Review – Humanitarian Business
Humanitarian Business explores some of the most critical characteristics of humanitarian action in ever-changing contexts, and richly deserves the praise it has received.
Interview – Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita discusses game theory as an indicator of political outcomes, his correct Iran prediction, and the threat of Vladimir Putin in Syria.
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.
Movie Review – ‘Hail, Caesar!’ and the Red Menace
‘Hail, Caesar!”s major contribution to the IR field is to remind us that the current tensions between the two global powers are nothing new.
Interview – Ali G. Scotten
Ali G. Scotten discusses the significance of the Iranian nuclear deal, Iran’s changing relations with the US, and the political split between reformers and hardliners.
Open Access Book – Ukraine’s Euromaidan: Broadcasting through Information Wars with Hromadske Radio
This book brings together a series of reports on the Ukraine crisis, written as events unfolded by Marta Dyczok. It offers a kaleidoscopic chronicle of events during Ukraine’s Euromaidan.
Review – Black Code: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Dark Side of the Internet
Deibert convincingly argues for the legitimate need of cybersecurity, but fails to provide a solution of how to resolve the tension between cyber-control and openness.
Interview – Ciarán Devane
Ciarán Devane discusses the British Council’s ‘cultural diplomacy,’ academic conceptions of soft power, and the role of culture can play in international development.
Review – Clausewitz on Small War
A welcome addition to the growing recent scholarship on Clausewitz which will add depth to theoretical and analytical approaches to war and strategic studies.
Review – Eurafrica: The Untold History of European Integration and Colonialism
Although a bit light on analysis, Hansen and Jonsson succeed in showing perceptively how European integration and colonialism in Africa are related.
