Interview – Andrew Delatolla
Andrew Delatolla discusses Queer IR, the contemporary governance of sexuality in the West, ‘homocolonialism’ and his upcoming edited volume.
New Book – Dignity in Movement: Borders, Bodies and Rights
A diverse range of authors offer interdisciplinary perspectives on developments across the forced migration sphere, discussing the notions of belonging, stigma, discrimination and racism.
Review – Singapore Is Not An Island
Veteran diplomat Bilahari Kausikan explores the foreign policy dynamics of the island city-state of Singapore, including how it creates and maintains relevance in the region and beyond.
Interview – Frances Cruz
Frances Cruz talks about decolonial approaches to IR, as well as the limits of Western-centric framings of the Philippines and Southeast Asia more broadly.
Interview – Mohammad Tarikul Islam
Tarik Islam discusses participatory rural development, the importance of citizen participation, localizing the SDGs in Bangladesh and the need for non-traditional methodologies.
Review – Anticolonial Afterlives in Egypt: The Politics of Hegemony
Using the work of Antonio Gramsci and Franz Fanon, Salem’s book analyses postcolonial Egypt and explores how the failures of this period contributed to the 2011 revolution.
Interview – Saloni Kapur
Saloni Kapur explains how an English School appoach enhances our understanding of security, the implications of dehumanising terrorists, and regional cooperation on countering terrorism in South Asia.
Interview – Ajay Gudavarthy
Ajay Gudavarthy talks about Indian politics, including the state of its democracy, secular sectarianism, militant left-wing politics, right-wing populism, the politics of a post-civil society, and the Farmers’ Protests.
Review – Latin American Extractivism
Steve Ellner’s edited work provides an insightful, if not wholly convincing, argument against dismissing the pink tide and the associated approach to extractivism in Latin America.
Interview – Zoë Windle
Zoë Windle discusses her international development work in her role at CDC, including current challenges and shifts in practice resulting from the pandemic.
