Cross-Strait Authority Dynamics and Panda Diplomacy Gift-Giving Rituals

Mia Westfere • Apr 30 2024 • Essays

China had the calculations of authority and timing wrong in gifting pandas to Taiwan, turning Taiwanese sentiment against trust and goodwill toward the mainland.

Thinking Global Podcast – Danny Dorling

E-International Relations • Apr 29 2024 • Features

Danny Dorling speaks human geography, Brexit, ‘Shattered Nation’, inequality, human progress, influenza, rising mortality rates and more.

Silver Lining in the Clouds: Will the US Geoengineer?

David Shipton • Apr 28 2024 • Articles

Calls for the US to use its resources to unilaterally embark upon a programme of solar geoengineering are likely to grow louder in coming decades.

Interview – Deepshikha Shahi

E-International Relations • Apr 24 2024 • Features

Deepshikha Shahi reflects on the theoretical underpinnings of Global International Relations, and the differing approaches to studying post-Western and non-Western IR.

Review – Ordering Violence

Alexander Thurston • Apr 24 2024 • Features

Paul Staniland analyses the factors influencing government responses to armed groups, but sometimes fails to consider the complexity of motivations behind such responses.

Turning Domestic into Political: The Case of Female Self-immolation in Iran

João Carlos Ferreira Azevedo • Apr 24 2024 • Essays

Patriarchal values fuel conflict, confine Iranian women to home, and impact their security, driving some to choose self-immolation. Yet, some also find agency in that.

Interview – Simon Dalby

E-International Relations • Apr 21 2024 • Features

Simon Dalby discusses the meaning of firepower in today’s society, the impact of the climate crisis on geopolitics, and potential responses to climate change.

Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Janja Jankovic • Apr 20 2024 • Essays

Protests in Bosnia and Herzegovina show fundamental issues in the international efforts of peace-building and transitional justice during the post-war reconstruction period.

Review – The Russo-Ukrainian War

Taras Kuzio • Apr 17 2024 • Features

Serhii Plokhy’s knowledge of Ukraine’s history is evident in this account of the current conflict, but lacks engagement with Western foreign policy stances on the war.

Interview – Zachary Lavengood

E-International Relations • Apr 17 2024 • Features

Zachary Lavengood explores the impact of the Arctic region’s geopolitics on current events, and the possibility of its emergence as a trade competitor for China.

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