Review – Putting Terrorism in Context

James Lutz • Apr 28 2015 • Features

Dispelling many ideas that have been accepted uncritically by politicians and publics, the authors provide excellent analysis informed by the Global Terrorism Database.

Civilisation and Hierarchy Go Hand-in-Hand

Brett Bowden • Apr 27 2015 • Articles

The ideal of civilisation has been closely associated with ideas of progress and stadial theories of development – a hierarchic world order with the civilised at the top.

International Space Station: Terrestrial Confrontation to Orbital Cooperation

Ajey Lele and Munish Sharma • Apr 25 2015 • Articles

Russia is selective on its acts of cooperation in the outer space. It is on the US to find a way to engage it in the outer space to resolve their issues on the Earth.

Interview – Paul Higate

E-International Relations • Apr 22 2015 • Features

Dr. Higate reflects on military masculinities, developments in the private military security industry, and the role of UN peacekeepers in shaping perceptions of security.

Review – Culture Troubles: Politics and the Interpretation of Meaning

Dana Gold • Apr 22 2015 • Features

Irrespective of slight flaws, the authors provide a convincing analysis in favour of a cultural approach that provides a voice to those who are all too often overlooked.

Edited Collection – Popular Culture and World Politics

E-International Relations • Apr 22 2015 • Features

This edited collection offers a holistic approach to an exciting field of research and contributes to the establishment of Pop Culture and World Politics as a sub-discipline of International Relations.

Review – Faith-Based Organizations at the United Nations

Daniel Golebiewski • Apr 16 2015 • Features

Addressing a marked gap in IR literature, Haynes provides a timely account of how religious organizations play an increasingly important role in international affairs.

Net Neutrality and Its Relationship to National Security

James P. Welch • Apr 15 2015 • Articles

Net neutrality was never really connected to the national security debate but there definitely a connection between the two; though contentious and problematic at best.

Offshore Interdiction Operations and the Refugee Rights of Irregular Migrants

Sara K. McGuire • Apr 12 2015 • Articles

In fear that ISIL fighters might enter Europe as irregular asylum-seekers, EU policymakers are scrambling to implement new policies to prevent the arrival of these groups

Review – Informal Ambassadors

Kristin Hoganson • Apr 10 2015 • Features

Cooper makes a solid case for the mediating roles these cultural ambassadors played in elite circles, but at times her evaluation of their importance can seem stretched.

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