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Justifying Utopia: A Constructivist Account of Human Rights Against Hegemony Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-17 Rahul Makam
Published in Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Conducting Community Led Research on Women Facing Violence as One Herself: An Interview with Suyheang Kry of Women Peace Makers Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-08 Raymond Hyma
This interview is a reflexive exchange with Suyheang Kry, Executive Director of Women Peace Makers, a local non-governmental organization in Cambodia working at the intersection of gender equality ...
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An Interview with Volker Boege Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-08 Primitivo III Cabanes Ragandang
Dr Volker Boege is a Senior Research Fellow for Climate Change and Conflict at Toda Peace Institute. He has made significant contributions to peace studies, particularly in the Pacific region. His ...
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Peace as Social Cohesion, Equity, and Democracy: Local Peacebuilders’ Conceptualizations of Peace Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-22 Yulia Nesterova, Eun-Ji Amy Kim
Peace is something that all societies value and desire, but very few can achieve and sustain. This paper offers an analysis of how local peacebuilders working in contexts affected by violent confli...
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Dynamics of Ethnic Boundaries: Rethinking Insider-Outsider Dichotomy in Northeast India Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-16 Athira Baburaj, Dhishna Pannikot
Northeast India has a history of being strategically populated with non-tribal people since colonialism, leading to resentment among the indigenous population and the emergence of sub-nationalism r...
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Addressing Harms and Restoring Dignity: Reparative, Restorative and Reconciliatory Justice in the Southern Kalahari Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-21 Suzanne Francis, Michael Francis
Using the frameworks of reparative, restorative and reconciliatory justice, this article explores the impact of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Land Reform Programme o...
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Navigating Informal Peace Education Programs in Iraq: Challenges, Progress, and Pathways Forward Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Hogr Tarkhani
Iraq has a long history of social unrest, sectarian violence, and ethnic conflict. Various Iraqi governments have used the education system to push their political goals, worsening these internal c...
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The Thorny Road to Reconciliation: A Rwandan Survivor’s Reflections on Justice and Forgiveness After the Genocide Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Albert Gasake
Published in Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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An interview with Samuel Munderere and David Russell of Survivors Fund (SURF) on reparative justice for survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Samuel Munderere, David Russell
May 2024 An interview with Samuel Munderere and David Russell of Survivors Fund (SURF) conducted by Noam Schimmel for Peace Review. Survivors Fund (SURF) is the principal international non-governme...
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The Implications of Autochthony-Based Victimization for Reparative Justice in Africa Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-12 Thomas Shacklock, Marcus Steiner
The concept of autochthony or ‘indigeneity’ has been employed in multiple contexts across Africa and refers to people with historical connections to particular territories. It can be manipulated by...
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An Interview with Miriam Coronel-Ferrer Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 John Gieveson E. Iglupas, Jay Rome O. de los Santos, Primitivo III C. Ragandang
Published in Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Abundance on Canvas: Cultivating Peace and Floral Expressions in Lida Sherafatmand’s Paintings Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-06-08 Ramin Hajianfard, Reza Moayer Toroghi, Muhamad Firdaus Ramli
In this study we discuss the relationship between the concepts of abundance, peace and painting. After a general look at different definitions and approaches to the concept of abundance, we will ch...
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In Honor of Johan Galtung, the Father of Peace Studies Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Primitivo III Cabanes Ragandang
In this tribute to Johan Galtung, I reflect on Galtung’s groundbreaking work in peace studies, particularly his focus on structural violence and the concept of positive peace. Galtung’s ideas have ...
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COVID-19, Internet and Education: Loss of a Generation Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-20 Malika Galib Shah, Junaid-ul-Shafi
Various international instruments and municipal laws have reiterated the importance of education as a basic human right in itself as well as a means to achieve other human rights. The Internet is t...
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Achieving the Possible: Prospects for a Middle East Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-20 Emad Kiyaei, Sharon Dolev
Published in Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice (Vol. 36, No. 2, 2024)
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Humanizing the Line: Indo-Pak Border in Ashvin Kumar’s Little Terrorist Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-20 T. S. Gangothri, P. Boopathi
India and Pakistan are neighboring countries in the South Asian region, bearing centuries of united history, culture and collective struggle against colonial rule. The end of the colonial era of th...
