Anxiety in The British Media Portrayals of Schoolgirls Heading for Syria

Liz Sage • Jun 3 2015 • Articles

With so little to go on, the media are left to construct their own version of events, filling in the silence left by the girls with a cacophony of possible explanations.

How to Win the War on War?

James Pearson • Jun 2 2015 • Articles

Either we agree that we are effectively free of war, and guaranteed to suffer its burden even less, or we hold ourselves to be condemned to it, with naught to be done.

The Politics of the Humanitarian Crisis in Europe

Roberto Orsi • Jun 2 2015 • Articles

In the face of the horrors and the tragic loss of life, allowing or even encouraging the spread of chaos by yielding to blackmail is always the wrong policy.

Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty: Time for the United States to Act Responsibly

Reshmi Kazi • Jun 1 2015 • Articles

Although the US is committed to negotiating a legally binding treaty prohibiting the production of fissile material for NWs, it opposes a new verification regime.

Military Videogames, Geopolitics and Methods

Daniel Bos • Jun 1 2015 • Articles

A player-based approach unveils actual experiences of videogames offering a creative and grounded approach to a fuller understanding of pop culture in world politics.

Review – The Gatekeepers

Oren Barak • May 31 2015 • Features

Although this esteemed documentary raises important issues, the claims of its six protagonists are based on several problematic assumptions which must be questioned.

Civilisation in the Scottish Enlightenment

Lorenzo M. Cello • May 31 2015 • Articles

The concept of civilisation that emerged from Scottish Enlightenment was understood as an internally diverse cultural formation and a historically fluid process.

Cosmopolitanism in Akkar? Why the Role of Host Families Is Significant

Helen Mackreath • May 28 2015 • Articles

Lebanese hospitality has implications for thinking about humanitarianism, the relation between communities and the state, and communities and the international

Civilizations and Global Hierarchies: An English School Approach

Yannis Stivachtis • May 28 2015 • Articles

The concept of ‘civilization’ differentiates, evaluates, includes, and excludes. In doing so, the civilization discourse creates global hierarchies.

Videogames and IR: Playing at Method

Nick Robinson • May 28 2015 • Articles

Methodologically, a constructive encounter with videogames relies on reflection on narrative, visual and aural elements, and gameplay.

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