Year: 2021
146 Articles
- Global Governance
Antarctic Geopolitics: Emerging Cracks in the Ice?
The Antarctic: Peace and Science After two years of negotiations, the Antarctic Treaty was signed on December 1, 1959, by twelve states and entered into force on June 23, 1961.…
February 3, 2021
- Student Review
Synthesizing Theory and Practice in Scheyer and Kumskova’s “Feminist Foreign Policy: A Fine Line between ‘Adding Women’ and Pursuing a Feminist Agenda”
The article begins with a strong argument to identify patriarchal norms in standard foreign policy. The authors explain that, despite growing cultural and ideological,…
February 3, 2021
- Conflict & Security
The Algerian Counter-Revolution or the Obsolescence of Authoritarian Upgrading
When looking at the trajectory of the Algerian Hirak—the peaceful revolutionary mobilization that led to the resignation of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019—one…
February 2, 2021
- Global Governance
Ireland and America: A Special Affinity
Nearly a century ago, in October 1924, Ireland opened diplomatic relations with the United States of America when Timothy Smiddy presented his credentials to President Calvin…
February 2, 2021
- Society & Culture
Identifying and Addressing the Impacts of COVID-19 on LGBTQ+ Migrants in South Africa: A Preliminary Look
The novel coronavirus, commonly referred to as COVID-19, has had devastating social and economic impacts around the world. While high-income countries have seen cases skyrocket…
February 1, 2021
- Society & Culture
Resilient Supply Chain Initiative: A Political Driver to Revive Asian Regional Growth
The most notable regional response to the repositioning of supply chains due to COVID-19 has been the announcement of the Resilient Supply Chain Initiative (RSCI). Economic…
January 30, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Community and Health Governance in Myanmar during and after COVID-19
COVID-19 has exposed the real consequences of continual violence and Myanmar’s need for a strong health system to resolve conflict and instability. Although the WHO lauded…
January 28, 2021
- Conflict & Security
A Very Ethiopian Tragedy: Tigray, the TPLF, and Cyclical History
The recent eruption of conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia’s northernmost province, is a deeply worrying development for Ethiopia itself as well as for the wider region. The launching…
January 28, 2021
- Conflict & Security
China’s Hypersonic Weapons
What are hypersonic weapons? Hypersonic weapons travel faster than Mach 5, or a speed of approximately 1.6 kilometers per second. Many traditional ballistic missiles re-enter…
January 27, 2021
- Science & Technology
Cyber Security of Nuclear Power Plants: US and Global Perspectives
Global nuclear energy capacity is expected to grow for several decades. About 10 percent of the world’s electricity today is generated by about 440 nuclear reactors. Thirty…
January 22, 2021