Interview – Simon Chadwick
Simon Chadwick explores the notion of a geopolitical economy of sport, the impact of Covid-19 and emerging multipolarity, and assesses the next World Cup and Olympics.
Introducing Bipolarity, Tripolarity, Unipolarity, Multipolarity and Multiplexity
There are many different ways to visualise where power lies within the global system. One way to do so is to consider different types of ‘polarity’.
The Myth of Multipolarity and Overexpansion of Rising Powers: The Case of Brazil
Brazil over-expanded considerably in the first decades of the 21st century in a process that was fuelled by domestic interest groups as well as a myth of multipolarity.
Review – Multipolar Globalization: Emerging Economies and Development
This book presents a clear and convincing argument for the shift from a Western centered globalization to a multipolar one and also considers multicentric perspectives.
The (Near) Impossibility of a Coherent National Strategy, and Why That Is Okay
Instead of worrying about developing a Grand Strategy, leaders and pundits should worry about tackling problems on a day-to-day basis.
Review – Splinterlands
Feffer’s novel is a compelling, short and readable account of what may happen to our world when forms of global integration disintegrate and there is no common future.
Review – Asia’s New Battlefield
A comprehensive analysis of the current battle for primacy in the Western Pacific which would be of benefit to students, academics, policy-makers and the general public.
Review – Russia and the New World Disorder
An informative and lucid scholarly contribution that expertly blends the domestic and international to offer a compelling account of how policy is made in Russia.
Review Article – The BRICs and International Relations
These two academically rigorous books serve as valuable guides to the relations among BRICs and provide engaging analyses on their impact on international order.
LGBT Rights, Standards of ‘Civilisation’ and the Multipolar World Order
LGBT rights have been turned into an important site where the on-going restructuring of symbolic and geopolitical hierarchies at the global level has been played out.
