The Responsibility to Protect and the 2014 Conflict in Gaza

Alex J. Bellamy • Jul 22 2014 • Articles

More civilians will die without concerted efforts to break the cycles of impunity and escalation that have been allowed to establish themselves in Israel and Palestine.

Review – The Politics of Exile

Rhys Crilley • Jul 22 2014 • Features

Dauphinée masterfully eschews the conventional ways of presenting research and through storytelling provides insights into the Bosnian war and its dire aftermath.

The Future of Slavery in Australia

Jonathan Hirt • Jul 22 2014 • Articles

Slavery and trafficking will not be defeated unless those fighting it can simultaneously prevent its growth, whilst strategically responding to its current expressions.

Cold War II: Can Economic Sanctions and Diplomacy Avert a Repetition of History?

Natalia Sharova • Jul 21 2014 • Articles

Pushing Russia into isolation will raise insecurities in Eastern Europe and will possibly resurrect the Cold War. Therefore the crisis must be resolved via negotiation.

Interview – Katrien Jacobs

E-International Relations • Jul 21 2014 • Features

Professor Jacobs discusses her research on pornography, censorship, and visual anthropology in the context of global capitalism, social control, and superpower rivalry.

Review – Intelligent Compassion

Laura Sjoberg • Jul 21 2014 • Features

Confortini’s analysis of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom benefits feminist IR theory by making it more accessible and clearly applicable.

Review – Transforming Violent Political Movements

Victor Asal • Jul 20 2014 • Features

Grisham’s insightful and relevant work provides a useful theoretical model to predict and understand the transformation and evolution of violent rebel movements.

The EU Strategic Agenda: Prospects and Challenges

Mark Baimbridge • Jul 18 2014 • Articles

There is little in the way of fresh ideas being presented in the Strategic Agenda, whereby much of it appears to be the rephrasing of previous initiatives.

The European Council’s “Strategic Agenda”: an Agenda, Maybe, but not Strategic

Jolyon Howorth • Jul 16 2014 • Articles

If the “Strategic Agenda” is the result of a lowest common denominator word-processing exercise from within the Council Secretariat, then it serves no useful purpose.

South Sudan in Turmoil: The Risk of a Congo-like Regional Crisis

Kalewongel Minale • Jul 16 2014 • Articles

The stakes in the South Sudanese conflict are high. The peace process needs to be revitalized and rigorously pursued to bring a lasting settlement to the conflict.

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