Interview – Gabriel Passetti
Gabriel Passetti highlights the historic role of the British Empire in Latin America and New Zealand, and inter-American relations from the 19th century to the present day.
Review – First Raise a Flag: How South Sudan Won the Longest War but Lost the Peace
A meticulously researched, revelatory, and engrossing account of how South Sudan’s pursuit of statehood became a struggle for survival.
Review – Globalizing Morocco: Transnational Activism and the Postcolonial State
An important contribution to the history of nationalism in Morocco, especially US-Moroccan history.
Review – Imagining Afghanistan: The History and Politics of Imperial Knowledge
Manchanda’s book, which dissects the imperialism of colonial knowledge cultivation, is an essential read for any knowledge practitioner.
Interview – Rubens Ricupero
Former Minister and Secretary General of UNCTAD, Rubens Ricupero, discusses Brazilian foreign policy and diplomacy, today’s environmental agenda, and the Real Plan.
Review – The Far Right Today
Mudde’s book presents a detailed account of the fourth wave of far right politics and considers a range of examples that look beyond stereotypes.
Interview – Edythe E. Weeks
Edythe Weeks discusses development and competition in outer space and the polar regions, cybersecurity, and misconceptions around the Cold War space race.
Review – Sufism: A Theoretical Intervention in Global International Relations
A fascinating book which covers a new ontological, epistemological and methodological approach for IR, as well as more empirically grounded studies of Sufism in practice.
Interview – Till Mostowlansky
Anthropologist Till Mostowlansky talks to us about his work in the borderlands of Central Asia and how globalisation, borders, and infrastructure impact peoples’ lives.
Interview – Tim Gill
Tim Gill discusses the economic and political crisis in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez’s legacy and the impact of US foreign policy and geopolitical rivalries.
