Op-Ed: Russia is a broker, not a peacemaker between Israel and Syria
In an op-ed for the Middle East Eye, Chris Phillips asks what role Russia is playing in the deals being mediate between Israel and Syria.
New Publication: Did Theresa May Kill the War Powers Convention? Comparing Parliamentary Debates on UK Intervention in Syria in 2013 and 2018
In an article published in Parliamentary Affairs, James Strong asks whether the War Powers Convention can survive Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to bypass the House of Commons and order military action in Syria in 2018.
New Book: The Political Economy of Southeast Asia: Politics and Uneven Development under Hyperglobalisation
The fourth edition of The Political Economy of Southeast Asia foregrounds struggles over power and resources and the evolving global context of hyperglobalisation.
New Publication: Gender equality in Tunisia: The EU’s tripartite dialogue
In an article for Mediterranean Politics, Sarah Wolff reflects on how the EU project democratic norms, through analysing the institution’s interactions with Tunisia around issues of gender equality.
New blogpost: Judith Butler Goes to Norway
In a blogpost for The Disorder of Things, Ida Roland Birkvad reflects on why it has taken decades before Judith Butler’s work has been translated into Norwegian.
New Publication: Debunking the Myth of ‘Debt-trap Diplomacy’
In a report for Chatham House, Lee Jones writes about whether or not China is indeed using debt as leverage to seize infrastructural assets in developing countries.
Op-Ed: Syria war: Will the Arab League welcome back Assad?
In an op-ed for the Middle East Eye, Chris Phillips asks whether realpolitik, rather than principle, will ultimately determine the Syrian leader’s fate.
New Publication: European Union Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic: adaptability in times of Permanent Emergency
In an article for The Journal of European Integration, Sarah Wolff and Stella Ladi write about how the EU has demonstrated a degree of adaptability to the permanent emergency mode and demonstrated a renewed political commitment to the European project.
New Publication: COVID-19 and the failure of the neoliberal regulatory state
In an article for The Review of International Political Economy, Lee Jones and Shahar Hameiri write about why both global and national health governance regimes have failed when encountering COVID-19.
New Publication: Threat not solution: gender, global health security and COVID-19
In an article for International Affairs, Sophie Harman thinks about how gender operates as a determinant in global health.