Analysing EU Foreign Policy on Russia before the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine
A change in power image resulting from militarisation would restrain Europe’s normative impulses and introduce greater cognitive flexibility to policymaking.
From Deployment to Withdrawal: The C-17 Transport Plane in the Afghanistan War
Whose security the C-17 promoted or endangered varied, depending on U.S. political objectives and other components of the war’s security assemblage.
China’s Take on Changing Global Space Governance: A Moral Realist Argument
China aims to reposition itself within and change the current system of global space governance by increasing its strategic credibility through moral conduct in space.
Decentering Anthropos: Insights from New Materialism
New materialist approach to the instrumentality of lethality shows how the potential for violence latent within weaponry characterizes conflict and influences humans.
Robust Peacekeeping and Its Unintended Consequences
Robust peacekeeping, defined as proactive defense of civlians by UN peacekeepers, is undermined by the risk-aversion by troops on the ground.
How Does the Italian Mafia Affect Mixed Migration?
The Italian mafia influences mixed migration by taking advantage of migrant vulnerability, increasing its influence and creating a domestic and global security threat.
Halakhah and Omnicide: Legality of Tactical Nuclear Weapons under Jewish Law
Tactical nuclear strike against an Iranian nuclear facility would not be permissible under Jewish law in any situation.
Limits of Liberal Feminist Peacebuilding in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Western support for the WPS agenda in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has fostered processes of ‘hybridisation’ and ‘NGOisation’ that depoliticise local women’s movements.
Did Oleg Gordievsky’s Espionage Hasten the End of the Cold War?
Through shaping the West’s views of the USSR and in turn its response via the intelligence he provided, Gordievsky had a strategic impact on the end of the Cold War.
Deterrence and Ambiguity: Motivations behind Israel’s Nuclear Strategy
Israel’s policy of deliberate nuclear ambiguity enabled Israel and the United States to continue their crucial relationship and not raise Cold War tensions.
