Features

Review – Watermelon Democracy

Arushi Singh • Oct 8 2022 • Features

This book explores the overpromised and underdelivered nature of democracy in Egypt, and questions the contribution of various factors.

Interview – Bryan Caplan

E-International Relations • Oct 8 2022 • Features

Bryan Caplan talks about terrorists as rational actors and government responses to terrorism, plus the benefits and challenges of an open borders policy.

Review – Saving the News

Damian Tambini • Oct 6 2022 • Features

This book provides a compelling account of why government action is required in the US to protect media freedoms under the First Amendment.

Interview – Shazelina Z. Abidin

E-International Relations • Oct 4 2022 • Features

Shazelina Z. Abidin discusses international organisations, and her diplomatic career, as part of a series of interviews with the contributing authors of the textbook ‘Foundations of International Relations’.

Interview – Cas Mudde

E-International Relations • Oct 2 2022 • Features

Cas Mudde explores the rise of the far right and its impacts in different parts of the world, and elucidates the political importance of the Israeli settler movement.

Review – Never-Ending War on Terror

Mohammed A. Salih • Oct 2 2022 • Features

This book focusses on the American military and cultural response to 9/11, and questions whether the campaign will ever have an end in sight.

Review – The Misinformation Age

Adam Berinsky • Sep 29 2022 • Features

A useful account of how to identify factors driving the spread of false beliefs in society, but it remains to be seen whether the warnings come too late.

Review – Beyond the Steppe Frontier

Giulia Sciorati • Sep 25 2022 • Features

This book is a well-collated collection of biographical accounts and empirical studies that gives life to the Sino-Russian border.

Interview – Steven Feldstein

E-International Relations • Sep 25 2022 • Features

Steven Feldstein explains the concept of digital repression, and its strategic use in domestic and global politics.

New Book – Global Politics in a Post-Truth Age

Stephen McGlinchey • Sep 22 2022 • Features

This book brings together ten chapters that reflect upon the state of global, regional and national politics in the twenty-first century within the context of post-truth.

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