Review – Autocracy, Inc.
Applebaum describes the threat to democracy from rising collaborations among autocracies, but could offer more depth on certain important case studies and solutions.
Review – Governing the Feminist Peace
A valuable and nuanced account of the WPS agenda that employs innovative methods but could use a more accessible style and engage further with non-Western perspectives.
Review – Mrs Robinson
This celebratory biographical account presents successes and controversies encountered over Mary Robinson’s career in an honest and open, if sometimes impersonal, way.
Review – India’s Near East
Paliwal sheds much needed light on seven decades of India’s policies towards its near east, but overlooks the role of communal policies and global power shifts.
Review – Lives of Circumcised and Veiled Women
Chatterjee’s timely book explores the global discourses on female genital cutting and Islamic veiling, but could have further detailed the origins of these discourses.
Review – Cyber Sovereignty
This multidimensional analysis of cyber sovereignty thoroughly assesses state-centric perspectives, but tends to overlook the implications for human rights and inclusion.
Review – The Red Suitcase
This film is an evocative portrayal of the impacts of the most recent civic protests in Iran, and an example of the importance of protest filmography in social messaging.
Review – The Return of Great Powers
Sciutto provides a thought-provoking examination of the interactions between great powers, despite a misleading title and omission of the role of smaller regional powers.
Review – Navalny
This film provides an unfiltered view of Alexei Navalny as a Russian opposition leader, shedding important light on controversies and conspiracies in Russian politics.
Review – How Migration Really Works
De Haas robustly deconstructs migration myths, challenges preconceptions and provokes reflection, but alternatives to a solutionist policy perspective remain understated.
