Articles

Opinion – Reducing Nuclear Fears to Negotiate a Winning Peace in Ukraine

Paul Alexander • Dec 12 2023 • Articles

Experts now routinely admit what few dared a year ago, Western weapons have been enough for Ukraine neither to lose or win.

Iraqi Kurdistan and the Failure of Capitalizing Kurdish-Israeli Relations

Farhang Faraydoon Namdar • Dec 11 2023 • Articles

While Kurdish-Israeli relations have benefited the Bashuris, internal divisions have hindered them from fully capitalizing on such ties.

Opinion – The Effect of Germany’s Zeitenwende on Exports and Soft Power

Alex Braun • Dec 10 2023 • Articles

A country proud of its commitment to progressive social values must decide how to assert its strength in more tenacious ways than simply by maintaining a hyper-surplus in its trade balance.

Opinion – The Israel/Hamas War and ‘Decolonial Washing’

David Chandler • Dec 7 2023 • Articles

Coloniality is so baked into Western state powers and institutions that attempts to take ‘short cuts’ through making ‘decolonial’ claims and statements can easily feed into existing hierarchies.

Deciphering Erdoğan’s Foreign Policy after Turkey’s 2023 Elections

Zenonas Tziarras • Dec 7 2023 • Articles

The interplay between Erdoğan’s ambitions and the evolving global order creates a complex landscape marked by unpredictability and the potential for geopolitical shifts.

Opinion – China’s Soft Power Diplomacy in the Caribbean

Pablo Baltodano • Dec 6 2023 • Articles

If there is competition between the US and China in the Caribbean region, it will be in the use of soft power diplomacy to resolve problems of general interest.

Opinion – The Risks of China’s Growing Influence in the Middle East

Hassan Jaber • Dec 3 2023 • Articles

It is vital that the region adopts an approach of strategic hedging and remains neutral for diplomacy and negotiation to become sustainable.

Relational IR Theories with Sinophone Characteristics

Emilian Kavalski • Dec 3 2023 • Articles

By moving away from the substantialist universe of IR, Sinophone relational approaches amplify the call for emancipatory ethics and politics.

Opinion – An Environmental Focus for US-Central Asia Relations

Wilder Alejandro Sánchez • Nov 29 2023 • Articles

Central Asia faces several environmental challenges, some natural and others human-made, which will be exacerbated by climate change.

Ashoka’s Diplomatic Odyssey: Cultivating Dharma, Fostering Healing

Patrick Olivelle • Nov 21 2023 • Articles

In numerous areas of language, culture and religion we can see the impact of this unique ruler on India’s long history.

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