Interview – Nando Sigona
Dr. Sigona discusses the ongoing refugee crisis in the Euro-Mediterranean region, and the need for the EU to find a sustainable and humane response at its borders.
Holism, Religion and Geopolitics
Any attempt to keep things together in holistic ways, will have intimations of religion which continually challenge any geopolitics based on liberal values.
ASEAN, Institutional Change, and Historical Institutionalism
Understanding the processes of institutional change is important to grasp the possibility and limitation of ASEAN’s institutional change, and its reaction to an event.
Using Hybridized Teaching Methodologies in China
In a system over-reliant on rote learning and inefficient testing and engagement, a hybrid approach fusing Western and Eastern methods offers a better path.
Democratic Peace Theory: Is the Patient Terminally Ill or Recuperable?
Although DPT in its current form is a dubious conceptual tool, a promising way to ‘repair’ the theory is to find points of convergence with competing explanations
Interview – John R. McNeill
McNeill offers us the view that human history is a subset of ecological history and IR scholars will do well to explore the opportunities offered by historical lessons.
Review – Emotions, Politics and War
This volume explores the nexus between emotions, world politics, and war and argues that IR debates should tackle the political dimensions of emotions.
The Virtues of Anarchism
IR needs to pay attention to philosophical anarchism; IR has been paying attention to anarchy, but has failed to incorporate anarchism into its conceptual repertoire.
The Thatcherization of India’s Foreign Policy
Both Thatcher and Modi value global power projections, a West-wards tilt and regional prominence, while balancing free-market fruits with nationalist roots.
Pakistan in The New Great Game: On Gwadar Port
The port of Gwadar (Baluchistan, Pakistan) is a site of potential major geopolitical importance. There, Pakistan, China, India & the US are vying for strategic influence.
