What do International Relations Academics think about Security Threats?
The survey confirmed that experts continue to have an eye firmly on the bigger picture of global politics, despite alarmist rhetoric and limited popular debate.
Post-9/11 Afghanistan: An Alternative Critical-Theoretical Perspective
The article aims at unfolding the genealogy of the post 9/11 Afghan crisis, providing an understanding of the temporal and spatial dimensions of social reality.
Xi and the North Korea Challenge in the Trump Era
The United States and China must jointly address the North Korea challenge, based on the consensus that North Korea is a common security threat and peace is possible.
Has the United Nations Become Irrelevant?
Seismic shifts in the global geopolitical landscape and other existential issues make the UN more relevant today than ever before in the seven decades of its existence.
What Next for Iraq after the Battle of Mosul?
The battle for Mosul is a proxy for a complex set of interests competing for hegemony. It is not the end, rather the beginning of the next waves of conflict Iraq faces.
Revisiting the Clash of Civilizations Thesis After 9/11
Afghans believing in the Taliban/al-Qaida discourse will succumb to the intellectual insights of Huntington’s thesis which endorses the same worldview in a reverse guise.
Interview – Anand Menon
Anand Menon discusses linkages between domestic politics and international relations, the impact of Brexit on EU politics, and the disruptive rise of Eurosceptic parties.
Understanding Post-9/11 Afghanistan
A humanistic re-interpretation of the Quran would be a crucial step towards vindicating Islam against its distortion and demonisation by hegemonic aspirants.
The Annual E-IR Article Award (Deadline 30 March)
E-IR invites PhD students and early career academics to prepare short papers outlining novel, or under appreciated, ideas that will contribute to the understanding of international relations.
Obama’s Bulwark against Torture: Will It Stop Trump?
The Obama administration’s two-pronged approach of closing legal gaps and studying effective means of interrogation, in fact, helps illuminate the moral point at stake.
