Review – Race and Racism in International Relations
This book ably serves as a point of entry into the demanding yet necessary subject of race and racism which is so often neglected within International Relations research.
United by Strength or Oppression? A Critique of the Western Model of Feminism
The white, Western model of feminism complies and converges with the development-industrial complex such that the concerns of women in the Global South are distorted.
Interview – Patrick Salmon
Patrick Salmon reflects on the value of history to policy-making, answers questions about the roles of state historians, and talks about what IR could learn from history.
The Parthenon Marbles in Russia: Referred Pain from a Colonial Past and Present
Behind the debate over the artwork extracted from the Parthenon are British violence in post WWII Greece, the experience of austerity and matters of national identity.
There Aren’t Any Moderate Muslims in France
Charlie Hebdo has often played the role of public conscience in France, raising important concerns, lashing out at social injustice, and parodying public idiocy.
Review – Mosquito Empires: Ecology and War in the Greater Caribbean, 1620-1914
McNeill’s account advances an alternative, innovative reading of American history; indispensable material despite his ignorance of literature and capacity of medicine.
Review – East, West, North, South: International Relations since 1945
This edition enlightens the reader to new facts and interpretations, although limited in their scope, about the events post-1945 and particularly those after 1986.
Review – Diamonds
Smillie’s study of the modern diamond industry contains valuable insights into Africa’s diamond wars, but has major knowledge gaps that undermine its ultimate utility.
Will the Caribbean’s Reparations Claim Succeed?
The Caribbean countries have attempted to link their present-day ills to the role of slavery and colonial rule, and seek reparations as part of a new development agenda.
The Central African Republic – An Artificial State
The CAR is an artificial creation with no great sense of national identity and a history of competition. There will be many challenges to overcome before the CAR sees peace.
