The one-state reality has dramatically changed the discursive landscape of movement Israeli settlers and their supporters who have waged a half century campaign to prevent territorial compromise as basis for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Analysis discourse Sovereignty movement, reflected in pages its journal, Ribonut , traces these changes highlights new challenges posed annexationist project by p...

Ongoing geopolitical developments regarding Russia and Ukraine have resulted in discussions about the utility of sanctions. This article analyzes European Union (EU) sanctions on following annexation Crimea by investigating whether EU-Russia oil gas trade relations compromised efficacy restrictions. It thus argues that EU did not sanction Russian due to reliance these resources. However, absenc...

For any simple voting game (SVG), we consider the question posed in the title from two different points of view as to what voting power means. We also distinguish between blocs imposed by annexation and those formed voluntarily, and present some general theoretical results concerning these notions. We illustrate our theoretical findings with examples using both toy SVGs and the Qualified Majori...

Following the Russian intervention in Georgia and Ukraine, much of the international community characterized Russia as a revisionist power that gives no heed to international law. The Russian invasion provided a flashback to the Westphalian system in its fullfledged military assault on Georgia and swift annexation of Crimea. The times have changed since the creation of the United Nations (UN), ...