Opinion – 2020’s Dawn: Coronavirus, Natural Disasters and Political Insecurity
2020’s issues have political and social elements that could be solved with concerted efforts over public health, climate change and diplomacy.
Trump’s US-China Trade War and America’s International Place
If the MAGA doctrine results in introversion in America, it may find itself a nation with a great future behind it.
Opinion – The Iranian Regime’s Future Post Soleimani
It is the perfect time for a transition of power in Iran but this time the United States should work on it in a peaceful manner, unlike in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Hegemony and Diversity in the ‘Liberal International Order’: Theory and Reality
Global power shifts, anti-globalization sentiments and the rise of populist leaders highlight a crisis in the ‘hegemony-diversity gap’ at the heart of the liberal order.
The Afghan Peace Talks, China, and the Afghan Elections
As the United States pulls back from international commitments, and Afghanistan continues to be internally unstable, China is glad to step in.
Opinion – Trump’s Effective China Strategy
Trump may not be a ‘stable genius’, but when it comes to China, he might well have the most effective foreign policy of all the U.S. presidents of the last thirty years.
Opinion – What the US Exit from the Paris Accords Means for Women
Instead of turning our backs on women climate refugees, the US should intentionally welcome and support them.
The Ukraine-Russia War: Five Cutting Edge Books
Since the events of 2013, E-IR has published 5 open access books covering the crisis from a wide range of angles and viewpoints, with contributions from almost 40 leading scholars.
Change of Players, Change of Game: How States Got Left Behind on Climate Change
Climate change may be a unique transnational risk, but how non-national actors are responding to it offers general lessons for our understanding of global politics.
Review Feature – The US Foreign Policy Consensus in Crisis
Richard Coughlin analyses Kagan and Walt’s decade old debate on IR theory, the clash between realism and liberalism and how it ties into modern politics in the Trump era.
