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Review – Russia and the New World Disorder

Joseph Larsen • Nov 27 2015 • Features

An informative and lucid scholarly contribution that expertly blends the domestic and international to offer a compelling account of how policy is made in Russia.

Interview – Joseph Nye

E-International Relations • Nov 25 2015 • Features

Prof. Nye discusses the waning idea of the American Century, the role of China, India and Russia and the diffusion of power in world politics in the 21st century.

Strategic Uncertainty and the Regional Security Order in East Asia

Chinese and American intentions constitutes the two fundamental uncertainties that will shape regional security in East Asia.

Review Article – The BRICs and International Relations

Ray Kiely • Nov 21 2015 • Features

These two academically rigorous books serve as valuable guides to the relations among BRICs and provide engaging analyses on their impact on international order.

Diasporas and International Relations

Youly Diamanti-Karanou • Nov 1 2015 • Articles

Diasporas find themselves in between two countries, having an emotional investment in two nations, and preserving social connections in two societies.

The Politicisation of Orientalism: The Mutation of a Paradigm

Jiayuan Wang • Nov 1 2015 • Essays

The politicisation of Orientalism by the West had led to a mutation in the paradigm such that it has become not just a manifestation of imperialism but its instrument.

The “New Type of Major Power Relations”: A New Normal in Sino-US Ties

Anand V. • Oct 23 2015 • Articles

Political, economic and military conditions make a direct clash between the two powers possible, yet there are also constraints on all levels impeding on this.

Why Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Record Does Not Matter

Anna Viden • Oct 22 2015 • Articles

In the context of the strained security situation in the Middle East and Europe it seems unlikely that human rights considerations will gain the upper hand.

The “Peace” in China’s Peaceful Rise

Sriparna Pathak • Oct 15 2015 • Articles

The rise of China as a significant player in international politics is viewed with suspicion, and questions emerge whether it will challenge the hegemony of the U.S.

Beyond Thompson and Malaya: The Search for a Usable Counterinsurgency Past

Titus van de Kerke • Oct 11 2015 • Essays

Though modern British COIN doctrine has shaken off some of British COIN’s persistent myths, a more thorough and far-sighted questioning of its base principles is needed.

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