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Gandhian Intervention and the AFSPA in Northeast India: The Case of Irom Chanu Sharmila Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Obja Borah Hazarika, Chandan Kumar Sarma, Linamee Das
Political violence and conflicts have been predominant features in Northeast India which comprises the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, and Sikkim...
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Moving Forward to a World Free of Nuclear Weapons (?): How Regional Issues Shape Global Non-proliferation and Disarmament Politics Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Leonardo Bandarra, Patrícia Nabuco Martuscelli
This special issue contributes to the global dialogue on a nuclear weapons ban by evaluating how regional politics enable or hinder a global ban on nuclear weapons. The insights of 17 contributions...
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Nuclear Order in the Indo-Pacific: An Overview of Intermeshing Dyadic Rivalries in the Emergent Geostrategic Space Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Syed Murtaza Mushtaq, Mujeeb Kanth
This essay seeks to provide an overview of the dynamics of nuclear order in the newly emergent geostrategic space of the Indo-Pacific. With the onset of increasingly sharp access/denial competition...
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Proliferate to Abolish: Mazrui’s Perspective on Nuclear Disarmament Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Seifudein Adem
Africa’s perspectives on nuclear weapons (and other world-order issues) remain largely unexplored. They are, therefore, little known or not known at all. This essay seeks to take a modest step to f...
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Autonomous Weapons in the Light of Care Ethics Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Anne Pier Schelte Van Der Meulen
The development of autonomous weapons systems is ongoing, and in the future, there may be a serious risk of deployment of these weapons without human control. The world is facing a possible new way...
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From Belief to Inquiry: Transforming Perspectives in the English Language Classroom Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 V.K. Karthika
Fostering a scientific mindset and enhancing critical thinking abilities stands as the fundamental aim of education. If educators overlook engrained stereotypes and superstitions within students, t...
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The Treaty of Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in North Korea’s Denuclearization Process: Implications for Northeast Asia Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Sudhakar Vaddi
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)is an essential milestone in the history of disarmament. The Korean Peninsula has historically been a victim of great power rivalries in North...
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India’s Chequered Relationship with the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Examining Cross-Linked Concerns over Nuclear Disarmament and National Security Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Sameer Patil, Ankit Kumar
In 1994, India enthusiastically supported the United Nations process for negotiating the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). It expected the treaty would ban all types of nuclear testing and pave...
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Southeast European Countries and a Nuclear Weapons Ban Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Andrej Stefanović, Marina Kostić Šulejić
The paper aims to review the perceptions of the Southeast European countries toward the NPT and TPNW and identify the main determinants of their disarmament policies. It analyzes official statement...
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Civil Resistance in Ukraine: Exploring the Dynamics and Impacts of Social Emancipation Forces to Counter the 2022 Russian Invasion Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Felip Daza
This essay examines the role of nonviolent civil resistance in Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion. Drawing from the notions of nonviolence strategy, resilience and people’s power, it illustra...
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The Impact of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: The Crucial Role of the European NATO Allies Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Tom Sauer
This article makes the argument that the role of the European NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) allies, and especially the non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS) under the Nuclear Nonproliferatio...
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“We’re Taking Back the Narrative”. An Interview with Benetick Kabua Maddison, of the Marshallese Educational Initiative Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Linda Ostermann, Julian Schäfer
This contribution features an interview with Benetick Kabua Maddison, the Executive Director of the Marshallese Educational Initiative (MEI), an NGO that aims to raise awareness of the effects of n...
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Nuclear Disarmament in Latin America: Unveiling the Impact of Humanitarian Perspectives and Advocacy Campaigns on the TPNW Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-07 Cristian Wittmann
This essay explores the evolution of the humanitarian disarmament initiative toward the TPNW and the links and influences from Latin America civil society efforts. Shifting away from traditional mi...
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Sharing the Burden and Dodging the Blame: NATO as a Western Instrument of Nuclear Advocacy Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Orion Noda
The West often indicate in discourse their desire to disarm. However, Western pro-nuclear disarmament rhetoric is often contested, since Western nuclear powers claim there are impeding factors to d...
