From Kurdistan to Somaliland, Xinjiang to South Yemen, all secessionist movements hope
to secure newly independent states of their own. Most will not prevail. The existing scholarly …

The competing theories of state recognition and their failings actively demonstrate that
recognition of a state does not have any normative content per se, but rather, that the rules of …

Jihadist foreign fighters have become common in civil conflicts in Muslim countries. While
research exists on the impact they have upon returning home, less attention has been given …

Diplomacy is often presented as subordinated to politics as if it merely received politically
willed 'inputs' to produce politically structured 'outputs'. However, diplomacy often deviates …

Few would deny the fact that Pakistan faces a contemporary existential threat.! The writ of
the federal government in various parts of the country is becoming increasingly non-existent …

It is precisely because [humanitarian law] is so intimately bound to humanity that it assumes
its true proportions, for it is upon this category of law, and no other, that the life and liberty of …

While conventional warfare has an established body of legal precedence, the legality of
drone strikes by the United States in Pakistan and elsewhere remains ambiguous. This book …

This essay looks at why, how and with what degree of success the international community
has applied its recognition policies in the post-Soviet space. The essay addresses the issue …

Secessionist regimes universally seek other States' formal recognition. Indeed, a'critical
mass' of external recognition must be achieved before any secessionist actor is considered …

This book presents a comprehensive, systematic analysis of Russia–Iran relations in the
period following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. It discusses the key areas–such as …