Features

Interview – Koen Slootmaeckers

E-International Relations • Jun 9 2025 • Features

Koen Slootmaeckers discusses queer IR, EU politics, and burnout in academia, inviting scholars to prioritise self-care and build kinder communities.

Review – Rebel Militias in Eastern Ukraine

Jakob Hauter • May 26 2025 • Features

Laryš’s analysis of Russia’s proxy war in Donbas is rich in theory and detail, though occasionally weighed down by dense structure and unclear chronology.

Interview – Melissa Conley Tyler

E-International Relations • May 24 2025 • Features

Melissa Conley Tyler discusses Australia’s evolving diplomacy, highlighting the role of middle powers and minilateralism in a shifting global landscape.

Interview – Selina Ho

E-International Relations • May 21 2025 • Features

Selina Ho examines China’s rise, water and rail politics, as well as ASEAN’s resilience — urging a nuanced, cross-disciplinary approach to hegemony and public goods.

Interview – Jacqueline Laguardia Martinez

E-International Relations • May 10 2025 • Features

Jacqueline Laguardia Martinez explores Caribbean IR through climate resilience, regional integration, and Cuba’s cooperative diplomacy beyond ideological divides.

Review – Contesting Pluralism

Venkkat G. Krishnan • May 7 2025 • Features

Fisher-Onar compellingly reframes Turkish politics as ‘pluralizers’ vs. ‘anti-pluralists’, though critics warn of reasserting Western hegemonies in pluralist terms.

Thinking Global Podcast – Mark Juergensmeyer

E-International Relations • May 7 2025 • Features

Mark Juergensmeyer speaks about where religion and global politics meet, religious conflict, religious nationalism, and more.

Interview – Samuel Jardine

E-International Relations • May 5 2025 • Features

Samuel Jardine explores how frontier regions like space and the Arctic are shaping global competition — and why understanding diverse motives is key to global governance.

Thinking Global Podcast – Noah Zerbe

E-International Relations • Apr 28 2025 • Features

Noah Zerbe speaks about the global politics of food, the economy, technology, and globalisation.

E-International Relations at BISA 2025

E-International Relations • Apr 22 2025 • Features

E-International Relations will be attending the 2025 British International Studies Association (BISA) Conference in Belfast and recording for our podcast.

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