There is a growing awareness of humanity’s precarious place in the universe and an emergent sense that the heavens cannot be conquered.
While modernizing the US nuclear arsenal is a necessity, adding more nuclear weapons to the US stockpile is a costly and unnecessary endeavour.
Khamenei is legitimised as a clerical leader only in an Islamic society where women are instrumentalised to continuously bestow legitimacy on his rule.
China, as a non-Western great power, is bringing its own cultural values and practices into an increasingly multicultural international order.
China uses joint exercises to reassure Russia, while at the same time intimidating its regional opponents in times of rising tensions over Taiwan.
Russia’s view of the world in terms of one big ‘Russophobic’ conspiracy theory precluded alternatives to what it deems ‘defensive’ measures.
Without confronting the reality of coloniality, the continuation of colonial violence, perpetuated against peoples and nature will move from earth and into space.
While Turkish IR might leverage its empire to carve out a unique identity and authority within the broader IR discipline, the Ottoman legacy invites scholars globally to make meaningful contributions.
Indonesia’s ascent as an emerging middle power offers insights into the interplay between domestic transformations and global conduct.
The international community must promote peaceful dispute resolution and work toward preserving the stability of the global maritime security order.
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