Reviews

Review – Eurowhiteness

Sam Pryke • Dec 20 2023 • Features

Hans Kundnani tackles the racial and colonial histories of the European Union, but fails to engage with the idea (or lack thereof) of European nationalism.

Review – The Last Politician

Michael Cox • Dec 14 2023 • Features

Franklin Foer does a deep dive into the first two years of the Biden Presidency, but questions arise over some conclusions in light of the impact of recent global events.

Review – The Justification of War and International Order

Ananya Sharma • Nov 17 2023 • Features

This edited collection explores the evolving justifications of war on the international stage, but does not engage with newer factors such as the use of social media.

Review – The Big Con

Timothy Morris • Nov 11 2023 • Features

Mazzucato and Collington caution against today’s excessive government reliance on consulting firms, but fail to provide comparative examples of their potential benefits.

Review – Conflict and Peace in Western Sahara

Irene Fernández-Molina • Nov 5 2023 • Features

This edited volume uses the case of MINURSO to shed light on the efficacy of United Nations peacekeeping missions, which could be improved with more first-hand accounts.

Review – Artificial Intelligence and International Relations Theories

Amelia C. Arsenault • Oct 24 2023 • Features

Ndzendze and Marwala elucidate the impact of artificial intelligence on international relations theories, but fail to delve into AI’s unique features at key points.

Review – An Unwritten Future

Jing-Syuan Wong • Oct 8 2023 • Features

Jonathan Kirshner highlights the persisting relevance of classical realism in world politics today, but his analysis would benefit from a wider range of case studies.

Review – Shock and War

Elizabeth Brown • Sep 22 2023 • Features

Gordon Corera presents a comprehensive exploration of the dynamics that influenced Britain’s war in Iraq, but does not sufficiently address questions of its legality.

Review – Oppenheimer

Martin Duffy • Sep 15 2023 • Features

Christopher Nolan’s depiction of Oppenheimer and the atom bomb is a key tool for IR scholars, but only scratches the surface of nuclear weaponry in IR.

Review – Ben Ali’s Tunisia

Emma Murphy • Sep 7 2023 • Features

Anne Wolf presents fresh insights into the Ben Ali regime and its demise, but the extrapolated theory of power under authoritarianism requires more comparative analysis.

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