Articles

The Maritime Dispute Between Peru and Chile

Don Anton • Mar 18 2014 • Articles

On 27 January 2014, the ICJ delivered its judgment in the Peru v. Chile case in which it considered the existence, nature and extent of the disputed maritime boundary.

Nelson Mandela’s Legacy for African and International Politics

Daniel Lieberfeld • Mar 14 2014 • Articles

Mandela was exemplary in using his moral stature, his forthright manner, and skills in interpersonal persuasion to help settle conflicts outside his own country.

What the Crimean Crisis Reveals About the Tensions in American Foreign Policy

John Hickman • Mar 13 2014 • Articles

The Crimean Crisis has exposed the growing distance in opinions on US foreign policy between an aggressive elite and weary public. A serious backlash is possible.

Can a Federal State Solve Yemen’s Problems?

Charles Schmitz • Mar 13 2014 • Articles

Yemen’s version of federalism appears aimed at taming the aspirations of the southern movement and Ansar Allah in the north rather than incorporating them into politics.

R2P and Gender: The Marginalization of Responsibilities

Sara E. Davies • Mar 13 2014 • Articles

It is not enough to say R2P must have a gendered approach without identifying what such an approach should look like, and who is responsible for taking this forward.

Climate Change, Limits to Adaptation and the ‘Loss and Damage’ Debate

Kirstin Dow and Frans Berkhout • Mar 13 2014 • Articles

An actor-centered and sustainable development framing would lead to a politically-achievable response to the urgent problem of climate-related crises around the world.

When WPS Met CEDAW (and Broke Up with R2P?)

Susan Harris Rimmer • Mar 13 2014 • Articles

18 October 2013 was a red letter day for global women’s rights, revolutionizing the situation of women in conflict prevention, conflict & post-conflict situations.

Failed States: A Paradigm Revived

Robert I. Rotberg • Mar 11 2014 • Articles

A nuanced appreciation of what causes a weak state to become a failed state or, how to recover such a state from failure, is still critical for policy making.

Courting Controversy

Dylan Kissane • Mar 11 2014 • Articles

In an IR classroom, it is fine for a professor to share their political views, but there are times when it makes more sense for the professor to refrain from sharing.

Who Wants to Go to a Hot War Zone? The Relationship between War and Tourism

Mark Piekarz • Mar 11 2014 • Articles

While war tourism is not new, analyses that take into account the ‘heat’ of the location and motivations of the war tourist can teach us new things about the phenomenon.

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