Abe (Finally) Meets Xi: A Step towards Stabilization of Japan-China Relations?

Yuki Tatsumi • Nov 16 2014 • Articles

The two sides have decided to discuss plans to prevent maritime accidents from turning into military crises, whilst working to resume bilateral dialogue in other areas.

Star Trek and Realism

Aaron Haviland • Nov 14 2014 • Articles

In order to remain relevant and meaningful, Star Trek needs to move beyond Wilsonian tropes and ask more difficult questions about international relations.

Dilma’s Brazil

Louis W. Goodman • Nov 13 2014 • Articles

Serious measures will have to be put in place if Brazil is to sustain its competitiveness and continue to be one of the engines of economic growth for the global economy.

The Predictable and Permanent Nature of the Islamic State

Glen Segell • Nov 12 2014 • Articles

History is providing examples of the evolution and transformation of regimes away from their radical and extremist stances to participation in the international system.

Women’s Empowerment and Atrocities Prevention

Sarah Teitt • Nov 11 2014 • Articles

As review conferences are approaching, now is time to ask how leveraging linkages between the agendas might contribute toward enhancing capacity for conflict prevention.

The Hong Kong Umbrella Movement: A Students’ or a People’s Movement?

Che-po Chan • Nov 11 2014 • Articles

Although the Umbrella Movement could be seen as a peoples movement in terms of broad participation, students have played the major role.

Drones vs. Snowball Fights: The Contested Battlegrounds of Information Warfare

Lars Klein • Nov 9 2014 • Articles

In Syria and Iraq now, the US and its allies are faced with a situation in which they are neither in control of the battlefield, nor of the war’s narratives.

Four Waves of Lebanese Feminism

Rita Stephan • Nov 7 2014 • Articles

The women’s rights movement is connected to the Lebanese social space and reflects its shifts, while receiving and selecting theories, models and practices from the West.

Does European Recognition of a Palestinian State Mean Anything?

Mira Sucharov • Nov 5 2014 • Articles

As long as Israel believes it has no partner in the Palestinians, acts of recognition may serve as a moral signal to the world, buttressing the identity of the signaller.

Global Climate Change Policy: Will Paris Succeed Where Copenhagen Failed?

Ian M. McGregor • Nov 5 2014 • Articles

Far more needs to be done on a war footing if governments are to avoid arriving in Paris without a fair, ambitious and binding agreement, ready to finalise and sign.

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