In Search of British Exceptionalism Post-Brexit
The UK’s political leaders are ultimately interested in the idea and practice of global influence. We should expect to see more of this even in the trying months ahead.
An Unlikely Alliance? Canada-Japan Relations in the Justin Trudeau Years
Japan offers Canada access to the Asian market as well as protection from the increasing ‘China threat’ which will enhance Canada’s prospects in the future.
The Performativity of Sovereignty: Challenging Essentialism within IR Theory
Paradoxically, Waltz, Jackson and their predecessors have perpetuated the structuration of the international order as one of hierarchy rather than anarchy.
Opinion – Pakistan’s New Approach to Gilgit-Baltistan
There is far more at stake for Islamabad in upgrading the region to provisional provincial status than merely appeasing Beijing or angering New Delhi.
Cuban Cold War Internationalism and the Nonaligned Movement
Although Cuba provided aid to over 20 countries in Africa, their 16 year mission in Angola stood out as proof that in spite of the US, they could still exert their own influence around the world.
Incorporating Race into Introductory International Relations Courses
To engage credibly and constructively, academics need to un-learn professing, in order to reconfigure our courses and classrooms.
The Pandemic in Brazil: Normality as Necropolitics
COVID has caused social chaos in Brazil, and a discourse of return to normality and valorization of the economy to the detriment of public health is being headed by the country’s highest authority.
Radical Democracy and Self-Governance in Kurdistan
The Kurdish model promises a secular, democratic, pluralistic, egalitarian and environmentalist model of self-rule for all, providing an opportunity for peace and harmony in Kurdistan.
Rolling Back the Imperial Presidency? Joe Biden and the Future of U.S. War Powers
Congress must be recognized as a co-equal branch of government and they must use their constitutional powers to establish binding limits on presidential power.
US Sanctions against Iran and Their Implications for the Indo-Pacific
Sanctions against Iran pose a dilemma for India and a significant challenge for Iran’s foreign policy, especially in the latter’s strategic partnership with India.
