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Robert W. Murray and Luke M. Herrington frame the Crimea crisis and Russian foreign policy in light of the US hegemonic decline. The crisis in Ukraine, like several before it, has…

Timo Kivimaki argues in order to develop civilized international relations in East Asia, territorial disputes of the South China Sea area should be treated as a legal issue.…

Mabel González Bustelo lays out policy recommendations for avoiding further unnecessary deaths of migrants looking for opportunities in the EU. Policy Recommendations: In order to…

Daniel Ghezelbash and Mary Crock examine recent Australian policy towards asylum seekers. The question of how to deal with asylum seekers arriving by boat (Unauthorised Maritime…

It is over 20 years since debate over the relationship between TV news coverage of war, and resulting decisions to intervene for what appeared to be humanitarian purposes,…

GP’s Jill Stuart provides an useful lens through which to understand space politics. The politics of outer space are not as ‘out there’ as some may think. Issues regarding human…

Despite continued support from several allies, Oren Barack argues that the international community has many options for its response to Syria’s use of chemical weapons. What…

The revelations made by whistle-blower Edward Snowden over the course of the summer of 2013 have taken the world by storm. The two major themes in this saga surprised the general…

Siphamandla Zondi looks to the future and possible expansion of the BRICS. After five summits, the most recent in Durban in March 2013, the BRICS should be considering how to…

The recent uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East have come to epitomize the awesome power of new social media, specifically its usefulness in mobilizing the masses for…