Opinion – The World Bank’s Comprehensive Climate-Centric Transformation
The World Bank faces mounting pressure to prioritize climate change as its new overarching mission, which will require significant adjustments to its investments and orientation.
War and Imperialism in the Aerial History of World Politics
The Fascist invasion of Abyssinia foregrounded the political function of air to the construction of a racialised understanding of civilisation and international order.
Africa + 1: Stepping Back from a Costly Pragmatism
African leaders are right to be stepping back from Africa + 1 summit diplomacy, and this may mark a move towards the continent’s own ‘articulatory turn’ in global politics.
The Complex Dance of US-China Climate Cooperation
The question looms large of whether the US and China can lead on tacking climate change while also navigating the geopolitical tensions caused by their geopolitical rivalry.
Opinion – The Need for Regional Solutions to Address Climate Change in South Asia
SAARC made many promises when it came into existence 38 years ago and yet seems to be in no position to deliver on the most pressing issues.
Re-situating the Buffer State in International Relations: Nepal’s Relations with India and China
The buffer state needs to be understood as a dynamic political space wherein its agency is important in order to fully comprehend its role.
Opinion – The Sudanese Conflict and the Abyei Dispute
With the conflict in Sudan, and the ongoing instability in South Sudan, Abyei remains stuck in an uncertain situation between two states in their own forms of uncertainty.
Opinion – Teaching Fascism and the Far Right in International Relations
As with climate change and the waning of American hegemony, the re-emergence of a global, normalized far right will be a defining feature of the years ahead.
Opinion – The Plain Sight Threat to NATO, Turkey, and Turanism
Turkish advances towards the new alliance continue, and NATO powers have done little to counterbalance the Turkish drift towards a new ideology that threatens their disappearance from NATO altogether.
Opinion – The Vilnius Summit and the Future of NATO
Amidst the Ukraine war, NATO is becoming increasingly more diverse and divergent as an alliance and the individual approaches of member states will continue to reflect that.
