Articles

Ukraine’s Parliamentary Elections: A Difficult Road Ahead For The Region’s Party

David R. Marples • Nov 16 2012 • Articles

The Ukrainian Parliamentary elections of October 2012 were contentious and preliminary reports suggest that the OSCE and other observers were not satisfied that the process was free and fair.

Conservative Euroscepticism: The Etiology of an Obsession

Tim Bale • Nov 15 2012 • Articles

Conflict between those Conservatives who will push things to the limit but then pull back, and those for whom no such limit now exists could destroy, or disable, the Party.

What Do We Really Know About Boko Haram?

Jideofor Adibe • Nov 14 2012 • Articles

If the US gets involved in fighting Boko Haram, it could galvanise the support of anti-US movements. However, there are several conflicting narratives on Boko Haram. What is known about the sect is speculative, which highlights a need for empirical research.

Iran’s Syria Gamble: Losing the War, Losing the Peace?

Maysam Behravesh • Nov 14 2012 • Articles

If the Syrians manage to build a free future of their own, it will almost undoubtedly be one without Assad, rendering Iran the great loser both of the war and of the potential peace.

The Lack of Evidence for Supporting Increased Data Retention

Clement Guitton • Nov 13 2012 • Articles

Proponents to the Draft Communication Data Bill fear that collecting more data will be ineffective and counter-productive. The lack of oversight for such important data collection could lead to abuses for people not only in the UK, but worldwide.

The Conservative Party and Euroscepticism

Simon Usherwood • Nov 11 2012 • Articles

The past couple of years have seen a succession of policy stances by the British Conservative party that would appear to confirm its popular image as a eurosceptic actor.

Globalization and the Crumbling BRICS: From Promises to Threats

Jack A. Goldstone • Nov 11 2012 • Articles

The BRICS, expected to be the motors of global recovery, are sputtering. The simplest explanation for this lies in the same factor that promoted their rapid growth: globalization.

Beyond the Wall: Writing Conflict and History in Jerusalem

Noam Leshem • Nov 10 2012 • Articles

Due to the conflict surrounding the city, Jerusalem has understandably become a prime object of inquiry, offering a rich arena of analysis for scholars across the social sciences.

Security, Society and the Games

Elisabetta Brighi • Nov 9 2012 • Articles

To file the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics away as a success would ignore the ways in which they have revealed evolutions in the practices of security and its impact on contemporary society and politics.

The Role of National Leaders in Foreign Policy

Robert W. Murray • Nov 7 2012 • Articles

Although it is assumed that individual leaders create and implement their own foreign policies, foreign policy is not nearly as leader-centric as observers tend to believe.