Review – Living the Asian Century
This memoir traces Mahbubani's rise from poverty to diplomatic success in meritocratic Singapore but lacks deep political analysis and engagement with opposing views.| E-International Relations
This memoir traces Mahbubani's rise from poverty to diplomatic success in meritocratic Singapore but lacks deep political analysis and engagement with opposing views.| E-International Relations
Understanding more about the sexuality of genocidal violence will only come from an analysis of heterosexuality as a system of logic.| E-International Relations
While our personal names shape perceptions, the labels used to describe our gendered selves and desires are radically different to different people across time and place.| E-International Relations
Kevin Blackburn provides a detailed account of the sexual slavery practiced in wartime Singapore, but is limited by a dearth of first-hand testimony from local sources.| E-International Relations
Denmark's timely book includes a full assessment of US allies and partners and proposes logical strategic shifts necessary for the US in response to a rising China.| E-International Relations
This three-part documentary shows UK politicians and civil servants in action, explores what diplomats do, and the impact of Brexit with some amusing yet worrying footage.| E-International Relations
Ava Patricia Avila sets out the reasons for the steady military buildup by several Southeast Asian states, the impact on ASEAN, as well as the ways a gender perspective can enrich research on civil-military relations.| E-International Relations
Russia’s desire to limit Ukraine’s independence and to retake control of Crimea did not emerge during the Putin era. Rather they were there from the very beginning.| E-International Relations
If the home, the nation, the marketing brand of LGBTQIA are the only potential spaces of belonging, then where is home beyond these spaces?| E-International Relations
We must tackle the problem of sexual liberation to show how global narratives assert the existence of diverse sexualities but also impose external arrangements.| E-International Relations
Tuong Vu sheds light on the economic performance and policy choices of East Asian countries, and the extent to which they are influenced by political regimes.| E-International Relations
Tom Le explores the meaning of militarism, military recruitment strategies in Japan, and the US presence and security in East Asia.| E-International Relations
When US-China relations are better, Taiwan is safer. When bilateral relations deteriorate, Taiwan could be the first victim. Reunification is a Chinese domestic affair.| E-International Relations
China’s grand strategy under Xi Jinping is heading in a more assertive direction, yet still preserving a defensive-oriented foundation.| E-International Relations
E-International Relations invites PhD / doctoral students (at any stage) and early career academics (within 5 years of submitting their PhD) to prepare articles outlining novel, or under appreciated, ideas that contribute to a better understanding of international relations. The award welcomes articles on the widest range of topics, so […]| E-International Relations
Unfortunately, Western leaders seem more concerned with kudos from Kyiv than with their opponent’s perspective.| E-International Relations
In a Clausewitzian sense, Putin has successfully used Russian force to impose Russia’s will on Ukraine.| E-International Relations
The attempt to employ whataboutisms in defence of Russia by citing intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya exposes the shallowness of such argumentation.| E-International Relations
The Ukraine crisis is the latest expression of the West’s refocus on Russia in what appears to be a failing strategy to contain Beijing.| E-International Relations
As the Chinese-US relations are tense, the EU's prudence seems to be a more appropriate and compromising strategy for dealing with China.| E-International Relations
India should work towards greater economic integration within SAARC, emphasizing regional projects and strategic interdependence.| E-International Relations
Clenched fists against postmodernism, poststructuralism and postcolonialism speaks more to the impossibility of remaking Africa than otherwise.| E-International Relations
Nigeria's anti-graft institutions must be stronger and autonomous in order to effectively prosecute corruption and help alleviate a raft of insecurity crises.| E-International Relations
RT portrays the international system as a new Cold War system with a nuclear face-off between two superpowers and Russia as facing nuclear threats from Ukraine and NATO.| E-International Relations
Veteran diplomat Bilahari Kausikan explores the foreign policy dynamics of the island city-state of Singapore, including how it creates and maintains relevance in the region and beyond.| E-International Relations
Mandelbaum's book is an analytically flawed, contradictory and unconventional piece of realist scholarship that considers the instability of the post-Cold War period.| E-International Relations
Dan Slater discusses the concepts of strength and weakness in democratisation, and how to account for variations in democratisation patterns across Asia.| E-International Relations
Beyond the US election result, the attention to the South Caucasus depends on which role the emerging regional order will play in a changing global security architecture.| E-International Relations
Moscow's instruments of extracting political concessions in the region are gradually losing their effectiveness as the war in Ukraine continues.| E-International Relations
Claims of China's Debt Trap Diplomacy stem from a Western bias against China and China's opaque lending practices, but there is little evidence such claims are factual.| E-International Relations
Joseph Liow details the global power dynamics shaping Southeast Asia, but adopts an oversimplified framework to analyse the impact of the US-China conflict on the region.| E-International Relations
Putin's vision of reconciliation between Ukraine and Russia is flawed and demonstrates his intransigence.| E-International Relations
Taking civilizational diversity seriously requires recognition that the global does not exist except as a constant interaction between various local communities.| E-International Relations
To refuse the discourses of war and racialization it is necessary to do more than place them in critical relation to those of anti-war and anti-racialization. Instead, we should refuse to distinguish the two.| E-International Relations
Russia’s actions in 2014 were not just a response specific events such as NATO enlargement, EU policy, democracy promotion or revolution in Ukraine.| E-International Relations
Colin Flint talks about China's rise, influence in the South China Sea and the Belt and Road initiative, as well as the importance of ports and seapower in geopolitics.| E-International Relations
While seven of the eight Arctic states are NATO members, Russia is still a significant opponent in the region due to the size of its northern coastline and historical conditions.| E-International Relations
While Phillips provides an accessible and valuable international view of the Kurds, the book's one-sided perspective on several issues fails the reader.| E-International Relations
Zeynep Kaya tackles the repercussions of the Turkish invasion of Northern Syria, the position of women in Iraqi Kurdistan and the recovery of Yazidi communities.| E-International Relations
Allsopp and van Wilgenburg draw on interviews to provide a detailed and less romanticized account of the emergence, consolidation and crisis of the DAA in Northern Syria.| E-International Relations
Despite some lingering inconsistencies, this is a substantial contribution to the field, strengthened by the inclusion of a diverse range of locally-informed authors.| E-International Relations
Global history's dark heritage can be lightened by telling the shared history of peacemaking, rather than focusing on war.| E-International Relations
The expansion of the worldwide peace movement is evidence of the continuing dialogue concerning "museums of war and peace" and Hiroshima/Nagasaki days are at the heart of that conceptualization.| E-International Relations
Archive for August, 2024 | E-International Relations
The Islamic Republic and its liegemen are preparing to sustain a multifront war against the US, Israel, and Arab foes.| E-International Relations
Minimizing human vulnerability to climate change is largely determined by the extent to which societies develop and organize themselves to be resilient to these changes.| E-International Relations
Archive for July, 2024 | E-International Relations
Paul Staniland discusses the impacts of local conflicts and civil wars on regional stability in South Asia, and alternative approaches to conflict resolution.| E-International Relations
The 'US-China Dynamics' article series explores whether both states can be geopolitical and economic competitors, yet jointly maintain global order.| E-International Relations
Climate change cannot be tackled by capitalist ecological policies of financial institutions and Western states but socio-economic justice and postcolonial epistemes.| E-International Relations
To Indigenise sexualities is a theoretical project in the sense of making visible how colonialism and sexuality interact within the perverse logic of modernity.| E-International Relations
