Articles

The Continuing Russian Campaign to Divide the Democratic Party in the USA

Steven J. Barela • Sep 27 2017 • Articles

Russian bots and trolls are amplifying disinformation in social media. To wit, meddling in US democracy with a seed and feed campaign of divisive messages continues.

A New Age of Violence: Terrorism as an Asymmetrical and ‘Existential Threat’

Strobe Driver • Sep 27 2017 • Articles

The process of terrorism morphing from a violent asymmetrical-threat to an asymmetrical- and existential-threat, signals a profound change in its trajectory.

We Need to Talk about International Relations

Herman Salton • Sep 27 2017 • Articles

A discussion is needed on whether IR as a discipline is cutting across nations, languages, and cultures the way it is supposed to do.

Deconstructing Anti-intellectualism

Alex Etl • Sep 25 2017 • Articles

‘Anti-intellectualism’ evokes elitist and exclusionary practices, which can establish a feeling of exclusion even though these are only imagined categories.

Afghanistan: A Subaltern State Suffering from Terrorism

Haluk Karadag • Sep 22 2017 • Articles

The process of eliminating the influence of Taliban and other groups in Afghanistan remains slow, as the country’s economic and political development is still chaotic.

Anticipating Future Cyberattacks on the High Seas

Dan G. Cox and Bruce Stanley • Sep 20 2017 • Articles

Assuming away both cyberattacks and an expansion of the gray zone is a sure recipe for experiencing fundamental strategic surprise.

The First Trudeau Era and Canadian-American Relations Today

Christo Aivalis • Sep 20 2017 • Articles

While both Justin and Pierre Trudeau have sought ways to ensure Canada’s flexibility beyond the USA’s influence, for both, the special relationship must endure.

Getting Russian Gas to Europe: Old Relationships Sprout New Wings

Morena Skalamera • Sep 20 2017 • Articles

It remains to be seen is how quickly Russia, Turkey and Hungary will embrace the new pipeline and how effective, in the lack of rules, this relationship can be.

Revisiting Responsibility in International Relations: Canadian Foreign Policy

Caroline Dunton • Sep 18 2017 • Articles

In the last decade, IR research on responsibility has dwindled. Given this, we must revisit responsibility to understand how states engage with and deliver on the term.

Will Brexit Happen?

Christopher Hill • Sep 18 2017 • Articles

The potential for Brexit is assessed through the premise that only a second referendum can negate the legitimacy of the first.

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