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Indoctrinate Me Softly
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Say “cheese”!
The Bidens are serving the Macrons US-made wine and cheese. A cute gesture or a clumsy diplomatic move?
Autonomous Weapons Systems: Uncertainty and Anticipatory Norm-building
Since 2014 the...
Indoctrinate Me Softly
“Some came to kill...
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Whither norms research in times of uncertainty? A Symposium
In a world of multiple and overlapping crises, can norms and rules-based institution still create order amidst uncertainty? Do existing norms and frameworks for international cooperation enjoy sufficient legitimacy to help us navigate the interacting and concatenating effects of crises? A new symposium explores the question: “Whither norms (research) in times of uncertainty?”
Does IR Do Big Questions? Should It?
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Was the Colorado nightclub attack terrorism? Does it matter?
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Reframing the Cuban Missile Crisis in (Postcolonial) Time and Space
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The Quincy Institute is not a progressive foreign-policy think tank
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How international organizations can resist political shocks
As long as international organizations have existed their relationships with their member states...
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The More Things Change…
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Geopolitical Rivalry: Great for Princes, Bad for Paupers
If you’ve spent any amount of time in Washington, there’s a good chance you’ve internalized a...
Partnered Engagement: A New Form of Ethical Policy Engagement
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Why Land Acknowledgements?
The ISA statement lacks not only comparative history but also local historical depth. It also distorts moral responsibility.
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Exercising feminist curiosity: how Ukraine women are involved in the conflict and how Putin’s nationalist fever dream is a patriarchal one.
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