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Category: Mind the Gap

‘Mind the Gap’ is a biweekly column that focuses on the policy-academia divide by using a social-science approach to address issues in international affairs.

Europe Middle East Mind the Gap

Saudi Airstrikes in Yemen: How Complicit is Europe?

Matthew Ribar 12 April 2016 No Comments

On 24 February, the European Parliament ratified a movement calling on EU countries to halt all arms transfers to Saudi Arabia. This legislation was specifically…

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Economy Middle East Mind the Gap

Putting the Dam in Damocles: Iraq’s Largest Dam at Risk of Collapse

Matthew Ribar 15 March 2016 No Comments damIraqISISMiddle Eastmosul

On 10 June 2014, the Islamic State (IS) occupied Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city. Since then, ethnic and religious minorities have been prosecuted while IS…

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Asia Pacific Mind the Gap

Another Year, Another Dry Season Offensive in Myanmar

Matthew Ribar 1 March 2016 No Comments Military

The dry season offensive in Myanmar has become somewhat of a tradition. This year, the refusal of various ethnic groups to sign a ‘National Ceasefire…

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Asia Pacific Mind the Gap

‘Japan’s New Stealth Aircraft Prototype: How Disruptive Will It Be?

Matthew Ribar 18 February 2016 1 Comment

On 29 January, Japan’s Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency unveiled its new X-2 demonstration fighter. Meant as a demonstration of capabilities, the plane is officially…

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Asia Pacific Mind the Gap

Democracy in Myanmar?

Matthew Ribar 26 November 2015 1 Comment DemocracyElectionsMyanmar

On 8 November, millions of citizens of Myanmar flocked to the polls in the country’s first democratic elections. Aung San Suu Kyi of the National…

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Africa Columns Europe Middle East Mind the Gap

Egypt Purchases Mistral-class Assault Ships: Problems and Possibilities

Matthew Ribar 12 November 2015 No Comments AfricaEgyptforeign policyFranceMiddle East

Back in 2011, French shipbuilders DCNS and the Russian corporation Rosoboronexport signed a deal which would have sent two French-designed Mistral-class assault ships to the…

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Economy Europe Mind the Gap

Angus Deaton: Who is he and Why Does he Matter?

Matthew Ribar 6 November 2015 No Comments economynobel prize

On 12 October, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (colloquially just the…

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Asia Pacific Mind the Gap

Australian Foreign Policy: A Turn(bull) for the Better?

Matthew Ribar 15 October 2015 No Comments australiaforeign policy

On 14 September, 2015, Malcolm Turnbull defeated Tony Abbott in a leadership spill within Australia’s Liberal Party. For much of his tenure, Abbott was not…

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Asia Pacific Columns Mind the Gap

Advance Australia Fair: Australia’s Place in the Southeast Asian Arms Race

Matthew Ribar 5 May 2015 No Comments

Maritime security in Southeast Asia is a hot topic in international affairs. And there’s no shortage of maritime security issues to be addressed. An increasingly…

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Asia Pacific Columns Mind the Gap

Trouble Brewing on the Brahmaputra

Matthew Ribar 23 April 2015 No Comments

There is little doubt that China is becoming more assertive on the world stage. Once again, China has set off concerns in its South Asian…

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What Does the Policy-Academia Gap Really Look Like?

Matthew Ribar 21 April 2015 No Comments

It is well documented that a gap does exist between International Relations and the foreign policy establishment.  Nicholas Kristof prominently referred to political science in…

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Americas Columns Features Mind the Gap

Is ‘Don’t do stupid Shit’ a Valid Foreign Policy?

Matthew Ribar 5 March 2015 No Comments

‘Mind the Gap’ is a biweekly column focusing on the link and at times lack thereof between academia and policy-making in international relations. President Obama’s…

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