Foreign Policy

Review – Living the Asian Century

Peter Coclanis • Feb 9 2025 • Features

This memoir traces Mahbubani’s rise from poverty to diplomatic success in meritocratic Singapore but lacks deep political analysis and engagement with opposing views.

Interview – Karsten Friis

E-International Relations • Jan 13 2025 • Features

Karsten Friis highlights the implications of the Nordic Defence Cooperation, and evaluates Norwegian defence and foreign policies, as influenced by values and identities.

Thinking Global Podcast – Trita Parsi

E-International Relations • Dec 2 2024 • Features

As part of our US election series, Trita Parsi speaks about Trump’s Middle East foreign policy, US-Israel relations, the Abraham Accords, Turkey, and more.

Review – India’s Near East

Prashant Singh • Nov 9 2024 • Features

Paliwal sheds much needed light on seven decades of India’s policies towards its near east, but overlooks the role of communal policies and global power shifts.

Interview – Steven Vogel

E-International Relations • Oct 27 2024 • Features

Steven Vogel outlines the concept of marketcraft, how it can be used to enhance economic and military security, the role of foreign policy, and Japanese security.

Interview – Preethi Amaresh

E-International Relations • Sep 15 2024 • Features

Preethi Amaresh talks about the evolving role of cyber diplomacy, initiatives to promote cyber peace, and India’s foreign policy and the potential role of paradiplomacy.

Thinking Global Podcast – The Laid-Back Ballot Club (UK 2024)

E-International Relations • Jul 6 2024 • Features

In the final episode in our 2024 UK General Election special series, the Podcast team discuss the outcome of the UK General Election through an International Relations lens.

Thinking Global Podcast – Catarina M. Liberato

E-International Relations • Jul 4 2024 • Features

In the fourth part of our 2024 UK General Election series, Catarina M. Liberato speaks with about ‘Global Britain’ in The Post-Brexit Context and the 2024 UK General Election.

Thinking Global Podcast – Christopher Hill

E-International Relations • Jul 2 2024 • Features

In the first part of our 2024 UK General Election series, Christopher Hill speaks about conceptualising ‘foreign policy’, post-Brexit foreign policy, and more.

Opinion – Labour’s Embrace of Realism: Progressive or Problematic?

Seán Molloy • May 2 2024 • Articles

The dilemmas facing UK foreign policy cannot be solved by the combination of a mechanistic realism and the profession of progressive aims.

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