Benedict, Tradition, and the Wilsonian Social Contract
In order to achieve Hobbes’ security goals, social contract at the domestic and international levels should include both traditional and modern cultural models.
Articles
Peace Studies and International Relations in an Age of Polycrisis
Peace Studies offers a critical orientation that refuses to treat survival, justice, and sustainability as separable objectives.
Opinion – Will the Chagos Deal Survive?
Even if President Trump moved from rhetorical opposition to concrete action, this would not settle the matter – it would merely defer it.
Opinion – Why American Military Power No Longer Produces Security
A series of hawkish New York Times editorials have focused on US military capacity while ignoring democratic legitimacy.
Opinion – New Nexus among Bangladesh, Pakistan and Türkiye: India’s New Headache?
A Pakistan–Bangladesh rapprochement involving China and Türkiye is causing Delhi to worry that India could potentially be excluded from its own region.
The Northern Epirus Question: A Persistent Challenge in Greek–Albanian Relations
A sustainable resolution of the Northern Epirus question depends on minority rights enforcement, local political representation and bilateral engagement between Greece and Albania.
Opinion – Why Legislation Matters in Times of Global Climate Crisis
In times of crisis, binding legislation remains a necessary tool to ensure coordinated, timely, and effective action.
Ulster Fascism: A Secret History of Lord Londonderry
There are hints in his papers that even in the early 1940s Londonderry had hopes of a ‘peace party’ to negotiate with Hitler.
Opinion – American-Centered Interdependence in Transition
The erosion of macrodependency is uneven and incomplete, but is reflective of structural shifts that were anticipated long ago.
France in the Era of Predators: Macron’s 2025 Doctrine
Emmanuel Macron has recently returned to classical realism’s insistence that survival depends on the capacity to threaten harm.