This edited collection explores the evolving justifications of war on the international stage, but does not engage with newer factors such as the use of social media.
Mazzucato and Collington caution against today’s excessive government reliance on consulting firms, but fail to provide comparative examples of their potential benefits.
This edited volume uses the case of MINURSO to shed light on the efficacy of United Nations peacekeeping missions, which could be improved with more first-hand accounts.
Ndzendze and Marwala elucidate the impact of artificial intelligence on international relations theories, but fail to delve into AI’s unique features at key points.
Jonathan Kirshner highlights the persisting relevance of classical realism in world politics today, but his analysis would benefit from a wider range of case studies.
Gordon Corera presents a comprehensive exploration of the dynamics that influenced Britain’s war in Iraq, but does not sufficiently address questions of its legality.
Christopher Nolan’s depiction of Oppenheimer and the atom bomb is a key tool for IR scholars, but only scratches the surface of nuclear weaponry in IR.
Anne Wolf presents fresh insights into the Ben Ali regime and its demise, but the extrapolated theory of power under authoritarianism requires more comparative analysis.
Việt Lê portrays a new approach to contemporary visual art in Cambodia and Vietnam that moves beyond a fetishised focus on conflict and trauma.
Glenda Sluga highlights the oft-neglected political influence of non-state actors in the wake of the Napoleonic wars, but fails to provide a formal theory for analysis.
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