We distinguish obscure writing from difficult writing, and argue that refereed journal publications in all disciplines can—and should—be written without undefined terminology, with identifiable claims, and with arguments for those claims. Conventional practices in mathematics, for instance, yield this outcome. There is a place for obscure writing—and potential value in obscure writing. But it w...

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The status and the treatment of detainees in the ‘war on terror’ is one of the major contentious topics in current transatlantic relations. This article aims to explain the reasons for transatlantic disunity on this issue as well as to assess its impact on the stability and the persistence of the transatlantic security community. I argue that divergent strategic cultures are the main source of ...