Opinion – UK-France Relations Under a Liz Truss Premiership
The UK would be wise to keep France close and forge a renewed alliance for the raw purposes of political expediency and domestic legitimacy.
Ukraine and the Failure of the Responsibility to Protect Norm
The United Nations has lost its legitimacy to prevent wars of aggression that underlie the very foundation of its existence.
Opinion – Historical Amnesia, Digital Authoritarianism and the Presidency of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The second Marcos administration looks likely to further undermine democratic values and institutions in the Philippines.
The Mindful Diplomat: How Can Mindfulness Improve Diplomacy?
Practising mindfulness helps us to really be present in the country we reside in. Not the previous one, not the next one, but this one.
UK-China Film Exchange: Cultural Relations in a Competitive Age
In light of an ever more political path in the Chinese film industry, co-productions create a space for different narratives to circulate in China.
Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev’s legacy is complex, but perhaps his greatest achievement will be that he contributed so manifestly to a spirit of peace at a vital time in world history.
The Geo-Economic Foundations of Large European Banks’ Power
Due to their central position in the global financial system as providers of global liquidity, large domestic banks may influence state power in the global political economy.
Should There Be a New Grouping for the “Non-Nuclear Five” of South Asia?
The US needs to prioritise bilateral or multilateral engagements with the non-nuclear five states of the region by genuinely understanding their interests and concerns.
Fictional International Relations: Problematizing Fact and Fiction in Global Politics
The future of IR lies in the intersectionality of fact, fiction and film as ‘fact’ and ‘fiction’ are not totally separable, but mutually constitutive.
Iran and Afghanistan: Growing Tensions after the Return of the Taliban
The Taliban have been in power in Afghanistan for a year and Iran is still attempting to ascertain if they can work with the Taliban in any capacity.
