2017 – CESRAN International

Call for Papers | the 5th Annual Conference on Eurasian Politics & Society

CESRAN Int.23 December 201723 December 2017

Diplomatic representations might be indication of power struggle among the states. Regardless of their size and location, cities have given name and soul to diplomatic negotiations. A small town in...

CESRAN Blog

Call for Papers | Journal of Global Analysis

CESRAN Int.23 December 201723 December 2017

Journal of Global Analysis endeavours to become the foremost international forum for academics, researchers and policy makers to share their knowledge and experience in the discipline of international relations and...

CESRAN Blog Europe

Brexit: Now the Hard Part Begins — What the UK Must Do

CESRAN Int.9 December 20179 December 2017

“Without changes by the UK Govenrment, only a one-sided deal is possible” Editor’s Note: On Friday morning, after months of protracted discussions, the UK and the European Union finally reached...

Energy & Environment

Union of Concerned Scientists See Global Warming Fueling Wildfire Risk

CESRAN Int.9 December 20179 December 2017

Several media outlets in the United States have run headlines in the last two days linking the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California to climate change. In yesterday’s Los Angeles...

CESRAN Blog China and Neighbourhood

The ‘Beijing Consensus’ & Prospects for Democratic Development in China and Beyond

CESRAN Int.29 October 201729 October 2017

Whether China liberalises politically, as the original ‘Asian Tigers’ did, or maintains its authoritarian approach is an issue with theoretical and practical implications that resonate well beyond China’s own immediate...

Americas CESRAN Blog Energy & Environment

Flood Hazard Risk Exposure in the United States an Issue After Harvey and Irma

CESRAN Int.16 September 201716 September 2017

In past postings on flood risk from rising sea levels and extreme weather events, I have largely focused on residential and urban exposure to large-scale damage. I’ve also talked about...

Russia and Eurasia

Russia weighs in on Bannon-free White House

CESRAN Int.31 August 201731 August 2017

Steve Bannon’s departure as White House chief strategist was seen coming a mile away, but it is still sending shock waves of speculation over potential policy shifts by US President...

Book Reviews

Book Review | Re-Imagining the Other: Culture, Media, and Western-Muslim Intersections

CESRAN Int.23 August 201723 December 2017

Edited by Karim H. Karim and Mahmoud Eid Re-Imagining the Other: Culture, Media, and Western-Muslim Intersections (Palgrave Macmillan. 2014. ISBN 978-1-137-40366-7. 250 pp, £66 hardcover) Published in Journal of Global...

Book Reviews

Book Review | Young Islam: The New Politics of Religion in Morocco and the Arab World

CESRAN Int.23 August 201723 December 2017

Avi Max Young Islam: The New Politics of Religion in Morocco and the Arab World (Princeton University Press. 2015. ISBN: 978-0-601-15984-3. 264 pp, £22.95, hardback) Published in Journal of Global...

Book Reviews

Book Review | The New Deal: A Global History

CESRAN Int.23 August 201723 December 2017

Kiran Klaus Patel The New Deal: A Global History (America in the World.) Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2016. pp. xii, 435. $35.00.) Published in Journal of Global Analysis –...

Book Reviews

Book Review | Religious Difference in a Secular Age

CESRAN Int.23 August 201723 December 2017

Saba Mahmood Religious Difference in a Secular Age (Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2016, ISBN: 978-0-691-15327-8, 237 pp., $14.72) Published in Journal of Global Analysis – Vol. 7 No....

Book Reviews

Book Review | Rethinking the Third World: International Development and World Politics

CESRAN Int.23 August 201723 December 2017

Mark T. Berger and Heloise Weber Rethinking the Third World: International Development and World Politics (London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, ISBN: 978-1-4039-9589-6, 200 pp., $48.00) Published in Journal of Global...

Book Reviews

Book Review | The Hundred-Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower

CESRAN Int.23 August 201723 December 2017

Michael Pillsbury The Hundred-Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower (New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2015, ISBN: 978-1250081346, 352 pp., $11.55) Published in Journal of...

Africa

Nigeria’s Leadership Role Quests: The Race of the Crippled

CESRAN Int.23 August 201723 December 2017

Abstract There is no doubt that Nigerians conceive their country as the giant state in Africa, principally for the country’s human and material endowments. In the realm of foreign policy,...