Interview – Max Abrahms
Max Abrahms defends his proposition that terrorism is a losing tactic, reflects on the varying motives behind terrorism, and suggests an approach for countering ISIS.
Review – Reducing Uncertainty: Intelligence Analysis and National Security
A comprehensive yet relatable portrayal of U.S. intelligence which does an excellent job of conveying how little the public knows, and what it often fails to comprehend.
Review – Liberal Realism: a Realist Theory of Liberal Politics
An engaging, perceptive and well-judged contribution which will give even those who disagree with the realist critique a reason to reflect on their own principles.
Interview – Stephen Hopgood
Professor Hopgood discusses the “dissolution of the West”, the dilemmas of human rights activism, and the obstacles to achieving humanitarian aims via the ICC and R2P.
Review – Communism in Pakistan: Politics and Class Activism 1947-1972
Kamran Asdar Ali provides superb documentary evidence and a rich detailed analysis to construct a forgotten history of class struggle and political activism in Pakistan.
Review – The Sino-Soviet Alliance: An International History
Jersild provides an excellent multidimensional analysis of the Beijing-Moscow relationship and valuable strategic insights which demarcate this book from earlier titles.
Review – The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia’s New Geopolitics
Small gives us a fresh and well-researched book on Chinese, Indian, Pakistani and Afghani politics and the key geopolitical security issues of the Asian region.
Review – The Cuban Embargo
One of the few examples of a monograph on the US embargo of Cuba, this short and readable text helps us understand key internal dynamics which drive this policy.
Interview – Emilian Kavalski
Emilian Kavalski reflects on his approach to climate change, propounds the relevancy of ‘complexity thinking’ to IR, and discusses the current “power shift to the East”.
Review – Debating Human Rights
Chong addresses the complexities of universal human rights and presents contemporary debates that are excellent springboard into the much contested rights discourse.
