Articles

ASEAN’s Sempiternal Challenge: Maintaining Centrality in the Indo-Pacific

Marie Kwon • Nov 21 2024 • Articles

While the idea of the Indo-Pacific has gained traction for thinking about Asia, ASEAN’s commitment to regional multilateralism ensures its relevance as a prime regional convener.

Heartland vs. Sea Power: Why the Rimland Will Shape the Future of World Order

Anu Anwar • Nov 20 2024 • Articles

The space where land power meets sea power will shape 21st-century geopolitics, blending strategic chokepoints, economic dynamism, and global influence.

Opinion – The 2025 Philippine General Election and US Strategy in Asia

Rizal Buendia • Nov 19 2024 • Articles

Those elected in 2025 may give us early signs of whether the path ahead will be one of continued alignment with the US, or one that moves the Philippines towards China.

Opinion – Toward a Japan-South Korea Alliance Less Reliant on the US

Hanjin Park, Mary Ochiai and Jiachen Shi • Nov 16 2024 • Articles

A motivation behind Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s push for an ‘Asian NATO’ may be developing a security relationship with South Korea.

Seeing Through the Fog of Justice in Israel and Palestine

Mark Kersten • Nov 14 2024 • Articles

The International Criminal Court, if fully suported, offers a modicum of justice and accountability for Israeli and Palestinian victims who have suffered for far too long.

Opinion – Canada’s Armed Forces: On the Brink?

David Wright • Nov 14 2024 • Articles

Without a long-term political resurgence and a concerted national effort to rebuild its military, Canada risks a permanent decline in defence capabilities.

Opinion – Reinhold Niebuhr and the Future of US Support for Ukraine

Craig R. Myers • Nov 12 2024 • Articles

Niebuhr would likely want America to continue arming Ukraine because he would see it not as another Vietnam, but as Manchuria again.

America First Revisited: Trump’s Agenda and Its Global Implications

Pavittarbir Saggu • Nov 12 2024 • Articles

The return of Trump underscores a trend of rising populism and a demand for strong, direct leadership that may find resonance in democracies across Europe, Asia and elsewhere.

Three Representations for Understanding Planetary Politics

Frédéric Ramel • Nov 10 2024 • Articles

The contemporary discourse surrounding the planetary challenges traditional views shaped by human-centered exploitation and highlights the need for a more inclusive understanding of our relationship with the Earth.

Opinion – Habitus and the 2024 US Presidential Elections

Patricia Sohn • Nov 10 2024 • Articles

Donald Trump’s victory comes from the rejectionists of the overarching framework of modernization theory at its most urban chic, missionizing, and high modernist points of expression.

Please Consider Donating

Before you download your free e-book, please consider donating to support open access publishing.

E-IR is an independent non-profit publisher run by an all volunteer team. Your donations allow us to invest in new open access titles and pay our bandwidth bills to ensure we keep our existing titles free to view. Any amount, in any currency, is appreciated. Many thanks!

Donations are voluntary and not required to download the e-book - your link to download is below.