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Welcome back to the Medieval World
Ratification of the Peace of Westphalia, 1648 Immanuel Kant wrote in the late 18th century that his was an age of enlightenment. If he were alive today it is likely that he would have to adjust his...
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Kenneth Waltz: A Tribute
Yesterday brought the sad news that one of the pioneering scholars of International Relations, Kenneth Waltz, had died at the age of 88, as a result of medical complications associated with Pneumonia....
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The International Criminal Court: A Western tool used to dominate Africa?
The International Criminal Court in The Hague Not too long ago Bosco Ntaganda, alias “The Terminator”, walked into the US Embassy in Kigali and surrendered himself to the International Criminal Court...
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Weapons for the Free Syrian Army: An incentive for Assad to negotiate or...
Source: Umit Bektas/Reuters The UK’s foreign secretary William Hague has recently argued in favour of delivering weapons to the Free Syrian Army. Hague gained support from France, but also significant...
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Syrian S-300s: Evaluating the Threat
The International Community received a jolt last Thursday when erroneous reports circulated claiming that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in an interview with al-Manar TV, assured that initial...
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Serbia’s Journey to the Holy Grail: A Report on its Accession into the EU
Source: The Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia Serbia has been seen as corrupt, politically unstable, technologically backward, and filled with ethnic tensions....
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PRISM, Tempora and Creeping Authoritarianism on the Internet
Due to Edward Snowden’s leaks, we now know that the United States and United Kingdom are monitoring communications data on a massive scale. I presume that everyone has read enough about this in the...
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Brazil and Turkey’s Ripple Effect
Protests in Brazil, Source: AP/Silvia Izquierdo Over the past four weeks Brazilians and Turks have been holding mass protests against their respective governments, albeit for very different reasons....
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Somalia needs a New Deal for Peace
Somalia’s Finance Minister Mohamud Hassan Suleiman Source: Neal Piper Last year Somalian Journalist Mohamud Uluso warned that “the future forebodes more pessimism and treachery than optimism and...
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US Strategy in Syria: Road to disaster
Dar Al-Shifa hospital, Aleppo, after airstrikes targeted the area, killing dozens in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso) US strategy towards Syria remains ineffective, confused and doomed for disaster....
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Despite its economic success, is the future for China a bleak one?
China’s economic future – Bright or Bleak? (Source: Forbes) Since the coining of the BRIC acronym in 2001, there has been great emphasis placed on the rising economies of...
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A Game Changer in Cyberspace: Has the Balance Tipped in Favor of China?
The U.S.-China summit held on June 8th was a venue for U.S. President Obama to discuss and perhaps even confront China on its aggressive activities in cyberspace. After all, China seemed to be...
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Are amnesties morally and legally justified?
South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission with its Chairman, Desmond Tutu (Source: Britannica) The debate about the moral and legal implications of amnesties is probably as contested as no...
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Egypt: A 19th Century Answer to a 21st Century Question
Military helicopters fly above Tahrir Square (Source: Guardian) In the last few weeks, the world media has reacted with shock at the clashes in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, which...
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Burma/Myanmar – Building a Sustainable Peace? A Close-Up on Kachin
Kachin Independence Army fighters on patrol near the frontline, southern Kachin state. (Image by Jason Motlagh) Power struggles, a constitution which deepened divisions and stormy rebellions brought...
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The U.S. Drone War Refocuses in on Yemen
U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field (Source: AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Over the past ten days, the Obama administration has carried out a series of synchronized drone airstrikes in...
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On Friendly Waters: China’s Healthcare Diplomacy in South Asia
The Peace Ark’s journey is part of China’s ongoing effort to strengthen its relationship with key allies in South and Southeast Asia. These past two months the Chinese Navy’s Type 920 Hospital Ship, a...
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The International Securitization of Climate Change: Success or Hot Air?
Desertification – only one out of many consequences of climate change (Source: Vincepal) With the increasing severity of climate change and its associated impacts, and the political stalemate that is...
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Christians in the Middle East and their fate in the ‘Post-Arab Spring World’
A Muslim holding the Koran and a Coptic Christian holding a cross in Cairo’s Tahrir Square during the period of interfaith unity on February 6, 2011 (Image: Dylan Martinez) For several years, the world...
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Syria: Intervention has consequences – Non-intervention, too
Humanitarian intervention: Saving peoples’ lives or fueling the fire? (Source: BBC) Just as interventionists need to consider possible consequences of their actions, non-interventionists need to...
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