Articles

Practical and Impractical Knowledge about the Conflict in Ukraine

Timo Kivimäki • Mar 27 2014 • Articles

The crisis in Ukraine suggests that our knowledge of conflicts needs to be informed by the way in which conflict behavior changes the conflict setting.

No Security Required: The Danger of Boardroom-Driven Development

Christopher Keith Johnson • Mar 26 2014 • Articles

We should be wary of buzzwords and trends in development, as ideas that make a great deal of sense in a boardroom are, at times, very difficult to justify in the field.

Direction: Thessaloniki

Dylan Kissane • Mar 25 2014 • Articles

The World Congress of Political Science is to be held in Thessaloniki, Greece. Hopefully, some good things will come out of the planned trip and the conference.

There Is Ample Scope for the Student Consumer to Demand Better

Unileaks UK • Mar 25 2014 • Articles

Given the high price of a university education, and the likelihood of a large loan to be repaid, the student consumer is naturally concerned to obtain value for money.

Religion and International Relations: Critical Ways Forward?

Robert M. Bosco • Mar 24 2014 • Articles

Scholars of religion in International Relations, casting for new ways forward, would be well-served to explore critical avenues, both traditional and contemporary.

Crisis in Venezuela: Will Anybody Support Democracy?

Nicolas Falomir Lockhart • Mar 24 2014 • Articles

While polarisation in society and government has led to unsustainable social fracture, a lack of regional support suggests Venezuelan democracy has been left on its own.

India and the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit

Reshmi Kazi • Mar 24 2014 • Articles

India must play a crucial role in the Hague Nuclear Security Summit to assure the world its nuclear security and safety is dealt with by a responsible nation.

Iran: New Year, Same Old Problems

Stephen McGlinchey • Mar 23 2014 • Articles

As Iranians celebrate Nowruz, their New Year, they wake up to the same old problems. A truly new Iranian year would be one without the Clerical Regime.

American Exceptionalism: The Gender Factor

Bonnie Mann • Mar 23 2014 • Articles

To undo the conceit of American exceptionalism, we have to undo the power of sovereign masculinity and address the seduction it exercises across the political spectrum.

Afghan Women’s Hopes for the Future

Ashraf Zahedi • Mar 23 2014 • Articles

Support for Afghan women should be guided by moral commitment to the women themselves and to Afghanistan as their country. The dividends will come to fruition over time.

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