Review – Terrorism: The Power of Weakness and Fear
Juan Romero’s novel approach to the use of fear by terrorists draws on an impressive range of materials and makes a valuable contribution to the terrorism literature.
Interview – Katerina Dalacoura
Katerina Dalacoura considers civilisational and ideological developments in the MENA region, particularly in Turkey, as well as non-Western IR and the challenges of fieldwork.
Review – Capital et idéologie
An impressive tome that seeks to explain the legitimizing ideologies which are used to justify the unequal distribution of wealth and income both historically and today.
Student Feature – Theory in Action: ‘Isms’ Are Evil. All Hail the ‘Isms’!
Students of politics can’t dismiss the isms before acquiring an understanding about what they are rejecting.
Interview – Mike Martin
Mike Martin discusses his career in the British Army and risk management, recent negotiations between the US and the Taliban, and the importance of ideology in conflict.
Cold War Theories, War on Terror Practices
Old reference points no longer hold in an age marked by transnational security threats that do not align with traditional security frameworks.
Is Trump the New Multicultural Internationalist?
It is time for the Democrats to look at themselves in the mirror. Vanity, thy name is corruption.
Review – Neoliberalism: The Key Concepts
An indispensable reference work which provides an in-depth contextual frame for the origins and interrelationship of key terms associated with neoliberalism.
Review – Boko Haram
This well-informed book explains the colonial legacy that shaped Boko Haram’s historical rise, what divides North and South Nigeria and Boko Haram’s impact on Africa.
Review – Jihadi Culture on the World Wide Web
Ramsay’s analysis of online jihadi culture challenges current assumptions about this phenomenon and examines its limited translation to real world violence.
