United States

Trump’s Foreign Policy Mantra: ‘Whoever Pays For It!’

Mohsen Solhdoost • Jul 24 2018 • Articles

Key strands of Trump’s specific vision to make foreign policy have been fundamentally undermining the American-led liberal world order.

American Foreign Aid and Colombia’s Human Rights Tragedy

Salvador Santino Fulo Regilme Jr. • Jul 12 2018 • Articles

US foreign aid and policy discourses under the Bush administration facilitated the abuses that occurred in the context of Colombia’s post-9/11 war on drugs.

European Defence at a Crossroads

Robert Clark • Jun 29 2018 • Articles

The recent emergence of the EU as a regional defence actor is gradually eroding the notion of the traditional Anglo-American driven European defence leadership of NATO.

Interview – Emma Sky

E-International Relations • Jun 26 2018 • Features

Former advisor to the US military in Iraq, Emma Sky, talks about her views on foreign intervention, US foreign policy, elections in Iraq and the two-state solution.

Towards a New Cold War?

Taras Kuzio and Paul D’Anieri • Jun 23 2018 • Articles

Russia’s position requires that the West acquiesce to a Russian ‘sphere of influence’. In the EU, sensitivities about a ‘new Yalta’ will make that hard to accept.

Review – Seeing White

Joe Turner • Jun 14 2018 • Features

This affecting podcast series considers whiteness, privilege, and structural racism, and provides useful insights for the analysis of IR and knowledge production.

Forecasting the Future: Prospects of a Negotiated Settlement with North Korea

Dan G. Cox • Jun 7 2018 • Articles

Approaching the negotiations between the United States and North Korea through a systematic fashion, the harsh reality is that these negotiations are very likely to fail.

Review – Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic

Thomas Zeiler • Jun 5 2018 • Features

David Frum puts forward a powerful message outlining his concerns over the Trump presidency and the damage it is doing to the country, democracy and conservatism.

To Avoid a Syrian Quagmire: Turkish-American Compromise and Cooperation

Michael Goodyear • Jun 1 2018 • Articles

Negotiation and compromise between both governments and the SDF are explored as the path forward for the United States, Turkey, and anti-Assad forces.

When Will America Come Home? When Trump Visits London, Seoul or Berlin

Harvey M. Sapolsky • May 30 2018 • Articles

The forward deployment is a legacy of the Cold War when the US was faced with a challenging Superpower and the need to protect its allies.

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