Articles

The ‘Student as Customer’ Phenomenon

Stephen McGlinchey • Feb 9 2014 • Articles

The customer, like the student, is not always right. For that reason, there are implications to the way staff handle student complaints in an age of costly tuition fees.

R2P in Syria: Regional Dimensions

David Carment and Joe Landry • Feb 8 2014 • Articles

Regional dynamics have played a critical role in the response to the civil war in Syria. They will continue to dominate attempts to move forward with a political solution.

Syria Teaches Us Little About Questions of Military Intervention

Luke Glanville • Feb 7 2014 • Articles

To some, the international response to the Syrian crisis has meant the end of the R2P. But the lack of intervention in Syria teaches us little about the intervention norm.

From R2P to RANP: Sri Lanka and ‘Responsibility After Not Protecting’

Henrietta Briscoe • Feb 7 2014 • Articles

After a failure to fulfil R2P obligations, there remains a ‘Responsibility After Not Protecting’. The value of this concept can be seen in the example of Sri Lanka.

South Korea’s Foreign Policy in 2013: Building Trust in East Asia

Sarah Teo • Feb 6 2014 • Articles

“Trust” has been the buzzword for President Park Geun-hye, and 2013 saw ‘trustpolitik’ in action in South Korea’s relationships with North Korea, China and Japan.

China’s “Near Seas” Threat – Less than Meets the Eye?

David McDonough • Feb 5 2014 • Articles

There’s no denying that China has made some important progress in building its military capabilities. But it may be premature to consider it a rival to the US at the moment.

Thintelligence

Dylan Kissane • Feb 5 2014 • Articles

In IR, knowing basic political geography is important, but so is a broad understanding of history, which is why it is important to quiz students on their knowledge regularly.

Adapting Agriculture to Changing Landscapes (and Climates)

Chase Sova and Andy Jarvis • Feb 4 2014 • Articles

Integrated landscape policies and climate smart agriculture practices and technologies offer opportunities for finding solutions to some of our most pressing climate problems.

Syria and the Responsibility to Protect

Ramesh Thakur • Feb 4 2014 • Articles

Syria has thrown up challenges, but not thrown out the R2P. There is an interest in clarifying the norm to prevent misuse but no demand to rescind the norm.

Modifying China’s One-Child Policy

Martin King Whyte • Feb 2 2014 • Articles

Although the 2013 change to China’s one-child policy is a relatively trivial one from a demographic perspective, its real value lies in its political and symbolic importance.

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