Reviews

Review – Profit over Peace in Western Sahara

Alice Wilson • May 2 2023 • Features

Hagen and Pfeifer’s persuasive edited volume delves into the dilemma faced by Western Sahara and argues that its resource abundance has led to its colonisation.

Review – Scripts of Terror

Louise Pears • Apr 23 2023 • Features

Wilkinson demonstrates that stories matter to terrorists via detailed case studies, but could do more to consider where the scripts come from and the power of narrative.

Review – The Negotiators

Felicia Yuwono • Apr 19 2023 • Features

Jennifer Williams interviews negotiators to provide in-depth accounts of global and domestic crisis management, but the podcast lacks a cohesive takeaway on negotiations.

Review – The Prince

Alice Politi • Apr 13 2023 • Features

Sue-Lin Wong, along with multiple guests on the podcast, sheds light on how Xi Jinping gained and consolidated power, but does not reflect on the role played by the CPC.

Review – Meddling in the Ballot Box

Tobias Lemke • Apr 9 2023 • Features

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

Akritas Kaidatzis • Mar 22 2023 • Features

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

R. Joseph Huddleston • Mar 14 2023 • Features

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

Martin Duffy • Mar 4 2023 • Features

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

Angus McNelly • Feb 21 2023 • Features

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

Felix Rösch • Feb 5 2023 • Features

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.

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