Critical Geopoltiics- Ukraine’s remarkable protests and whether it should draft all its young men
- Which leaders do Ukrainians trust most?
- Trump as an enemy
- Book Forum on my book: Oceans Rise Empires Fall
- New Publication: What Did the Donbas Want? The attitudes of ordinary people on the eve of the invasion.
- Will Ukraine Be Forced to Give Up Territory?
- Territorial Taboo or Territorial Trading in the Russian War against Ukraine?
- Oceans Rise Empires Fall is published in the USA
- Text of remarks for Kennan Institute’s “Why Ukraine Matters” series.
- On my new book: Oceans Rise Empires Fall
Author Archives: Dr Gerard Toal
Unfinished Business in Northern Ireland
“Happy Saint Patrick’s Week.” That was the conclusion of the speech by the Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny at the Westin Park Hotel on Tuesday night. The once religious holiday has become a week long series of breakfasts, lunches, … Continue reading
Climate Refugees of Bangladesh
There was some debate at CARFMS on the category of ‘climate refugees,’ whether this is a useful construct or a problematic conceptualization and narrative. Ted Itani, a deeply experienced former United Nations official now affiliated with the Pearson Centre at … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Climate Change, Global Warming, Rights
Tagged climate change, Development, Displacement
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Reversing Ethnic Cleansing: Is It Possible Peacefully?
On 10 March I gave the closing keynote at the 6th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS). The topic of my talk was Reversing Ethnic Cleansing: Bosnia’s Experience and Protracted Displacement in the … Continue reading
The Rhetorical Politics of Milorad Dodik
My essay on the former prime minister and current president of Republika Srpska has just been published in the Discussion section of the journal Nationalities Papers, a Taylor and Francis journal (41, 1: 160-204). I’m grateful to the departing editor … Continue reading
Posted in Bosnia, Bosnian war, Current affairs, Democracy, nationalism, Rhetoric, World political map
Tagged Milorad Dodik, referendum
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Should the United States Save Syria?
Yesterday afternoon I attended a debate organized around this question. The event was the first organized by a new ‘decision tank’ in Washington DC, the McCain Institute. Named after Senator John McCain, organized in collaboration with Arizona State University, and … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs, John McCain, Syria, US Senate, Washington D.C.
Tagged Robert Kagan
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Bend it like ‘Bama
So what have one million people done to my football pitch? Has majestic battle hymn democracy destroyed the ground friends and I play soccer upon every Sunday? Well I suppose an alliterative public extension of the bonds of inclusion in … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs, Democracy, Obama, Washington D.C.
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Power and Political Geography
Very useful 11 minute segment last night on the Rachel Maddow Show on the question of the alleged gerrymandering of Congressional Districts in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio and Virginia. Useful teaching resource and illustration of the power of political geography. It … Continue reading
“We have to fix that”
Among the many pleasures on election night last month was seeing the fire in Obama’s eye as he went off script — “by the way, we have to fix that” — during a wonderful election night speech. He was referring … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Constitution, Current affairs, Democracy, Obama, US Senate, Washington D.C.
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Slow Knowledge
It is good to know that, in this globally connected world of ever increasing turnover speeds and response times that there is something still stuck in the groove of the nineteenth century: academic publishing timelines! The following are some articles … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs
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Does global warming auger increased levels of violent conflict?
There has been a lot of speculation on the likely impacts of global warming on violent conflict across the globe. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), my former adviser and research … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Climate Change, Current affairs, Geography, Global Warming, World political map
Tagged East Africa, global warming, violence
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