Opinion – The Politics of Antarctica
With Antarctic politics, the Antarctic Treaties System must be transformed into a common heritage regime targeting the interests of all humanity in order to protect the continent.
America’s Democratic Shortcomings and the Liberal International Order
With better representation, citizens would choose policymakers more in tune with the progressive values held by the majority, at home and abroad.
International Organisations and Global Stratification: Rethinking IR’s Cooperation Paradigm
IR institutionalists have rarely accounted for the reproduction of systemic inequalities within and across institutions.
Fear in International Relations
Emotions and charged emotional relationships may permeate the international system and long outlast the initial cause for emotions, leaving self-sustaining fearful environments.
The Irrelevance of Soft Power
The 21st century will be characterized by competition among China, India and the US. The question facing every nation is what they can offer to pave the way towards new strategic alliances.
The India-China Conflict in the Himalaya Should Break Open IR Theory
India and China are locked in a great power clash over the Himalaya. And yet, IR’s failure to go beyond a state-centric view of the story may likely lead to a catastrophic ending.
Comparative Regionalism’s Decolonial Turn: A Proposition
Through increased dialogue across various regions, comparative regionalism might evolve from being a field of colonial constructs to becoming a field of pluralistic dialogue.
Without a Future: Gandhi, Childhood and Politics
By removing moral action from the grip of the future, Gandhi opened the present up to a variety of unforeseeable possibilities.
Contested Multilateralism as Credible Signalling: Why the AIIB Cooperates with the World Bank
Rising powers’ dissatisfaction with the institutional order has led them to set up new institutions which overlap with legacy institutions.
Fear in International Politics: The Long Shadow of State
Mainstream IR theories must further analyse fear and the mechanics of its invocation in order to better understand international politics and the complexities of fear.
