Articles

Drone Opposition in Pakistan and the Issues of Post-colonial Identity

Wali Aslam • Feb 26 2014 • Articles

The assessments of, and attitudes towards, the efficacy of the drone campaign are shaped by Pakistan’s postcolonial identity.

The Central African Republic – An Artificial State

Keith Somerville • Feb 25 2014 • Articles

The CAR is an artificial creation with no great sense of national identity and a history of competition. There will be many challenges to overcome before the CAR sees peace.

Drones and Video Games

Kyle Grayson • Feb 25 2014 • Articles

The idea that piloting drones is as mindless as video games is popular. But it misses its target by misunderstanding video games and what enables killing from a distance.

Robocop and Iran

Stephen McGlinchey • Feb 24 2014 • Articles

The 2014 remake of ‘Robocop’ presents lots of interesting talking points for those in the IR community such as the debate over a US war with Iran & the use of killer robots.

Syria and the Dawn of a New Era

Aidan Hehir • Feb 23 2014 • Articles

The Syrian crisis marks the beginning of a new era of multi-polarity; one which will be characterised by the spectacle of divisive and competitive power politics.

Rationality and R2P: Unfriendly Bedfellows

Robert W. Murray • Feb 22 2014 • Articles

The largest obstacles to consistent implementation and enforcement of R2P remain its flawed epistemological foundations and the enduring nature of the international system.

A Silenced Voice: Using Personal Experience to Unpack Stereotypes

Jennifer Darch • Feb 21 2014 • Articles

When people are spoken ‘about’ or ‘for’, generalisations become common. Giving the silenced a voice of their own offers a solution to this problem.

Inside the Journal: The Future of Journals

Dylan Kissane • Feb 21 2014 • Articles

CEU PSJ Editor Sergiu Gherghina looks back on his time at the journal and into the future of his journal and share his thoughts on the direction of scholarly publishing.

Inside the Journal: The Publication Process

Dylan Kissane • Feb 20 2014 • Articles

Getting published in academia is a big deal for early-career academics. Journals are often a key outlet for publishing research, lending themselves to less expansive projects.

Rapid Fire: Are Political Scientists Irrelevant?

Robert W. Murray • Feb 19 2014 • Articles

The contributors to E-IR’s IR Theory and Practice blog discuss whether Nicholas Kristof’s argument surrounding the irrelevance of political scientists rings true.

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