Review – Meddling in the Ballot Box
This timely and important book presents a well-supported and persuasive account of how geopolitical interests are advanced via electoral intervention.
Review – Power to the People
Mark Tushnet and Bojan Bugaric offer a compelling alternative to traditional understandings of populism by choosing to forego political neutrality in their analysis.
Review – Western Sahara
Zunes and Mundy offer a detailed narrative of the origins and implications of the conflict, but the roles and impacts of some third-party actors remain under-explored.
Review – Building States
Muschik provides an in-depth account of UN efforts to decolonise and state-build post-World War II, offering rare insight into the role of non-state actors.
Review – Coup
This is a compelling analytical account of the 2019 political crisis in Bolivia, but would benefit from further detail on the international factors that played a role.
Review – The Atlantic Realists
Matthew Specter attempts to broaden our understanding of the history of international relations, but fails to classify the theoretical schools to which key actors belong.
Review – Media Freedom
Damian Tambini provides a useful approach to analysing media freedom in the modern age, but it is plagued by a dearth of conceptual clarity.
Review – Empires of Eurasia
Mankoff’s geographical focus captures the dynamics of the region well, though this highlights the usual traits and his analysis would benefit from more local insight.
Review – War Through Italian Eyes
Alexander Henry provides a scintillating new perspective on the experiences of the Italian armed forces under Mussolini, albeit one that warrants further exploration.
Interview – Karlo Basta
Karlo Basta talks about the importance of recognising multinational states as a discrete subject and the processes of political economy and symbolic politics within them.
