Interview – Jason Brennan
Jason Brennan talks about the benefits and pitfalls of epistocracy, and the future of democracy.
Review – Fractured China
This book develops a useful theoretical framework to analyse the inconsistencies and contradictions in the making and implementation of China’s foreign policy.
Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis: The Chinese Model in Operation
For Beijing, contending with rival powers across the world for an equal or greater share of influence is seen as necessary to underline the Communist Party’s legitimacy at home and abroad.
From Ukraine to Taiwan: Legacy as a Driver of Foreign Policy Behaviour
With global attention focussed on Ukraine, Xi’s efforts to reinstate a Sino-centric regional order by recovering ‘lost lands’, including Taiwan should not be overlooked.
Great Power Competition in Ukraine Amidst the Emerging US-China Rivalry
The Ukraine crisis is the latest expression of the West’s refocus on Russia in what appears to be a failing strategy to contain Beijing.
The United Nations in Crisis: Geo-Political and Geo-Economic Challenges
The crisis facing the UN, as evidenced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is the single greatest threat to global security since its formation.
Legitimacy and Nationalism: China’s Motivations and the Dangers of Assumptions
Western foreign policies are, by way of the security paradox, generating the assertive China that western policy was intended to mitigate.
‘My Order, My Rules’: China and the American Rules-Based Order in Historical Perspective
Faced with a rising and revisionist China, the US has come to emphasise the maintenance of a rules-based order as a substitute for what it sees as American rules and order.
Student Mobility and Its Relevance to International Relations Theory
State centric power politics and regional hegemony will likely continue to drive student mobility growth and influence.
Interview – Christopher Layne
Christopher Layne sheds light on the US-China relationship, potential conflicts and escalations, and President Biden’s commitment to renewing democracy abroad.
