Articles

An Orwellian Black Hole? Countering the Narrative That the UN Has Failed

Anthony Yazaki • Apr 16 2016 • Articles

The UN requires reform. Some of its methods are odious. But it is up to its members up to decide if they are willing to give the UN the tools it needs to be effective.

Four Things I Don’t like about the Advance Discussion of Eye in the Sky

Martin Coward • Apr 15 2016 • Articles

Does the movie ‘Eye in the Sky’ really provide insight into targeted killing? Here are four reasons why we ought to be suspicious.

Politics of the Turkish Conflict: The Kurdish Issue

Omer Tekdemir • Apr 15 2016 • Articles

There is still a weak civil movement and a growing number of people who wish to re-open the resolution process in search of peace and socio-political reconciliation.

The Panama Papers and the UK Overseas Territories

Peter Clegg • Apr 14 2016 • Articles

The revelations of tax avoidance and evasion have struck a chord with many concerned about the impact of austerity and growing inequality. However, little is likely to change.

Counterterrorism in the NHS: The ‘Prevent’ Strategy Takes to the Clinic

Charlotte Heath-Kelly • Apr 13 2016 • Articles

A policy which ignores academic research, criminalises belief, and builds an extensive surveillance and monitoring system is itself an extremist and violent endeavour.

Discussing Ukraine’s Euromaidan with Serhii Plokhii

Marta Dyczok • Apr 13 2016 • Articles

Going beyond the headlines is the role of historians and intellectuals in today’s society. It will be pivotal to the way to resolving the current crisis in Ukraine.

Broadcasting through Information Wars with Public Radio Ukraine

Marta Dyczok • Apr 13 2016 • Articles

They didn’t say they were fighting an information war. The term was not yet in vogue. But when a handful of journalists created Hromadske Radio that’s what they were doing.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership: For, Against and Prospects

Richard Higgott and Richard Stubbs • Apr 13 2016 • Articles

TPP is signed but it is not a done deal. The divergences between the for and against cases are as much questions of politics and ideology as they are fact.

Climate Change and International Relations

Gustavo Sosa-Nunez and Ed Atkins • Apr 11 2016 • Articles

Climate change is a global commons problem. Its causes and impacts are distributed and felt across the international system, transcending traditional boundaries and jurisdictions of nation-states.

Reflections on Ukraine’s Conflicting Story in the Media

Marta Dyczok • Apr 9 2016 • Articles

In a situation where information is being used as a weapon, the media in Ukraine and Russia has not presented a clear picture of events, their causes, or their consequences.

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