South Sudan: The Perils of New States
With functional and participatory institutions, South Sudan may well reclaim itself as a diverse nation within the regional and international environment.
The Left’s Europe Problem
What’s a Social Democrat to do? One solution is to push for enhanced powers for the EU Parliament. Another is to consider that EU institutions may have to be re-imagined.
Review – EU Foreign Policy and Crisis Management Operations
Pohl’s exceptional analysis of the EU’s CSDP disputes traditional realist arguments that it exists to counter-balance the US.
Ukraine’s Future and Putin’s Eurasian Past
Ukraine’s future depends as much on the US, NATO, and EU as on the strength of the interim government in terms of its ability to deter Russian aggression.
The 1994 Rwandan Genocide
UN and foreign military interventions may have postponed the 1994 genocide that occurred in Rwanda, but they would not have solved the underlying problems that led to it.
Review – Local and Global Dynamics of Peacebuilding
Cubitt’s analysis of post-conflict reconstruction in Sierra Leone offers a unique case study for the critical and empirical examination of liberal peace-making.
The Washington and Baghdad Relationship: Are the Allies in the Same Orbit?
Preserving a working relationship is a priority for both the US and Iraq despite both being on relatively different regional policy tracks.
Switzerland and the EU: Many a Slip Between Swiss Cup and Lip
Swiss politics has too many veto players for swift decisions. It is out of the interplay of these contending forces that any change in its foreign policy will come.
Review – Military Media Management
Maltby’s examination of military media operations successfully evaluates armed forces’ traditional media management techniques, but fails to consider social media.
Arctic Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change Impacts, and Adaptation
A superficial understanding of Arctic realities, as well as simplistic responses, may lead to ineffective strategies, adverse outcomes, and copying past policy failures.
