Reconciling Gender in Post-Conflict Societies: Sri Lanka and Sierra Leone
The policy of forcing women to pick between the role of ‘victim’ or ‘soldier’ has denied justice, agency, and rehabilitation to women in post-conflict societies.
The US Invasion of Iraq: Marxist and Defensive Realist Perspectives
While Marxism attacks the United States for its greedy intentions in invading Iraq, defensive realism explains why it invaded due to its role as the global superpower.
Knowledge is Power: The Internet Panopticon as a Weapon against Terror
Governance of cyberspace is alike a Panopticon: as modern threats of terror arise on the web, current governments strive to incorporate invasive surveillance online.
A Comparative Historical Study of the Development of a European Army
The historical context, political landscape, and security environments have advanced/constrained the development of a EU defense policy and potential EU army.
Saudi Arabia and the Regionalization of Yemen’s Conflict
Saudi Arabia’s military intervention in Yemen has led to the regionalization of Yemen’s war resulting in significant implications for the region as a whole.
A Gendered Critique of the Role of Spectacular Violence in Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda’s construction of masculinity has given meaning to the use of spectacular violence as a tool for the restoration of a damaged sense of masculinity.
The Legality of Russian Airstrikes in Syria and ‘Intervention by Invitation’
Examining the legality of Russia’s claim of ‘intervention by invitation’ & the validity of such a principle when a country fails to respect norms of international law.
Discrete Diplomacy: Oman and the Iran Nuclear Deal
Exploring Oman’s mediating role in facilitating the initial US-Iranian talks reveals how it can aid the US’s strategic goals in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East.
The Crime-Terror Nexus: Ideology’s Misleading Role in Islamist Terrorist Groups
The Salafist-Jihadist ideology in modern terrorist groups, such as ISIS and Al Qaeda, serves as a disguise for the criminal motivations of money, power, and status.
The Shadows of Tiananmen: Chinese Foreign Policy and Human Rights
Since Tiananmen Square 1989, China’s understanding of the significant yet contingent power of human rights discourse has guided much of its foreign policy on the subject.
