Articles

Fully Operational? The Ongoing Challenges of Terrorist Risk Reduction Programs

John Horgan • Jul 29 2013 • Articles

Terrorist deradicalization programs are as numerous as they are diverse. If these programs are to have a future, effectiveness evaluation will likely prove necessary, not just desirable.

Kenneth Waltz, Metatheorist?: Mind-World Monism in ‘Theory of International Politics’

Brittnee Carter • Jul 29 2013 • Articles

The late-Kenneth Waltz’s ‘Theory of International Politics’ is full of metatheoretical implications that have been largely overlooked by scholars and students of International Relations.

Papal Politics, Paul VI, and Vatican II: The Reassertion of Papal Absolutism

Aaron Milavec • Jul 28 2013 • Articles

After Pope John XXIII died, Paul VI used three encyclical letters to defeat the conciliarism of Vatican II, and advance papal absolutism in areas like indulgences, celibacy, and birth control.

Europe’s Last Chance Saloon

Anand Menon • Jul 28 2013 • Articles

Europe’s increasing military shortcomings need addressing. If Europeans aspire to exert real influence over international security affairs, they must do so collectively, or not at all.

Should the BRICS Admit Egypt?

Siphamandla Zondi • Jul 28 2013 • Articles

The BRICS should be considering how to deepen their global agenda, or how to expand by including new states, like Egypt, which can enhance their power and legitimacy in the global south.

Erdorgan’s Difficulties Understanding the New Opposition

Ilter Turan • Jul 27 2013 • Articles

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has difficulty in understanding the new opposition and it is not clear that he has a particularly profound understanding of liberal democracy.

Sacrilege of the Sacred: Boko Haram and the Politics of Unreason

Daniel Agbiboa • Jul 26 2013 • Articles

The terrorism of Boko Haram should be considered a movement of restoration since their demand continues to be the enforcement of sharia in the spirit of Usman Dan Fodio.

Egypt’s Popular Coup: When Follies are Committed Despite Yesteryear’s History

Ehsan Abdoh • Jul 24 2013 • Articles

Egyptian seculars fail to comprehend the dangerous predicament they have created by inviting the military to remove a democratically elected president, jeopardising Egypt’s democratic transition.

Should We Care That Politicians Do Dirty Things?

Stephen McGlinchey • Jul 24 2013 • Articles

If the media continues along the path of seeking to punish elected officials for sexual scandals the effect will only be to discourage good people from public service.

Diffusing the EU Model of Regional Integration in Asia: Integration ‘à la carte’?

Anja Jetschke • Jul 23 2013 • Articles

ASEAN has demonstrated that it remains true to itself, seeking methods for making its own integration efforts more efficient without departing from its long established principles of cooperation.

Please Consider Donating

Before you download your free e-book, please consider donating to support open access publishing.

E-IR is an independent non-profit publisher run by an all volunteer team. Your donations allow us to invest in new open access titles and pay our bandwidth bills to ensure we keep our existing titles free to view. Any amount, in any currency, is appreciated. Many thanks!

Donations are voluntary and not required to download the e-book - your link to download is below.