Reviews

Review – The Digital Silk Road

Areesha Anwer • Jul 6 2023 • Features

Jonathan Hillman details the growing online influence gained by China through its Digital Silk Road, but fails to effectively cover its socio-economic impacts.

Review – Practicing Peace

Sarwar Minar • Jun 25 2023 • Features

Aarie Glas describes practices of conflict management in Southeast Asia and South America but questions arise about the applicability of such practices in other regions.

Review – The Tragic Mind

George Moody • Jun 20 2023 • Features

Robert Kaplan compellingly describes the need to study good foreign policy making through the lens of tragedy, but is occasionally over-rationalistic in his approach.

Review – World Ordering

Marcos Engelken-Jorge • Jun 17 2023 • Features

Emanuel Adler provides a comprehensive account of the development of the world social order, but questions arise regarding the value of globalisation in this process.

Review – Getting China Wrong

Niall Duggan • Jun 4 2023 • Features

Aaron Friedberg depicts how US engagement policies with China did not comprehend the true nature of the CCP, but fails to evaluate the nature of the policies themselves.

Review – Chip War

Gareth Mott • Jun 1 2023 • Features

This timely and articulate account of the semiconductor industry brings to life the historical, geopolitical, and economic significance of the rise of the chip.

Review – People Forced to Flee

Martin Duffy • May 17 2023 • Features

This comprehensive account of forced displacement highlights the potential for change, advocates more judicial action, and tackles the organisation’s own failings.

Review – Profit over Peace in Western Sahara

Alice Wilson • May 2 2023 • Features

Hagen and Pfeifer’s persuasive edited volume delves into the dilemma faced by Western Sahara and argues that its resource abundance has led to its colonisation.

Review – Scripts of Terror

Louise Pears • Apr 23 2023 • Features

Wilkinson demonstrates that stories matter to terrorists via detailed case studies, but could do more to consider where the scripts come from and the power of narrative.

Review – The Negotiators

Felicia Yuwono • Apr 19 2023 • Features

Jennifer Williams interviews negotiators to provide in-depth accounts of global and domestic crisis management, but the podcast lacks a cohesive takeaway on negotiations.

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