Articles

Love in the Time of Ebola

Mukesh Kapila • Jan 18 2015 • Articles

A positive spirit is vital for Ebola recovery as the socio-economic consequences are immense. A commonly used word is “boredom” with schools shut and trade disrupted.

Reclaiming Sovereignty: Constituted and Constituent Power in Political Theory

Christian Pfenninger • Jan 12 2015 • Articles

Any serious attempt to reclaim the practice of sovereignty from the state must pay attention to the transformative potential of constituent power.

Oil Prices, OPEC, and Oil Crisis: Collateral Damage in a Greater Game

Ashay Abbhi • Jan 12 2015 • Articles

With oil prices tumbling downward some are rejoicing, but by refusing to cut production OPEC has jeopardised the economy of some of its member states.

Understanding Resilience through the Rudiments of Biopolitics

Tudor Vilcan • Jan 12 2015 • Articles

Opposite conceptualizations of resilience as proper to new emerging ontological relations; biopolitics reminds us that resilience is enmeshed with power and control.

Reflections on the American War, Karzai, and Orientalism in Afghanistan

Shah Mahmoud Hanifi • Jan 12 2015 • Articles

The lens of Orientalism allows us to see the weight of historical and cultural gravity in Afghanistan. However, it has reached its metaphorical zenith in the country.

Where Chlorine Is Your Best Friend

Mukesh Kapila • Jan 8 2015 • Articles

Ebola vaccine trials are expected to start in Guinea shortly. But there are other signs of hope: the many improvised disinfectant dispensers sprouting around homesteads.

What is Islamic Democracy? The Three Cs of Islamic Governance

M. A. Muqtedar Khan • Jan 7 2015 • Articles

Democracy is inherent to Islamic values and Islamic historical experience. 
Muslims must revisit their sources and re-understand them without a bias against things.

Beyond Arms and Beards: Local Governance of ISIS in Syria

Rana Khalaf • Jan 7 2015 • Articles

Syria presents complex governance dynamics. Without investing in local dynamics alongside the international dynamics sustainability, anti-ISIS plans are doomed to fail.

The Forgotten: Pakistan’s Transgender Population, and the Islamic State

Erin Kilbride • Jan 7 2015 • Articles

ISIS’ in Pakistan poses a severe threat to LGBTQ Pakistanis. The debate over their presence, needs to be explained to include the safety and rights of LGBTQ populations.

The One Percent Problem

Harvey M. Sapolsky • Jan 5 2015 • Articles

One of the strangest criticisms of US security policy is that it burdens a too small percentage of the American people. In fact, the US has stopped paying for its wars.

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