Geopolitics and the British Empire: Halford Mackinder’s Liberal Imperialism
The story of Halford Mackinder’s electoral misadventure helps illuminate the ideological context in which geopolitics emerged and the purposes to which it was put.
Review – Popular Culture, Geopolitics and Identity
This second edition presents fascinating demonstrations of popular culture in action and considers popular culture beyond the representational.
Opinion – Civil War’s Splinters Indicate a Fractured Future for Yemen
Yemen’s seemingly fractured future holds nothing but catastrophe to its people if attempts at seeking a political resolution do not succeed.
Review – War in Space: Strategy, Spacepower, Geopolitics
Bowen provides a masterful contribution through his presentation of a Clausewitzian spacepower theory.
Review – The Hacker and the State
A much needed academic contribution to the IR cyber space literature that includes well-informed examinations of cyber attacks that have taken place in recent decades.
Geopolitics and John Dee
John Dee had developed the first foundational draft of global British geopolitics. A plan he initially tried to implement under Queen Elizabeth I.
Review – The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth
Mandelbaum’s book is an analytically flawed, contradictory and unconventional piece of realist scholarship that considers the instability of the post-Cold War period.
Unmasking ‘Religious’ Conflicts and Religious Radicalisation in the Middle East
When one discusses conflicts that may have a religious background, it is mandatory to question when and under what circumstances does a conflict qualify as a ‘religious’.
Interview – Raúl Salgado
Raúl Salgado talks to us about geopolitics and regionalism in Latin America, the role of small states in regional integration, UNASUR, and Brazil’s role within BRICS.
Can China Link the Belt and Road Initiative by Rail?
The CRC has the capacity to leverage its production capacity against international competitors, and the state can thusly help the CRC in ensuring implementation success.
