Interview – Daniela DeBono
Daniela DeBono discusses her approach to the migration-human rights nexus, explains a cultural approach to human rights, and urges young scholars to question assumptions.
Review – Masculinities and Femininities in Latin America’s Uneven Development
Paulson makes a worthy and ambitious contribution to undermining old, narrow feminist paradigms, which enables the creation of more inclusive approaches.
Interview – Prince El-Waleed M. Madibo
Prince Madibo talks about constructing and running a government in Sudan, the importance of coexistence, and theory and practice of development.
Review – Too Little, Too Late: The Quest to Resolve Sovereign Debt Crises
A timely volume that details what we have learned from a long history of attempts to govern sovereign debt, and which is bound to be a reference for debates yet to come.
Review – The Black Door: Spies, Secret Intelligence and British Prime Ministers
An authoritative account of the intelligence services often tumultuous interactions with Downing Street, which nonetheless lacks a degree of theoretical appreciation.
Interview – Carlos Escudé
Professor Escudé talks about his peripheral realism, the fallacy of anthropomorphism, what’s wrong in Venezuela, and argues to separate theory and practice.
Interview – Carne Ross
Independent diplomat Carne Ross talks about the surprising influence of non-state actors, power politics and anarchy, as well as the poverty of academic IR.
Review – The Global Trajectories of Queerness
A must read text for anyone teaching gender studies who is seeking to diversify their accounts of queer theory, gender and sexuality from cross-cultural perspectives.
Review – The Conspiracy of Free Trade
Although Palen misses minor details, he delivers an insightful account of globalisation and shows how it relates to domestic shockwaves like the recent the US election.
Interview – Antoni Kapcia
Antoni Kapcia discusses the recent détente between Cuba and the US, considers the future of Cuba’s leadership, and emphasizes the unique nature of the Cuban system.
