Politics in the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are often neglected, but they have vital links with Britain and are important global actors in their own right.
The Power of IPE for Researching Energy and Natural Resources
The ability of IPE scholars to understand energy through a lens that examines both the economic and political aspects of power offers great potential for analysis.
Crimea: A Problem of and for International Society
The Crimean crisis is a problem for international society, because the crisis and the reaction to it demonstrates both the existence and the limits of that society.
A Critical Exploration of the Olympic Park, Part Two
A narrative of security which permeates the layers, exposes the ironies, questions the ubiquity and enriches the understanding of traditional representations of space.
Review – The Formation of the Chinese Communist Party
Ishikawa’s deep archival research casts doubt on the official history of the formation of the Chinese Communist Party, but is often overwhelmingly dense.
The International Court of Justice and the Peru-Chile Maritime Case
The ICJ’s decision in the Peru-Chile Maritime Case represents another important stone in the mosaic of what is usually referred to as the Law of Maritime Delimitations.
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Year of Living Dangerously
It has been a difficult year for democratic Islamists across the Middle East. The past year’s events constitute a test of the Brotherhood’s commitment to democracy.
Statebuilding Failure in South Sudan
When South Sudan gained independence, it was easy to predict that the path towards the construction of a new state would have been full of obstacles.
What Is Self-Determination? Using History to Understand International Relations
Despite it being a core principle of the international order, actual politics of self-determination are extremely ambiguous.
The Moral Obligation to Intervene in Rwanda
Whilst the genocide was transpiring in Rwanda in 1994, there was only one morally defensible course of action for the international community – intervention.
