European Defence at a Crossroads
The recent emergence of the EU as a regional defence actor is gradually eroding the notion of the traditional Anglo-American driven European defence leadership of NATO.
Interview – Emma Sky
Former advisor to the US military in Iraq, Emma Sky, talks about her views on foreign intervention, US foreign policy, elections in Iraq and the two-state solution.
Towards a New Cold War?
Russia’s position requires that the West acquiesce to a Russian ‘sphere of influence’. In the EU, sensitivities about a ‘new Yalta’ will make that hard to accept.
Review – Seeing White
This affecting podcast series considers whiteness, privilege, and structural racism, and provides useful insights for the analysis of IR and knowledge production.
Forecasting the Future: Prospects of a Negotiated Settlement with North Korea
Approaching the negotiations between the United States and North Korea through a systematic fashion, the harsh reality is that these negotiations are very likely to fail.
Review – Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic
David Frum puts forward a powerful message outlining his concerns over the Trump presidency and the damage it is doing to the country, democracy and conservatism.
To Avoid a Syrian Quagmire: Turkish-American Compromise and Cooperation
Negotiation and compromise between both governments and the SDF are explored as the path forward for the United States, Turkey, and anti-Assad forces.
When Will America Come Home? When Trump Visits London, Seoul or Berlin
The forward deployment is a legacy of the Cold War when the US was faced with a challenging Superpower and the need to protect its allies.
What Can a Japan-US-India-Australia Cooperation Do?
Nowadays, further security cooperation of Japan-US-India-Australia is increasingly plausible in order to to ensure prosperous stability in the whole of Indo-Pacific.
If There Was a Time to Support Reformists in Iran, It’s Now
With Iran and Israel coming perilously close to the risk of war, now is the time to support reform in Iran.
