Articles

Strangers in the Archipelago: Hunting for ‘Something’ in Swedish Waters

Rachael Squire • Oct 28 2014 • Articles

The search for foreign activity in Swedish waters – the ‘Hunt for Reds in October’ – has been called off. Yet, there is much to be said about this geopolitical incident.

Cornwall and the Politics of Recognition

Simon Thompson • Oct 26 2014 • Articles

Is it possible to recognize a minority people without undermining the unity of the broader political community, or setting in train a process which ends in the breakup of that larger community?

In Celebration of Senseless Acts of Kindness

Mukesh Kapila • Oct 26 2014 • Articles

There are many blogs on humanitarianism & development. They tend to be overly-technical, narrowly prescriptive, and circulate within the international aid industry. The Flesh and Blood blog will offer something different.

Tracing the Threads: Queer IR and Human Rights

Anthony J. Langlois • Oct 26 2014 • Articles

Human rights and queer theory compel us to view matters in a different light. It is this potential to cut across established ideas that makes sense of the challenge to develop a queer account of human rights.

Pixels and People: Videogames, Warfare, and the Missing Everyday

Helen Berents and Brendan Keogh • Oct 26 2014 • Articles

When considering the depiction of conflict and warfare in videogames, it is important to acknowledge not only what they are depicting but what they are ignoring.

Human Security in the Age of Ebola: Towards People-centered Global Governance

Maryam Zarnegar Deloffre • Oct 25 2014 • Articles

Successfully addressing public health crises requires development of a global community organized around the ethical obligation to provide human security while maintaining accountability to beneficiaries.

The Sovereign Nation-State as a Contributor to Terrorism

Strobe Driver • Oct 25 2014 • Articles

The ‘rise’ of terrorism has been caused by powerful Western and Euro-centric states, and the UN has failed in its distribution of fair and reasonable jurisprudence.

A Professor’s Platform

Dylan Kissane • Oct 25 2014 • Articles

In a world where research is disseminated online first and where PageRank can determine credibility – technical know-how is the skillset that will most impact on getting your work, research and ideas to the audience they suit.

Leadership, Competitive Strategy and Entrepreneurship in International Relations

Daniel Clausen • Oct 24 2014 • Articles

The tradition of taking leaders, their strategies, and their entrepreneurial activities seriously will continue, regardless of how the discipline of IR regards the topic.

Eight Substrates for a Possible Universal Axiology

Nayef Al-Rodhan • Oct 21 2014 • Articles

An agenda that reinforces and demonstrates the history of cultural cross-pollination is key to framing today’s era of continued globalisation in positive terms.

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