Expanding the Constitutional Role of Japan’s Military
The limited expansion of the concept of self-defense has symbolic and practical significance for Japanese foreign and security policy and for the regional order.
The European Council’s “Strategic Agenda”: an Agenda, Maybe, but not Strategic
If the “Strategic Agenda” is the result of a lowest common denominator word-processing exercise from within the Council Secretariat, then it serves no useful purpose.
ASEAN: Going It Alone? Not Quite
Despite decades of confidence-building, distrust among ASEAN member states has remained high, limiting the extent of intraregional cooperation.
Are Drones the Answer? The EU and Contemporary Security Challenges
While the immediate attractions of drones are fairly obvious in the military setting, the EU needs to consider the consequences of this type of technology use.
Foucault and International Relations
Though Michel Foucault remains a somewhat marginalized figure within international relations, the critical ethos he left behind has greatly inspired IR scholars.
Review – Revisiting Intelligence and Policy
Marrin’s edited volume offers some potentially interesting arguments about the ‘politicisation’ of intelligence, but is ultimately a static and disjointed collection.
South Sudan: The Perils of New States
With functional and participatory institutions, South Sudan may well reclaim itself as a diverse nation within the regional and international environment.
Review – EU Foreign Policy and Crisis Management Operations
Pohl’s exceptional analysis of the EU’s CSDP disputes traditional realist arguments that it exists to counter-balance the US.
Opposition in Bolivarian Venezuela: Caught Between Conflict and Compromise
The Venezuelan opposition has undergone important changes in an institutionalist direction in its composition, discursive emphasis, and strategic direction.
A Critical Exploration of the London Olympic Park, Part One
In March 2014, students from Royal Holloway joined forces with students from the University of Cergy-Pontoise, Paris, on an exercise in critical security mapping.
