Articles

International Relations on Screen: Hollywood’s History of American Foreign Policy

Ian Scott • Oct 20 2013 • Articles

U.S. cinema’s dalliance with U.S. foreign policy started in 1897 when it was entangled with the audience’s own nationalist fervour. Today, nationalist fervour and international relations are alive and well in Hollywood.

The Taylor Appeal Judgment: Achievement or Fragmentation of International Criminal Law?

Marina Aksenova • Oct 20 2013 • Articles

The importance of the Taylor Appeal judgment lies beyond strictly legal considerations, as it deems culpable involvement of the heads of states in political violence in another state no longer accepted.

Documenting the ‘War on Terror’

Bruce Bennett • Oct 16 2013 • Articles

One of the most striking ways Anglo-American filmmakers have responded critically to the ‘war on terror’ is through a generic and stylistic turn to the production of documentaries, docudramas and dramatized documentaries.

The December 2013 European Council on Defence: Avoiding Irrelevance

Jolyon Howorth • Oct 15 2013 • Articles

The December Council is too important to risk emerging as a non-event. If CSDP is to have a future, it is time to ask some probing, fundamental questions.

The Human Right to Health

Phil Cole • Oct 15 2013 • Articles

There are many policy issues at the national and international levels that could be informed by the right to health, but an important one concerns access to health care by irregular migrants.

When the Student Becomes the Teacher

Dylan Kissane • Oct 15 2013 • Articles

In a business school environment like the one here at CEFAM students become used to doing presentations in class. Despite the risks, handing over control of the classroom to students can be a useful way of developing skills.

Post-Conflict Justice, Gender and International Law: (Too) Great Expectations?

Olga Jurasz • Oct 15 2013 • Articles

International criminal law has evolved over the past 25 years to encompass not only the prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, but also gender-based crimes.

Screening Global Politics: Visual Culture and International Relations

Alasdair McKay • Oct 15 2013 • Articles

e-IR is proud to announce the launch of its new series of articles “Screening Global Politics”. The series will function as a rolling series of posts exploring the relationship between global politics and visual culture.

Eastern Mediterranean Gas: Muscles and Diplomacy

Filip Tucek • Oct 14 2013 • Articles

The vast gas resources in the Eastern Mediterranean bring many hopes; for a greater regional cooperation, opening of a dialogue on the most burning issues, and strengthening of Israeli security.

Climate Knowledge and International Politics: The Future of the IPCC

Mike Hulme • Oct 13 2013 • Articles

The latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change offers us the opportunity to critically examine the way that the current model treats knowledge assessment.

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