Features

Review – The Once and Future World Order

Bo Yuan Chang • Aug 23 2025 • Features

Acharya reframes the world order as multicivilizational and co-created, though his global claims would benefit from clearer links between ideas and practice.

Thinking Global Podcast – Anthony F. Lang Jr.

E-International Relations • Aug 18 2025 • Features

Anthony F. Lang Jr. speaks about universal values, International Political Theory (IPT), normativity, ethics, Grotius and more.

Review – Quantum International Relations

Chengxin Pan • Aug 18 2025 • Features

Der Derian and Wendt offer bold insights into world politics, but the book’s complexity may limit broader impact beyond its already-converted scholarly circle.

Review – Critical Feminist Justpeace

Constanza Jorquera Mery • Aug 12 2025 • Features

Karie Riddle offers vital insights on gender and peace in complex contexts, though the book’s ambitious theory lacks clarity and broader methodological reach.

Interview Feature – North Azovian Greeks in War and Transition

E-International Relations • Aug 8 2025 • Features

Christos Mantas and Konstantina Oikonomou explore how liminality, conflict, and displacement reveal structural gaps in international law and protection of the Greek community in Ukraine.

Interview – Joyeeta Gupta

E-International Relations • Aug 4 2025 • Features

Joyeeta Gupta calls for justice-centered climate governance, urging bold reforms to protect the planet’s most vulnerable and rethink how we value progress.

Interview – Michael Byers

E-International Relations • Jul 31 2025 • Features

Michael Byers explains how space, climate change, and conflict intersect and why global cooperation and context matter more than ever in international law.

Review – America’s Cold Warrior

Nathan Trimble • Jul 25 2025 • Features

James Wilson portrays Paul Nitze as a visionary yet polarizing strategist whose enduring influence invites both praise and critical scrutiny.

Review – Turkey and the West

Pınar Buket Kılınç Pala • Jul 16 2025 • Features

Kirişci traces Turkey–West tensions through history with sharp analysis, though post-2020 shifts call for updates to address today’s more complex geopolitical landscape.

Interview – Joseph J. Kaminski

E-International Relations • Jul 9 2025 • Features

Joseph Kaminski explores Islamic governance beyond the nation-state, critiques Western IR paradigms, and advocates for decolonizing global political thought.

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