Terrorist Groups and the ‘Oxygen of Publicity’
Rapidly changing media environment provides terrorists with the type of publicity they need to fulfill their goals.
Will Armed Humanitarian Intervention Ever Be Both Lawful and Legitimate?
At present, armed humanitarian intervention cannot be lawful and legitimate, but conflicts in Libya and Syria show the prospects of a renewed and robust R2P framework.
A Comparison of Private Security Contractors & State-Based Armed Forces
Private security contractors are on the rise in military conflicts. Are they different to state-based troops?
Spaces of Exception and Refusal? The Borderzone of Mexico/US
The Mexico/US borderzone is both a space of exception and refusal, rooted in a history of racial discourse and capitalist supremacy.
The Nuclear Weapons Anachronism: A Historical Perspective
With the existence of international norms on the prohibition of other WMD, why has one not emerged for nuclear weapons?
Hezbollah: At the Crossroads of Religion and Politics
Hezbollah is at a crossroads in Syria, where its web of identities is in danger of coming undone.
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.
The Effect of the Intervention in Libya on the International Debate about Syria
The intervention in Libya was seen by non-Western states as a dangerous legal precedent undermining the status state sovereignty had been given under international law.
Can We Ever Fully Secure “My” Spaces?
The question of security is ever topical, and this essay addresses the ‘my’ of spaces and how we can conceptualise them.
Strategy Not Sacrilege: State Terrorism as an Element of Foreign Policy
Relying on case studies of Pakistan and the U.S., this essay argues that the state’s use of terrorism be more fully integrated into the study of foreign policy.
