EU CAP: An Indispensable Policy for the EU?
Although the major debates focus on EU’s future, the fact that the EU’s CAP consumes a vast share of the EU budget, makes farming in the EU a controversial issue calling for attention.
Protecting Internally Displaced Persons in India
Due to the lack of a national framework for the protection of IDPs, Indian state governments’ responses to such needs are weak, unsatisfactory and dependent on political agendas.
The Pot Boils Over: Egypt’s Ongoing Arab Spring
As the political factions wrangle for power, the future of the Egyptian Revolution relies on the army remaining aloof, choosing to keep the country at peace rather than seeking political power.
U.S. National Security and Climate Change
The report, “An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for US National Security,” attempts to predict future climate change possibilities, but is flawed.
Famine and Undernutrition as Security Issues
Human security is a useful way to study food insecurity, as it moves away from an exclusive focus on the state, whose security does not equate with the security of the individual.
Emerging Ethnic Hatred in Jonglei State, South Sudan
Trapped in an ethnic security dilemma, the Lou Neur and Murle in South Sudan have entered into an ethnic conflict in which they compete over scarce resources for cattle grazing.
Changing Israeli Security Perspectives
Is Israel returning to the strategy of “security through peace” or a continuation of the “security through strength” mindset characterized by deterrence, containment, and military force?
Traditional Power-Relations in Cambodia
Studying traditional power-relations during the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia will help further our understanding of violence and the Cambodian peace process.
Escalation of a Foreign Policy Crisis
In any foreign policy crisis, leaders have two options: to use violence to end the conflict or to pursue a diplomatic resolution, and certain variables will influence the actor’s decision.
The Architecture of Spies
The city has always been a resource for power. Predominately, this power has been exercised through the use of surveillance by elites in government, the armed forces and law enforcement agencies.