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A Balanced Approach to Addressing Nuclear Risks in the Middle East While Preserving the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Almuntaser Albalawi
The Review Conference of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has been one of the primary international arenas for discussing pathways to establishing a Middle East Weapons o...
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The Contribution of Latin America and the Caribbean to Multilateral Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Sergio Duarte
This article addresses the developments and interconnections between regional and global-level negotiations to prohibit nuclear weapons. Ambassador Sergio Duarte, who has been one of the leading ne...
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Russian-Ukrainian War and the Concept of Gentle Power Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Lyubko Deresh
The Russo-Ukrainian war has emphasized the issue of the moral dimension of international politics. The rhetoric of the Ukrainian authorities, as well as the moral position of the Ukrainian people i...
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How Great Powers Resist Emerging Norms: The United States and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Rebecca Davis Gibbons
According to theories of international order-making, the most powerful states seek to institute global norms that suit their interests. Less appreciated, however, is that powerful states have also ...
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The European Union and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: Let’s Agree that we Disagree Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Manuel Herrera
The European Union has traditionally been an efficient actor on nonproliferation and peaceful uses of nuclear energy, but a poor actor on disarmament, mainly due to internal decisions within the Un...
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The Challenges and Avenues for Banning Nuclear Weapons in the Middle East Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Nir Hassid
This essay explores the complex dynamics surrounding the establishment of a nuclear weapons-free zone (NWFZ) in the Middle East. It examines the regional and international perspectives on a nuclear...
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South Asian Perspectives on the Nuclear Weapons Ban: Challenges and Prospects for Disarmament Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Mohd Amin Mir, Thseen Nazir
This research paper explores the nuanced perspectives of South Asian nations, primarily India and Pakistan, on the global efforts toward nuclear disarmament. Against a complex regional security lan...
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The Challenges and Efficacy of International Organizations in the Context of Russia’s War in Ukraine Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Lidiya Zubytska
International organizations (IOs) demonstrate both agency and pathologies in their humanitarian work. IOs’ operations in war zones hinge on their ability to gain access to vulnerable groups and sit...
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Reflecting on the Russian Aggression against Ukraine and the Russo-Ukrainian War Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Maureen P. Flaherty, Katarzyna A. Przybyła
This is an introductory essay to the special issue of “Peace Review” on the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the Russo-Ukrainian war. When we put out the call for submissions for this issue, ...
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When the Chief is Away: Managing a Leadership Vacuum in a Ghanaian Community Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Kwame Joseph Sasu, Yaw Owusu-Agyeman
The debate on the relevance of traditional authorities in contemporary societies has been ongoing. However, less emphasis has been given to the effect of the absence of legitimate traditional leade...
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State Silencing as a Tool to Suppress Russians’ Civil Resistance to the War with Ukraine Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Katarzyna A. Przybyła
The 2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine brought back to the main political stage questions about the state of Russian society. Research and history show that civil nonviolent resistance can...
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The Premises, Promises, and Pitfalls of Resilience in Peacebuilding Theory Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Manuel Francisco Sambo
Published in Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice (Vol. 36, No. 1, 2024)
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“Pridnestrovie for Peace”: Accounting for Transnistrian Divergence from the Russian Position vis-à-vis the Russo-Ukrainian War Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Shaun D. Foster
Despite historical and ongoing reliance on Russia and an enduring pro-Russian stance, the official narrative of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria) regarding the Russian invasion o...
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Prisoners of Impunity: What the Global Community Should Know about and Learn from the Russo-Ukrainian War Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Yulia Ivaniuk Squires
While the world awoke to the horrors of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russia’s military intervention into Ukraine’s internal affairs had its roots in 2014 with the a...
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Teaching Peace in Times of War: Perspectives from a Ukrainian University Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Liliya Klos, Sofiya Stavkova, Maureen Flaherty
How do you teach about peacebuilding and build the skills necessary to do the work during active war? This article shares an interview, conducted October 9, 2023, with two university professors fro...
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Depleted Uranium in Ukraine: Lessons from the Balkans and Iraq Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Matthew Fuller
Published in Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice (Vol. 36, No. 1, 2024)
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A Material Inquiry into Paths of Peaceful Co-Existence and Interethnic Harmony in Late Antiquity in Sri Lanka Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Sandunika Hasangani, Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits
This research paper explores how the ancient Silk Road facilitated cultivating a culture of accommodation, tolerance, and peaceful co-existence in Sri Lanka via the foreign medical practice of Unan...
