Not Our War: Iraq, Iran and Syria’s Approaches towards the PKK
RESEARCH ARTICLE the rest volume 9, number 1, winter 2019 Not Our War: Iraq, Iran and Syria’s Approaches towards the PKK Aytac Kadioglu* * Adiyaman University,…
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Book Reviews Book Review: Islam in Pakistan: A History
Muhammad Qasim Zaman Islam in Pakistan: A History (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018, ISBN: 978-0-691-14922-6, 401pp., N.p.) Recent terrorist attacks in the name of Islam amid President Trump’s approach toward Pakistan highlight the question of the relation between Pakistan and Islamic extremism. Some observers attempt to place all burdens on the shoulder of Pakistani state’s…
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Book Reviews Book Review: How to Do Things with International Law
Ian Hurd How to Do Things with International Law (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2017, ISBN: 9780691170114., Pp.187, $ 29.95.) Conventional legal scholarship views international rule of law as one ideal in an assemblage of values that governs modern nation-states. They believe that rule of law can transform the chaotic international politics into just, stable and…
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Defense & Security, Middle East Not Our War: Iraq, Iran and Syria’s Approaches towards the PKK
RESEARCH ARTICLE the rest volume 9, number 1, winter 2019 Not Our War: Iraq, Iran and Syria’s Approaches towards the PKK Aytac Kadioglu* * Adiyaman University,…
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China and Neighbourhood, International Economics Indonesian Political Economy: A Historical Analysis
RESEARCH ARTICLE the rest volume 9, number 1, winter 2019 Indonesian Political Economy: A Historical Analysis Tommaso Rossotti* *Libera Università degli Studi, tommaso.rossotti@live.com…
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Africa, Americas, China and Neighbourhood A Specter is Haunting the West (?): The BRICS and the Future of Global Governance
RESEARCH ARTICLE the rest volume 9, number 1, winter 2019 A Specter is Haunting the West (?): The BRICS and the Future of Global Governance…
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Africa Rent Seeking and Industrial Growth in Africa: The Case of Dangote’s Cement Industry
RESEARCH ARTICLE the rest volume 9, number 1, winter 2019 Rent Seeking and Industrial Growth in Africa: The Case of Dangote’s Cement Industry Adeoye O. Akinola*…
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Americas, Turkey and Neighbourhood 19th Issue is Out Now!
Vol. V | No. II – April-May-June 2019 To Download the Magazine Click Here… CONTENTS 05-08….. World News by Furkan Sahin 11-15….. Back to the Hardest: The U-turn of Turkish Foreign Policy by Dr Federico Donelli 17-21….. The State and Society in Contemporary Turkey by Dr Görkem Altınörs 23-29….. Why should Democratic Governance be a Matter…
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Africa, Politics The 17th issue of the rest: journal of politics and development is out now.
The 17th issue of the rest: journal of politics and development is out now. Download the issue here… TABLE OF CONTENTS Research Articles Rent Seeking and Industrial Growth in Africa: The Case of Dangote’s Cement Industry By Adeoye O. Akinola A Specter is Haunting the West (?): The BRICS and the Future of Global Governance…
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Americas, Defense & Security Perspectives from the field: Self-defence groups as a force for community resilience
Journal of Conflict Transformation & Security RESEARCH ARTICLE JCTS Volume 7, Number 1, 2019 Perspectives from the field: Self-defence groups as a force for community resilience* Martha Angélica Galicia Osorio * I would like to thank Sara Cobb and Lisa McLean for their support in the construction of this article. Download the Article…
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Defense & Security, Middle East “The country chooses you”: Discourses of mobility and immobility among Iraqi refugees
Journal of Conflict Transformation & Security RESEARCH ARTICLE JCTS Volume 7, Number 1, 2019 “The country chooses you”: Discourses of mobility and immobility among Iraqi refugees Ken Crane* * La Sierra University, California Download the Article in PDF… ABSTRACT “The country chooses you, you don’t choose the country”. This aphorism implies that…
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Book Reviews Book Review: The Conceptual Foundations of Transitional Justice
