Failed States: A Paradigm Revived
A nuanced appreciation of what causes a weak state to become a failed state or, how to recover such a state from failure, is still critical for policy making.
Review – United States-Africa Security Relations
Kalu & Kieh’s edited collection presents a key understanding of where US-Africa relations should be going, instead of an adequate analysis of where they are now.
Courting Controversy
In an IR classroom, it is fine for a professor to share their political views, but there are times when it makes more sense for the professor to refrain from sharing.
Who Wants to Go to a Hot War Zone? The Relationship between War and Tourism
While war tourism is not new, analyses that take into account the ‘heat’ of the location and motivations of the war tourist can teach us new things about the phenomenon.
What is Political Islam?
Regardless of the success or failure of political Islam, Muslims will seek to politicize Islam in search for cultural independence and authenticity in social structures.
Moblization and Deliberation. EU for the Citizens?
EU measures to mitigate the ‘democratic deficit’ have been largely insufficient to date, rather the role of deliberation should be to include alternative discourses.
Street Gangs in Central America: Combating them with Intelligence Fusion Centers
The intelligence fusion center has proved successful in the US, and could prove useful in the Northern Triangle of Central America in the fight against street gangs.
Revisiting ‘Responsibility to Protect’ after Libya and Syria
R2P contains glaring theoretical drawbacks and its practice by Western powers creates the scope for a mix up of humanitarian concerns with their strategic interests.
The 2014 General Elections & Prospects for India’s Foreign Policy
India’s policy makers and strategists will rely on a revival of the economy to provide India with the basis for a more robust and proactive foreign policy.
The Constitutional Process in Egypt and Tunisia
Tunisia has faced a genuine regime change, while Egypt has merely witnessed a series of rotations of authoritarian leaders badly masking themselves as democrats.
