Articles

Joint Military Force for the Arab League: Feasible or Not?

Rhea Abraham • Mar 29 2015 • Articles

With tensions rising in the region, the League requires a systematic approach to address security issues in terms of crisis prevention rather than merely crisis managing.

Netanyahu’s Victory and Israel’s Future

Ian Lustick • Mar 27 2015 • Articles

Ultimately the choice for Israelis will be between a state organized to discriminate against non-Jews, and an Israeli state organized to respect all its citizens.

Student Input into Teaching Materials

Stephen McGlinchey • Mar 26 2015 • Articles

Trusting the student voice (with a tiny bit of steering) and trying new things has paid off in multiple ways for me, and hopefully for the students in my classes too.

Russians in Ukraine: Before and after Euromaidan

Mikhail Pogrebinskiy • Mar 26 2015 • Articles

The 2014 Euromaidan and the following conflict have reinforced negative attitudes to, and marginalisation of, Russians and the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine.

Crimea: People and Territory before and after Annexation

Ivan Katchanovski • Mar 24 2015 • Articles

While Crimea is likely to remain a point of conflict between Ukraine/the West and Russia, the return of the territory to the Ukrainian state is virtually impossible.

Lebanon’s Hizbullah

Atef Alshaer • Mar 24 2015 • Articles

Ethnic motivations underlying Hizbullah’s politics acting upon the perceived interests of the Shiite community in Lebanon are likely to further erode its legitimacy.

The Militarized Gym

Chris Hendershot • Mar 24 2015 • Articles

Militarized determinations of physical exercise means to appreciate how Anglo pursuits of leisure and health cannot at all be assumed to be globally healthy or leisurely.

Recent Events in Russia May Encourage Separatism

As the West struggles to formulate the next steps in response to the Ukraine crisis, it should also think about the possible development of separatism within Russia.

Everyday Life after Annexation: The Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Greta Uehling • Mar 20 2015 • Articles

A new order is solidifying in Crimea that celebrates the reunion with Russia, even as the rights and the wellbeing of the indigenous people are eclipsed.

Islamic State and the Hypocrisy of Sovereignty

Hope Lozano Bielat • Mar 20 2015 • Articles

The extent to which IS challenges sovereignty depends on its future actions. Its conception of sovereignty cannot survive in the current world order of nation-states.

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