Author: Ariya Das, 2018.
“Mary Kaldor’s book ‘New and Old Wars: Organized Violence in a Global Era’ improves our understanding of transnational security today…”
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How Effective is the United Nations in Dealing With Statelessness?
Author: George Edwards, 2018.
“There are an estimated 10 million people affected by statelessness worldwide…”
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Saudi Arabia’s Game of Thrones: How Prince Mohammed bin Salman is using liberal rhetoric to hide authoritarian motives
Author: Isabelle Schumacher, 2018.
“In November 2017, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, established an anti-corruption committee and arrested over 200 members of Saudi Arabia’s business and political elite, including members of the royal family…”
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Libya and Syria: A Tale of Two United Nations
Author: Mike Kriner, 2018.
“How are we to understand the inducement for the UN’s authorization to use force in Libya and the lack thereof in Syria?…”
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Performing the “Just Princess Warrior”: Symbolism and Strategy in FEMEN’s Emancipatory Activism
Authors: Sylvia Maier and Jens Rudbeck, 2018.
Disclaimer: This article contains profanity and images of FEMEN activists protesting topless.
“”F*** Your Morals”, “Soldier of Freedom”, and “Naked War” are written in large letters across their naked torsos…”
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How Social Media Influences the Islamic State’s Use of Children and Youth
Author: Eric Seng, 2018.
“Since the first spears were hurled at opposing forces thousands of years ago and continuing today with automatic weapons and suicide bombs, children have been associated with armed groups participating in conflict and war…”
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Terrorism Levels Rise in Europe, But Not in the Czech Republic
Author: Suman Soni, 2018.
“Despite Czech President Miloš Zeman’s anti-Islam attitude, anti-migration sentiment and his intentional blindness towards Russia’s political aims, terrorism levels in the Czech Republic are remarkably low…”
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Renewables: The Rise of Wind Power
Author: Katherine Olalla, 2018.
“Wind power plays a significant role for countries working to meet their targets under the Paris Agreement…
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A Cosmopolitan Islam: The Abaya as Fashion
Author: Eaman L. Sarwar, 2017.
“The traditional abaya serves as a symbol of Islamic identity and national dress for women of the Persian Gulf region of the Arabian Peninsula…”
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The South-North Water Transfer and the Technopolitics of Megaprojects
Author: DeLaine Mayer, 2017.
“China has committed to large-scale infrastructure development as part of its national identity, development trajectory, and resource management policy…”
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