Opinion – The US Doesn’t Need More Nuclear Weapons
While modernizing the US nuclear arsenal is a necessity, adding more nuclear weapons to the US stockpile is a costly and unnecessary endeavour.
Opinion – Turkish Foreign Policy after the 2023 Elections
Turkey’s assertive diplomatic style and preference for a transactional foreign policy has occasionally brought Ankara to the diplomatic brink with the European Union and the United States.
Strategic Intelligence Analysis and Foreign Policy Surprises in Kautilya’s Arthashastra
In the Kautilyan state intelligence analysis was structured to reflect its limitations and complemented by an expanding state power to tackle surprises.
US Foreign Policy in the Middle East from Counter-Orientalism to Neo-Orientalism
The USA can lend its support to pro-American regimes in the Middle East, and at the same time, encourage them to support semi-democratic institutions.
Opinion – Britain and the American South: A Special Relationship?
While the UK and the US South seek to improve understandings of one another’s society and politics, historical attempts have proved fruitless.
Interview – Amit Julka
Amit Julka talks about the notion of a citizen-centric IR, how common sense features in foreign policy, and the role of shared memory and micro-historical approaches.
Review – The Tragic Mind
Robert Kaplan compellingly describes the need to study good foreign policy making through the lens of tragedy, but is occasionally over-rationalistic in his approach.
Interview – Taylor Robertson McDonald
Taylor Robertson McDonald sets out the importance of narratives in IR, particularly how they contribute to shifting national identities and foreign policy formation.
Thinking Global Podcast – Thales Carvalho
Thales Carvalho speaks about President Lula and Brazilian Foreign Policy, following-up on his article ’Lula is back on the international stage, or is he?’.
Thinking Global Podcast – Henri Vanhanen
Henri Vanhanen talks about Finland joining NATO alongside Finnish Foreign and Defence Policy broadly, following-up on his popular Op-Ed ’Finland and NATO Membership’.
