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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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.
Putting the Dam in Damocles: Iraq’s Largest Dam at Risk of Collapse
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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Another Year, Another Dry Season Offensive in Myanmar
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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‘Japan’s New Stealth Aircraft Prototype: How Disruptive Will It Be?
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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Democracy in Myanmar?
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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Egypt Purchases Mistral-class Assault Ships: Problems and Possibilities
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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Angus Deaton: Who is he and Why Does he Matter?
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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Australian Foreign Policy: A Turn(bull) for the Better?
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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Advance Australia Fair: Australia’s Place in the Southeast Asian Arms Race
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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Trouble Brewing on the Brahmaputra
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?
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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Is ‘Don’t do stupid Shit’ a Valid Foreign Policy?
‘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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