Security

Review – EU Foreign Policy and Crisis Management Operations

Neil Winn • Apr 14 2014 • Features

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

Barry Cannon • Apr 8 2014 • Articles

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

Pip Thornton • Apr 8 2014 • Articles

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.

Can Small Nations Still Feel Secure after the Annexation of Crimea?

Heiko Pääbo • Apr 4 2014 • Articles

In order to restore security of small states, it should be made clear that geopolitical thinking and behind-the-back deal-making is not a norm in international relations.

No Security Required: The Danger of Boardroom-Driven Development

Christopher Keith Johnson • Mar 26 2014 • Articles

We should be wary of buzzwords and trends in development, as ideas that make a great deal of sense in a boardroom are, at times, very difficult to justify in the field.

The EU Mission to the Central African Republic: Risking More Than Credibility

Alischa Kugel • Mar 21 2014 • Articles

EU member states took the right decision by acting swiftly in CAR in January — their hesitation now not only risks the EU’s credibility but a deepening of the crisis.

Missing in Inaction: Where is the African Peace and Security Architecture?

David Chuter • Mar 19 2014 • Articles

The African Peace and Security Architecture is incapable of resolving crises as it is based on assumptions which are not only false in Africa, but false everywhere.

R2P and Gender: The Marginalization of Responsibilities

Sara E. Davies • Mar 13 2014 • Articles

It is not enough to say R2P must have a gendered approach without identifying what such an approach should look like, and who is responsible for taking this forward.

Federalism as Peace-Building: Searching for Solutions to the Conflict in Yemen

Alexandra Lewis • Mar 5 2014 • Articles

In its current form, it is difficult to read federalism as a long-term peace-building solution in the midst of Yemen’s on-going conflicts and insecurity.

Doctrinal War

Mona Kanwal Sheikh • Jan 15 2014 • Articles

New approaches to diplomacy and conflict resolution are warranted in order to break security dilemmas that are simultaneously upheld by fear and the assertion of hardened doctrines.

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