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.

Opinion – Turkey’s Continuing Autocratic Turn

Bahram P. Kalviri • May 4 2025 • Articles

While Erdoğan has filled state institutions with loyalists, deeply entrenched organizations like the military are not so easily reconstituted.

Opinion – The US-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in its Second Year

Julian McBride • May 4 2025 • Articles

With opportunities to expand into the technology, economic and trade sectors, Hanoi and Washington continue to grow bilateral ties.

Opinion – The Return of Erik Prince

Rishab Rathi • May 1 2025 • Articles

A recent deal between Erik Prince and the Democratic Republic of Congo has reignited global debate about the role of private military companies in fragile states.

The Ghibli Lens: When Algorithms Chase the Artist’s Spark

Carmel Maria Jose • May 1 2025 • Articles

In a world where machines can imitate everything, it is the imperfect, unpredictable spark of human intention that will keep creativity alive.

Nationalism, Populism, and Institutional Decline: The Parallel Paths of Trump and Netanyahu

Neta Oren • May 1 2025 • Articles

Israel’s experience serves as a warning of the dangers faced when democracy rapidly crumbles.

Who Believes in Gulf Futurism?

Ahmed Elbenni • Apr 29 2025 • Articles

The goal of every Gulf regime, but especially Saudi Arabia and the UAE, is to impress upon subject and ally alike a visceral sense of acceleration.

The Politics of Endurance: Sanctions Resilience in Cuba and Iran

Ninon de Buchet • Apr 29 2025 • Essays

Regimes in Cuba and Iran have sustained sanctions resilience through economic reforms, including neoliberal policies, and ideologically driven nationalist discourses of resistance.

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.

Why the Pandemic Treaty Must Reclaim Human Rights and Equity

Salvador Santino Regilme • Apr 27 2025 • Articles

The ongoing WHO negotiations represent a chance to reimagine global health governance based on solidarity, equity and the recognition of shared human vulnerability.

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