Review – Reconstructing Human Rights
This remarkable and innovative book offers an original understanding of human rights and contributes to the reflection on the nature and role of political theory.
Review – Lupe Under the Sun
Director Rodrigo Reyes’ film portrays a realist yet dreamlike exploration of the everyday activities of an ageing undocumented Mexican labourer in the United States.
Interview – Stephen Walt
Prof. Stephen Walt discusses his current book project on the failures of American foreign policy, realist IR theory, and the nature of American political institutions.
Interview – Emily Morris
Dr. Morris discusses Cuba’s economic reforms, the impact of Trump and the Venezuelan crisis on the Cuban economy, and the transition of leadership in post-Castro Cuba.
Review – Baron Trump’s Marvellous Underground Journey
American lawyer Ingersoll Lockwood’s 1893 story about a wealthy young man named Baron Trump provides some interesting parallels to today’s US President, Donald Trump.
Interview – Michael Stephens
RUSI’s Michael Stephens answers questions on the recent referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan, Trump’s Middle East policy, developments in Syria and the Iran nuclear deal.
Interview – Solomon Passy
Former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, Solomon Passy, talks about the future of NATO, Bulgaria’s role in the alliance and its upcoming Presidency of the European Council.
Review – Basic Income: And How We Can Make It Happen
A valuable exposition of the case for universal basic income which nevertheless fails to recognise the revolutionary implications which its implementation would entail.
Open Access Book – Meditations on Diplomacy: Comparative Cases in Diplomatic Practice and Foreign Policy
This book, by Stephen Chan, explores via a range of examples, the challenges diplomacy faces today as actors seek to change history and undermine interests.
Interview – Joseph Chinyong Liow
Dr Chinyong Liow discusses the Trump administration’s strategy for East and Southeast Asia, growing conservatism in Indonesia, and the 50th anniversary of ASEAN.
