Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter. Welcome to 2017
In the midst of Brexit, 2017 is the year in which the fate of the European Union will be decided.
Brexit: Global Perspectives
This new blog focuses on the geopolitical implications of Britain’s decision to leave the EU, providing a forum for critical analysis and discussion of diverse global issues and outlooks on Brexit.
War with China: Ascending Powers, Expansionism and the Use-of-Force
The current state-of-affairs suggests that as China is exhibiting a pre-WWI German paradigm a war will happen as it exponentially increases its expansionism.
China: New Steps Forward in Africa
By understanding China’s approach as pragmatic, not altruistic, those working with China can come out with economic gains.
Corbyn vs. Smith: Faith and the Future of the British Labour Party
Labour in opposition must conduct itself in a way that increases its political platform for the next general election. Is there a bigger platform than faith and religion?
Brexit Symposium
Brexit is not a time-space exception, but rather a symptom of a systemic failure of democratic governance at the national and EU levels.
The Importance of the Chilcot Report for International Relations Scholars
Academics should focus more on the processes by which power is exercised through organised persuasive communication and manipulative propaganda.
Brexit! The Result and Its Implications
The UK’s exit represents a fundamental challenge for those advocates of an ‘ever closer union’ and EU leaders are conscious of the need to avoid further fragmentation.
The Brexit Fantasy
In a Lacanian sense, the Brexit discourse invoked a fantasy return to a lost ‘golden era’ of British power while blaming immigration and the EU for standing in the way.
Argentina’s Perseverance and Stability in the South Atlantic
A dominant Argentina may unhinge the Antarctic Treaty. Britain must put forward a diplomatic offensive in the region and at the UN.
