The BRICS’ Economic Institutions and International Politics

Fabiano Mielniczuk • Aug 18 2014 • Articles

The new institutions of the BRICS signal a new reality in international politics that corresponds to the unique multipolar moment of power and ideas.

Interview – Tariq Ali

E-International Relations • Aug 18 2014 • Features

Writer, journalist, and filmmaker Tariq Ali discusses the recent Israel-Palestine conflict, the BDS movment, the rise of ISIS, and Obama’s US involvement in Iraq.

Europe’s Other Crisis: Secessionism at the Gates

Glen Duerr • Aug 17 2014 • Articles

While it is true that any member state can veto the accession bid of another state, the EU will want to avoid any possible territorial mess within its borders.

A Transnational Public Sphere for a Digital Generation?

Brian D. Loader • Aug 15 2014 • Articles

The figure of the networked young citizen, politically engaged through a transnational public sphere, is compelling, but other models may come to be more significant.

Review – Women and Militant Wars: The Politics of Injury

Zuzana Hrdličková • Aug 14 2014 • Features

Despite some imprecisions, Parashar’s insightful case studies highlight an under-discussed topic: the politics of militant women and the gendered understanding of war.

Democracy as Theatre: The 2014 Presidential Elections in Afghanistan

Darren Atkinson • Aug 12 2014 • Articles

An elite political compact, based around external support for meaningless elections, is not the only solution to the problems ahead in Afghanistan.

Turkish Presidential Elections and the Kurdish Peace Process

Sibel Oktay • Aug 10 2014 • Articles

Recep Tayyip Erdogan will most likely be elected as the next president of Turkey. If not, expect to see progress on the Kurdish peace process from the AKP government.

What Would a Brexit Mean for the EU?

Tim Oliver • Aug 10 2014 • Articles

The amount of leverage the threat of Brexit has for the UK depends not so much on what the UK contributes to the EU but about how valued that contribution is by the EU.

Interview – Leo Panitch

E-International Relations • Aug 7 2014 • Features

Professor Panitch explains how he understands imperialism, discusses the value of democratic peace theory, and the inherent problems with US-led global capitalism.

Publicizing the US National Security State through Entertainment

David Grondin • Aug 6 2014 • Articles

In looking at the national security state entertainment complex, one can get to the core of the security and pop culture nexus in a more-than-representational way.

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