Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

18 December 2014
Will the Middle East Implode? by Mohammed Ayoob. Cambridge: Polity 2014. 120 pp, £35 hardcover 978-0-7456-7924-2, £9.99 paperback 978-0-7456-7925-9, £6.99 e-book…
17 December 2014
This post presents the second part of Roland Benedikter’s exploration of the different economic cultures of Europe and the US. For the first part please click here. In times when…
12 December 2014
Vanishing Coup: The Pattern of World History Since 1310 by Ivan Perkins. Lanham/Plymouth: Rowman & Littlefield, 2013. 343 pp, £44.95 hardcover 978-1-4422-2271-7, e-book…
09 December 2014
“The power of nations assembled here is not military power or economic power, nevertheless it is power. Call it moral force” The aforementioned quote is credited to India’s first…
02 December 2014
Oluwasola Omoju examines global climate change mitigation strategy from the perspective of sub-Sahara African countries. As policy makers gather for the Lima Climate Change…
28 November 2014
Nayef Al-Rodhan argues for a globally inclusive educational program that promotes cultural security and understanding. There are all kinds of moral truths that see the world from…
28 November 2014
Glacial Balance, written and directed by Ethan Steinman. USA: Daltonic Films 2013. 95 minutes, $29.99 DVD. Watching ancient fields of ice and snow melt is an arresting sight…
27 November 2014
This interview was conducted for the ‘The Global Governance Futures 2025’ programme which brings together young professionals to look ahead and recommend ways to address global…
20 November 2014
Regional Maintenance of Peace and Security under International Law: The Distorted Mirrors, by Dace Winther. London / New York: Routledge, 2014. 264 pp, $140 hardcover 978-0-415-…
18 November 2014
Carlo Carraro argues that refroms to the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme are sending the right sort of signals for those interested in reaching emission targets. On the 23 October…