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Estimating the Number of Attacks to Civilians in Ukraine: A Quantitative Analysis from Media Sources Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Alessio Farcomeni, Antonello Maruotti
We describe a compiled database of daily reports of attacks involving civilians that are associated with the Russian aggression to Ukraine. We argue how obtaining reliable estimates is beneficial f...
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Russian Aggression against Ukraine from the Perspective of Russia’s Political-Strategic Culture Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Onat Isik
When analyzing the root causes of Putin’s military aggression in Ukraine, the influence of Moscow’s historical experiences should be taken into account. Ever since the formation of the first Russia...
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A Fragile Agenda for Peace: Change and Continuity in the Biden Administration’s Africa Policy Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Sobukwe Odinga
As the Biden administration’s first term nears its conclusion, this essay takes stock of the emerging consequences of its approach to US foreign relations with Africa. It does so by assessing chang...
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The Power of Education in a Globalised World: Challenging Geoeconomic Inequalities Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Ozéias Rocha, Daniel Kamphambale, Cormac MacMahon, Jon-Hans Coetzer, Lucía Morales
The globalization process has led to significant levels of controversy, as over the past few years, researchers have highlighted its negative connotations in terms of exacerbating economic inequali...
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The Geoeconomic Simulacrum of BRI and the South Asian Regional Security Complex Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Ambrish Dhaka
The Belt and Road Initiative rattled the South Asian security environment vigorously as it involved strong territorial sensitivities of India, which found itself engaged on two fronts with Pakistan...
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The New Normal: Multifaceted and Multidimensional Crises and the Interplay of Geoeconomics and Geopolitics Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Jon-Hans Coetzer, Daniel Rajmil, Lucía Morales
The world’s economic and social systems are subject to a significant state of influx, with the G20 leaders pointing out cascading crises captured by discussions about polycrisis or permacrisis. Glo...
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Peace, Propaganda, and Natural Resources: The Geoeconomics of Rwandan Peacekeeping in Mozambique and Implications for European and African Regionalism Projects Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Kaitlyn Rabe
Since the end of the genocide in Rwanda, the small nation has solidified its reputation as an economic powerhouse among African countries, as well as the continent’s largest peacekeeping force. Som...
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Extractivism in Mexico: Questions of Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Human Rights Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Gerardo Sánchez Nateras, Christina Boyes
In this essay, we use the example of chronic extractive violence in the Mexican mining sector to examine the impact of human rights violations in this sector on geopolitical and geoeconomic relatio...
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Competing Regionalisms in the Asia-Pacific? Versatile Sustainable Development Issues in FTAs Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Erja Kettunen
The essay explores the inclusion of sustainability commitments in free trade agreements (FTAs) in the Asia-Pacific and the potential differences in their emphases that may reflect “competing region...
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Navigating the Ukraine War: Unraveling the Interplay of Geoeconomics, Geopolitics and Deterrence Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Lucía Morales, Daniel Rajmil, Bernadette Andreosso O’Callaghan
The Russian war in Ukraine has brought the deterrence dilemma back to the international table. More than a year after the eruption of the war both parties’ deterrence and military strategies, in pa...
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The Role of Geopolitical Risk in Conflict Analysis: Critical Insights Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Daniel Rajmil, Lucía Morales
Conflict analysis is a key step to be considered by conflict and peace academics, practitioners and policymakers willing to assess the complexities associated with conflict scenarios. With this aim...
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Women Inequality in the MENA Region: Insights from the Arab Spring Revolution Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Intesar Madi, Lucía Morales, Fathi Yosef, Bernadette Andreosso
Women’s inequality remains a significant global concern with important connotations for the MENA region. Preserving human rights, combating discrimination against women, and enhancing equality of l...
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Geoeconomic and Geopolitical Dynamics of Water Scarcity in Oil-Rich Economies: The Case of Kuwait Peace Review (IF 0.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Abrar Alzankawi, Lucía Morales, Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan, Daniel Rajmil
Published in Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice (Vol. 35, No. 4, 2023)