Articles

Read the Damn Syllabus

Dylan Kissane • Apr 29 2014 • Articles

One consistent complaint on behalf of professors is that students forget to read or just refuse to read the course syllabus. This can be a highly frustrating experience.

Succession in Saudi Arabia and What It Means for the Future of Saudi Policy

Robert Mason • Apr 29 2014 • Articles

Succession is designed for the purpose of ensuring a smooth transition of state leadership, but it is always a complex affair.

Egypt’s Failed Transition to Democracy: Was Political Culture a Major Factor?

Abdeslam Maghraoui • Apr 29 2014 • Articles

Why did Egypt miss the chance to build democratic governance? What does the astonishing popularity of another military strongman tell us about Egyptian politics?

A Legacy Deferred?: The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda at 20 Years

Nigel Eltringham • Apr 29 2014 • Articles

20 years after the genocide, the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has shown once again how justice is indispensable for sustainable peace.

The Perils of Simultaneous COIN and Counternarcotics in Peru and Colombia

Barnett S. Koven • Apr 28 2014 • Articles

Simultaneously pursuing COIN and CN operations is an ineffective way of combating insurgent violence fueled by narco-funding in Peru and Colombia.

Breaking the Silence: Rwandan Women Survivors Give Testimony and Find a Voice

Caroline Williamson • Apr 27 2014 • Articles

In contemporary Rwanda, women are willing to speak out and actively shape public discourse on such issues as the government, ethnicity, the genocide, and sexual violence.

The Underestimated Effect of Democratic Sanctions

Christian von Soest and Michael Wahman • Apr 26 2014 • Articles

There have been unsuccessful democratic sanctions in the past and there will be more in the future. However, sanctions have also been successful in certain cases.

Politics in the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies

Peter Clegg • Apr 24 2014 • Articles

British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are often neglected, but they have vital links with Britain and are important global actors in their own right.

The Power of IPE for Researching Energy and Natural Resources

Jesse Salah Ovadia • Apr 24 2014 • Articles

The ability of IPE scholars to understand energy through a lens that examines both the economic and political aspects of power offers great potential for analysis.

Crimea: A Problem of and for International Society

Benedict Docherty • Apr 23 2014 • Articles

The Crimean crisis is a problem for international society, because the crisis and the reaction to it demonstrates both the existence and the limits of that society.

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