Fictional International Relations: Problematizing Fact and Fiction in Global Politics
The future of IR lies in the intersectionality of fact, fiction and film as ‘fact’ and ‘fiction’ are not totally separable, but mutually constitutive.
Iran and Afghanistan: Growing Tensions after the Return of the Taliban
The Taliban have been in power in Afghanistan for a year and Iran is still attempting to ascertain if they can work with the Taliban in any capacity.
Opinion – Bad Omens for America after Liz Cheney’s Defeat
The perception of the US as a two-party system with only one party committed to democracy and the other engaged in the maintenance of an anti-democratic regime has severe repercussions globally.
The British and the Kyakhta Accords
For the Russians, the Agreement did not come into conflict with the status of Outer Mongolia defined with the Chinese in 1913, because Urga was autonomous in terms of internal administration and commercial and industrial matters.
Mongolian Independence and the British: The Parallel Negotiation
In 1914, the British and Tibetans signed the Simla Convention recognizing Chinese suzerainty over Outer Tibet, but also the full autonomy for internal matters of the Tibetan government. The Chinese refused to sign the Convention.
Mongolian Independence and the British: The Chinese Backdown
The Sino-Russian Agreement of 1913 was to become the model for an Anglo-Chinese agreement on Tibet
Opinion – The West’s Mental Lockdown over Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine
Can the West really not hang together discussing a more complex narrative in which Russia’s concerns do not constitute just cause for atrocities, but may nevertheless have some basis?
Opinion – As a NATO Member Finland Will Be a Security Provider
Many questions arise from the near future harmonization of defence planning activities, such as what Finland’s security policy role within NATO should be.
Mongolian Independence and the British: Twentieth-Century Geopolitical Notes
The border that passes between autonomy and independence is repeated today in the space of confrontation between the Central Tibetan Administration and the Government of China.
The State of Japan’s Soft Power After the 2020 Olympics
In a difficult period in which borders are being shut and dialogue and negotiations are less and less present, Japan’s foreign policy should be aimed at connecting.
