are Economic Sanctions a Viable Strategy for Coercing Another State?
Economic sanctions fail in most of their major ambitions, and their ethical justifications are based on a distorted form of consequentialist ethics.
The Construction of Immigration in Italian Media
The framing of immigration in Italian media takes a security, military or economic shape. This problematically ‘others’ & delegitimises those immigrants.
Does the State Always Precede the Nation in the Middle East & North Africa?
Taking Turkey and Egypt as two conflicting examples, the issue of whether the state precedes the nation is illuminated in its multi-varied and complex nature.
Non-Western Perspectives on Constitutional Supremacy
Greater flexibility, vulnerability, and uncertainty differentiate constitutional supremacy in non-Western countries such as Turkey and India from Western nations.
