Cities can respond to issues of global concern in ways that may be difficult for states, but there is more work to be done in theorizing best practices.
An extensive glossary of key terms central to IR and the study of global politics, taken from from the textbook ‘Understanding Global Politics’.
A beginner’s guide to realism and liberalism, incorporating insights from some of the critical theoretical paradigms within International Relations.
Darren Byler discusses the idea of terror capitalism, and the domestic and international roles of the Chinese political-economy.
An accessible starting point for any reader looking to get to grips with how the world works – including as preparation for embarking on an International Relations degree or taking the global politics A-Level.
It is a happy irony that families like Ocean’s who have sacrificed so much, bequeath to their host society a narrative not only gorgeous, but priceless.
A revival of nationalism across Europe is a scenario that should not be excluded, especially if the economy deteriorates and insecurity increases.
If Russia manages to control all of the Ukrainian coast, this will negatively impact on Ukraine’s ability to resist and further strain global food security.
Constructivism effectively explains the return and use of armed private security companies in the maritime domain.
Pallavi Raghavan talks about moving away from colonial and hegemonic tropes and making IR more inclusive of the Global South.
For decades, German policy towards Putin’s Russia was beset by dangerous delusions based on a rather selective grasp of which lessons to draw from Germany’s own history.
Repeating what their predecessors had done in previous centuries, in 2022 Russia ordered a systematic killing of Ukrainian civilians in an attempt to keep Ukraine under Russian control.
Putin’s so-called de-Nazification has nothing to do with combating Nazis in Ukraine and everything to do with the xenophobic Stalinist and racist climate in Putin’s Russia.
Far from memorializing the dead, enduring controversy just shows how far Ireland remains steeped in dark heritage.
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