Asia

Interview – Astha Chadha

E-International Relations • Jan 2 2026 • Features

Astha Chadha calls for a post-Western Global IR that embraces religion, hauntology, and non-Western cosmologies to rethink power, justice, and security.

Interview – Ankit Panda

E-International Relations • Dec 18 2025 • Features

Ankit Panda reflects on a new nuclear age marked by great-power rivalry, rising proliferation pressures, and fading arms control, urging realism about deterrence in a riskier world.

Interview – Kishore Mahbubani

E-International Relations • Oct 15 2025 • Features

Kishore Mahbubani urges IR scholars to decolonize thought, embrace multipolarity, and rethink Western dominance as Asia and the Global South reshape world order.

Review – Living the Asian Century

Peter Coclanis • Feb 9 2025 • Features

This memoir traces Mahbubani’s rise from poverty to diplomatic success in meritocratic Singapore but lacks deep political analysis and engagement with opposing views.

Opinion – All Eyes on the Upcoming Meetings between Lula and Xi

Rafael R. Ioris • Oct 24 2024 • Articles

Should Chinese and Brazilian leaders find ways to work together for a shared future, a more dynamic and multidimensional partnership seems likely.

Opinion – China’s ‘New Cold War’ Posturing

Shubham • Jul 15 2022 • Articles

China looks set for a new multi-faceted, autocratic and prolonged Cold War as it expands its footprint across the Indo Pacific.

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