2019 – CESRAN International

Defense & Security Europe

Shall the Court Subject Counter-Terrorism Law to Judicial Review? National Security vs Human Rights

CESRAN Int.5 November 2019

Introduction ‘Terrorist emergencies justify extensive and far-reaching security measures that may legitimately restrict the enjoyment of the fundamental rights: to expect the [...] courts to adopt a restrictive approach to...

Middle East

The Era of Coercive Diplomacy in Iranian Nuclear Deal

CESRAN Int.5 November 2019

The Iranian nuclear programme started with the help of the US in the early 1960s-70s called “Atom for Peace program”. Iran, under the leadership of Shah, was a close US...

Defense & Security Middle East

International Solidarity and Burden-Sharing: The Case of Syrian Refugees

CESRAN Int.5 November 2019

Syrian Refugee Crisis The world is currently witnessing a period of unprecedented human movement, which represents one of the most significant problems worldwide in recent times. According to a report...

Politics

The Twilight Zone of Political Transition: Between Revolution and Democratic Change

CESRAN Int.5 November 20195 November 2019

O’Donnell, Schmitter and Whitehead define transition broadly as "the interval between one political regime and another" (O´Donnell, Schmitter, and Whitehead, 1986: 6). Plattner concludes that "they emphasise a particular path...

Defense & Security Russia and Eurasia

Rural Afghan Women as Agents for Change and the Failure of Liberal Peacebuilding

CESRAN Int.5 November 2019

This article will critique the liberal peacebuilding agenda and argue for an alternative, post-liberal approach to peacebuilding and conflict research by drawing upon James Scott’s theory of everyday resistance in...

Turkey and Neighbourhood

Reflections on the Turkey Syria Conundrum

CESRAN Int.5 November 20195 November 2019

As a result of President Trump’s announcement that he would withdraw US troops from Northern Syria, and Turkey’s entering Syria in an operation Turkey calls “Operation Peace Spring”, to confront...

Turkey and Neighbourhood

21st ISSUE IS OUT NOW!

CESRAN Int.25 October 20192 November 2019

Vol. V | No. IV - October-November-December 2019 To Download the Magazine Click Here... CONTENTS 05-07..... World News by Furkan Sahin 08-11..... Reflections on the Turkey Syria Conundrum by Assoc....

Interviews Russia and Eurasia

Interview With Professor Neil Macfarlane on Russia’s Role in World Politics

CESRAN Int.25 October 20192 November 2019

Dr Ozgur Tufekci oztufekci@cesran.org Political Reflection Magazine | Vol. 20 Russia Federation as the core successor of the Soviet Union has been profoundly influential in world politics under the prolonged...

Middle East

The Groupthink Model The Impact of Groupthink on Decision Making Case Study: The Afghanistan and Iraq Wars

CESRAN Int.25 October 20192 November 2019

Dr Sharifullah Dorani* Sharifullah.durrani@cesran.org Political Reflection Magazine | Vol. 20 This short essay contains two sections. Section one briefly reviews what the Groupthink Model is. Section two deals with how...

Turkey and Neighbourhood

The Crescent in the Antarctic: Isolationism, Science and Foreign Policy in Turkey

CESRAN Int.25 October 20192 November 2019

Dr Hüsrev Tabak husrevtabak@cesran.org Political Reflection Magazine | Vol. 20 Turkey is establishing a research base in Antarctica. At first sight, this may be seen as a relatively minor issue,...

Defense & Security Europe

Development of Counter-Insurgency Capacity of the British Army

CESRAN Int.25 October 20192 November 2019

Alasdair Bowie alasdair.bowie@cesran.org Political Reflection Magazine | Vol. 20 In recent years the British Army has become embroiled in a series of long campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, which have...

Americas Energy & Environment

While the UN was Talking About Climate Change Mitigation Oil Companies Were Launching a Kickstarter Campaign

CESRAN Int.28 September 20192 November 2019

This was the week that the United Nations asked signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement to up their game. Yesterday I wrote about some of the initiatives promised in my posting...

Americas CESRAN Blog

THE 18TH ISSUE OF THE REST: JOURNAL OF POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT IS OUT NOW.

CESRAN Int.4 August 20192 November 2019

The 18th issue of the rest: journal of politics and development is out now. Download the issue here... TABLE OF CONTENTS Research Articles The Foreign Policy Decision Making Approaches and Their...

Book Reviews

Book Review: The Invention of Religion: Faith and Covenant in the Book of Exodus

CESRAN Int.4 August 20192 November 2019

Jan Assman The Invention of Religion: Faith and Covenant in the Book of Exodus (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018, ISBN: 9780-691-15708-5, 392 pp., £ 29.95) Of all the stories told...

Book Reviews

Book Review: Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an Idea

CESRAN Int.4 August 20192 November 2019

Shiraz Maher Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an Idea (New York: Oxford University Press, 2016, 292 pages, $29.93, Hardcover. ISBN: 978-0190651121) Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an Idea deals with one of...