Review – The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia’s New Geopolitics
Small gives us a fresh and well-researched book on Chinese, Indian, Pakistani and Afghani politics and the key geopolitical security issues of the Asian region.
Pedagogy and Pop Culture: Pop Culture as Teaching Tool and Assessment Practice
While pop culture is not without its problems, it offers differing, potentially more accessible insights on the international that are not found in standard IR textbooks.
‘Oil Then,’ ‘Water Now’: Another Reason for War in the 21st Century?
Water has now become a most sought after commodity, one that countries have displayed a renewed interest in and with an increasing amount of threat-of-force.
Sexual Abuse and Sexual Exploitation in Conflict Situations as a Security Risk
Child abuse should be declared a collective security problem. The widespread nature of child abuse in UN missions requires appropriate response from the Security Council.
Infrastructure and Contemporary Security
Infrastructure and related security discourses on connectivity and flow provide crucial insights into our understanding of the vulnerabilities of contemporary, urban life
Was British Decolonization after 1945 a Voluntary Process?
Britain often had little choice but to concede that the constitutional independence of its dependencies was inescapable.
Review – The Cuban Embargo
One of the few examples of a monograph on the US embargo of Cuba, this short and readable text helps us understand key internal dynamics which drive this policy.
Interview – Emilian Kavalski
Emilian Kavalski reflects on his approach to climate change, propounds the relevancy of ‘complexity thinking’ to IR, and discusses the current “power shift to the East”.
The Challenges of Teaching Popular Culture and World Politics
A common mistake when teaching popular culture and world politics is to overestimate the skill set that students will bring with them into the course.
The Irish Same-Sex Marriage Referendum: Its Meaning for LGBT Rights in the EU
LGBT rights promotion across Europe remains an elite-level project. The EU must work directly with national partners to demonstrate that they matter equally.
