Beyond the Military Front

A.R. Sriskanda Rajah • Oct 16 2014 • Articles

Whilst many would feel uneasy recognising law enforcement action to be war, it can be recognised as war whenever law enforcement produces the effects of battle.

Nigeria’s Rebased Economy and Its Role in Regional and Global Politics

Victor A. O. Adetula • Oct 13 2014 • Articles

Nigeria’s influence is gradually growing due to its rising economy, but its status and role in regional and global politics is not likely to experience rapid growth.

The Permanent Interim: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ongoing Educational Crisis

Valery Perry • Oct 12 2014 • Articles

The continuation of “us” vs. “them” policies that marginalize minorities cannot bode well for a fragile country’s future. Education should be seen as a security issue.

Foreign Policy as a Tool of State-Building in the Post-Yugoslav States

Soeren Keil • Oct 10 2014 • Articles

Foreign policy as a tool of state-building promises new evidence and may force us to re-think key concepts in international relations.

Interview – Steven Pinker

E-International Relations • Oct 10 2014 • Features

Professor Pinker answers questions on mankind’s tendency toward violence, Darwinism, the rights of women in Islamic societies, and his new book – The Sense of Style.

IR and the Future Wars of First-Person Military Shooters

Johan Höglund • Oct 9 2014 • Articles

In the third generation of military shooters, IR concerns manifest as future war and the insecurity charted by IR collapses into open confrontation.

Policing in France: Some Tips for a Would-be President?

Mark Jordan • Oct 8 2014 • Articles

Any would-be president needing better ratings could improve the state’s relationship with large sections of its citizenry by addressing the institution of policing.

China’s Counterproductive Counterterrorism Policies

Justin Hastings • Oct 8 2014 • Articles

The crackdown on Uyghur separatist violence is unlikely to be successful in the long term and may paradoxically be creating the very problem China always feared.

The Chickenhawk Argument

Cheyney Ryan • Oct 7 2014 • Articles

Concern with the chickenhawk syndrome aims to reclaim a cluster of concerns. Although its moral impulse is clear, its institutional implications are less clear.

A Liberal Defense of Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy

Benjamin E. Goldsmith • Oct 6 2014 • Articles

Obama is a foreign policy Liberal, in the best sense of the term. He has delivered a balanced foreign policy that protects U.S. interests while promoting U.S. values.

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