Coleen Murphy The Conceptual Foundations of Transitional Justice Cambridge University Press, 2017, ISBN 9781316084229, 221 p. Download the Review in PDF… What is transitional justice, what are its roles in post-conflict societies, and, more importantly, how can these roles be morally justified? Coleen Murphy’s book, The Conceptual Foundations of Transitional Justice, attempts…
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Book Reviews Book Review: Peace and Resistance in Youth Cultures
Siobhán McEvoy-Levy Peace and Resistance in Youth Cultures London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018, ISBN 978-1-137-49870-0, 422 p. Download the Review in PDF… What is the role that pop culture plays in creating positive peace? In Peace and Resistance in Youth Cultures, Siobhán McEvoy-Levy defends the idea that popular culture has much to teach…
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Middle East The 12th issue of JCTS (Journal of Conflict Transformation & Security) is out now…
The 12th issue of JCTS (Journal of Conflict Transformation & Security) is out now… Vol. 7 | No. 1 | 2019 | Click here to Download the Entire Issue TABLE OF CONTENTS Research Articles “ The country chooses you”: Discourses of mobility and immobility among Iraqi refugees By Ken Crane Perspectives from the field: Self-defence…
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CESRAN Blog, Defense & Security Outbidding in Times of Uncertainty – Post-conflict transitions and competitive violence.
Large bombings, only days apart, in Bogota and Derry/Londonderry have put paid to any notions of a simple peace process in either country. These events show that the two very different conflicts display many of the same dynamics. Both countries have seen increasingly fragmented peace processes, with multiple non-state actors and intransient splinter groups vying…
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Americas, CESRAN Blog The inherent dangers of secrecy in the US foreign policy
Since the Vietnam War, officials of the United States have increasingly abused the essential democratic safeguards of accountability and an informed citizenry in apparent attempts to protect themselves from being held accountable for their actions. They use secrecy and disinformation to prevent the American people from obtaining the information they need to evaluate their government’s…
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19 February 2019 Outbidding in Times of Uncertainty – Post-conflict transitions and competitive violence.
Large bombings, only days apart, in Bogota and Derry/Londonderry have put paid to any notions of a simple peace process in either country. These events show that the two very different conflicts display many of the same dynamics. Both countries have seen increasingly fragmented peace processes, with multiple non-state actors and intransient splinter groups vying…
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14 February 2019 The inherent dangers of secrecy in the US foreign policy
Since the Vietnam War, officials of the United States have increasingly abused the essential democratic safeguards of accountability and an informed citizenry in apparent attempts to protect themselves from being held accountable for their actions. They use secrecy and disinformation to prevent the American people from obtaining the information they need to evaluate their government’s…
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14 February 2019 18th Issue of Political Reflection Magazine is Out Now!
Vol. V | No. I – January-February-March 2019 To Download the Magazine Click Here… CONTENTS 05-06…..World News by Furkan Sahin 09-14…..The Ideological Potential of Climate Change: (Post) Politics in the Age of Global Warming by Miguel Angel Zhan Dai 15-18…..Yemen Civil War: A Conflict That Has Never Ended by Dr. I. Aytac Kadioglu 21-25…..NATO: The Shifting Sands of an Alliance by…
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31 January 2019 CESRAN International Named again amongst the Top Think Tanks in the World
CESRAN International is pleased to announce that it has been named again amongst the world’s best think tanks. The 2018 Global Go To Think Tank Index ranked CESRAN International 141st among the World’s “Top Think Tanks in Western Europe” 76th among the World’s “Top Environment Policy Think Tanks” 152nd among the World’s “Top Foreign Policy…
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9 October 2018 New Issue is Out Now!
Vol. IV | No. V – October-November-December 2018 To Download the Magazine Click Here… CONTENTS 04-06…..World News by Furkan Sahin 08-20…..Terrorism in Syria and Beyond: An Interview with Prof. Alain Gabon by Dr. Rahman Dag 22-24…..Erdogan’s Best Shot is Still in the West by Dr. Murat Ulgul 26-30…..Raqqa vs Kobani – Terrorism vs Revolution by Dr. Rahman Dag 32-34…..Future of…
