Opinion – Purposive, Not Reactive: Japan’s Museum Diplomacy in Egypt
By investing in institutions that preserve identity and heritage, Japan is constructing influence that outlasts any single loan agreement or connectivity corridor.
Interview – Raluca Csernatoni
Raluca Csernatoni calls for rethinking IR through a technopolitical lens, exhorting scholars to treat emerging tech as central to power, agency, and global order.
Too Strategic, Not Diplomatic: Why Turkish Universities Lack Research Centers on Classical Diplomacy
Turkish IR remains entangled in abstract theorizing, ideological narratives, and policy polemics, often at the expense of systematic, evidence-based scholarship.
Do Leader Visits Still Matter? Reflections on a Remarkable Week in Global Diplomacy
Structural forces set the stage for global politics, but the personal diplomacy of leading figures actively constructs the contours of geopolitical landscapes.
Review – China’s Rising Foreign Ministry
Dylan Loh reveals how the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs — not just top leaders — has shaped China’s assertive diplomacy through practice, media, and global discourse.
Interview – Jorge Heine
Retired ambassador Jorge Heine sees Global IR and active non-alignment as key for the Global South to break free from outdated paradigms and shape a multipolar world.
Opinion – Trump, Shattered Diplomacy and International Society
Trump’s break with traditional diplomatic norms is a potential pivot point where new expectations and possibilities for state behaviour may emerge.
Review – Living the Asian Century
This memoir traces Mahbubani’s rise from poverty to diplomatic success in meritocratic Singapore but lacks deep political analysis and engagement with opposing views.
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.
Interview – Marco Siddi
Marco Siddi discusses shifting EU-Russia relations and the attitudes to a green energy transition within the EU, as well as the diplomatic efforts needed for its success.
