By SUSAN ESSEX The Politics of Selective Compassion: Examining the Contradictions in “The Republican Way” A Poster Designed as an Argument AT first glance, the image looks like a conventional political campaign poster. Its colours are unmistakably associated with American partisan politics: red, white and blue dominate the design, while the headline boldly declares “THE […]
When Politics Crosses the Touchline: Investigating the Debate Surrounding Iran’s World Cup Campaign Can Sport Ever Be Separated from Politics? INTERNATIONAL sporting competitions are often promoted as arenas where politics should give way to fair play, equal opportunity and peaceful competition. Yet history repeatedly demonstrates that major sporting events rarely exist in complete isolation from […]
Qatar’s Grand Strategy: The Promise & Perils of Building Security Through Influence The Making of an Unconventional Security Doctrine FOR more than three decades, Qatar pursued one of the most distinctive foreign policy strategies in modern international relations. Rather than building one of the region’s largest militaries or relying exclusively on a single security patron, […]