Metro East - Central

With Narendra Modi en route to win India's next General Election the “Buddhist” feature of Indian public diplomacy will be maintained. http://dlvr.it/SvQkBG

To establish an all-encompassing and fair society, efforts must be directed towards appreciating and honoring various knowledge forms. http://dlvr.it/SvQMBz

When we consider the political stakes of the mass diffusion of data-driven technologies, it becomes clear that fundamental struggles over knowledge lie ahead. http://dlvr.it/SvMhbc

The practices of Russian foreign policy serve to call into being a “near abroad” with a certain identity and instantiate a particular construction of Russian identity itself. http://dlvr.it/SvK2GR

Dipin Kaur explores insurgent recruitment strategies, including the role of state capacities and ethnicity, with particular focus on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. http://dlvr.it/SvGmxp

We need alternative grand narratives that go beyond Eurocentrism critiques, and for that we still need macro-history. http://dlvr.it/SvFHh4

Nuances among the narratives presented on China are found in the analysis of pieces published by American and Latin American scholars and elites in Americas Quarterly. http://dlvr.it/SvCXDF

Interactions on the social lab of the Muslim dating apps signals an ongoing negotiating process of what it means to be (a) Muslim, (b) secular, and (c) a secular Muslim. http://dlvr.it/Sv98Q5

The case of the Howeitat’s division over the Neom project portends a decidedly weaker role for tribes and kinship groups in Mohammed bin Salman’s “new Saudi Arabia.” http://dlvr.it/Sv6Z7p

The USA can lend its support to pro-American regimes in the Middle East, and at the same time, encourage them to support semi-democratic institutions. http://dlvr.it/Sv67vn

David FitzGerald delves into trends in migration and asylum-seeking, variations in national policy responses, and the impact of securitisation. http://dlvr.it/Sv5m02

Despite some familiar conclusions, Omar McDoom's important contribution provides a quality in-depth analysis of the Rwandan genocide, particularly on participation. http://dlvr.it/Sv5lvb

We need more empirically grounded research that reflects on the particular, rather than the universal, conceptualisation and manifestation of security. http://dlvr.it/Sv3hZQ

E-International Relations is looking for Editorial Assistants to join the Thinking Global Podcast Team and volunteer some time with us. http://dlvr.it/Sv0GTR

Kevin Blackburn provides a detailed account of the sexual slavery practiced in wartime Singapore, but is limited by a dearth of first-hand testimony from local sources. http://dlvr.it/StyJPn

When Mike Williams vanishes on a hunting trip, the authorities suspect he was eaten by alligators but the true predators who took Mike may lurk much closer to home. The mystery of Mike’s disappearance might have faded from memory, if it wasn’t for one woman’s tireless crusade. From Wondery, comes a new season of Over My Dead Body; a story about an obsessive love affair, a scandalous secret and a mother’s battle for the truth. Listen to Over My Dead Body: Wondery.fm/_OMDB_ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy #do-not-sell-my-info.

An outbreak of violence reminds observers of the troubled relationship between the two communities in Cyprus and the complexities surrounding the conflict. http://dlvr.it/StwR4h

Gandhi takes globalisation from the Mahabharata and crafts an entirely new politics, satyagraha, based on ‘disinterested love’, not ‘interested contract’. http://dlvr.it/StnhWC

Florian Weigand uses the case of Afghanistan to posit a theory of legitimacy and authority under armed conflicts, but fails to consider the role of parallel institutions. http://dlvr.it/Stkgm0

While the UK and the US South seek to improve understandings of one another’s society and politics, historical attempts have proved fruitless. http://dlvr.it/StgYkl

The fact that events portrayed in fiction could be so easily and uncritically confused for events that really transpired raises questions. http://dlvr.it/StfFGd

Bruce Pannier and Temur Umarov discuss the regional politics of Central Asia, focussing on the dominance of Russia, democratisation, regional power relations, and more. http://dlvr.it/StdxVv

Ahsan Butt describes his theory of separatist movements, and its applicability to contemporary global conflicts and American foreign policy. http://dlvr.it/StdXnm

This thoroughly researched work gives victims a voice through eye opening accounts of refugee and migrant experiences alongside criticism of international organisations. http://dlvr.it/Stb5Yg

Under current geopolitical and institutional conditions, a decentralised approach is the most viable path forward for managing opportunities and risks. http://dlvr.it/StW6LB

Andrew Gawthorpe details changes in American politics on the domestic, partisan, and foreign fronts, along with the lasting impacts of the Trump Presidency. http://dlvr.it/StScXJ

Populists from the left and from the right created chaos and suffering – while those who improved things gradually, whilst respecting the rules of the game, have done much better. http://dlvr.it/StPk51

Those working through processes of decolonization, migration, and the restitution of land in settler and postcolonial societies now have access to a body of practical academic and experiential work. http://dlvr.it/StL5bN

Achieving a lasting change in the space sector requires tackling patriarchal and colonial biases so that a more diverse group of people can develop a truer sense of belonging. http://dlvr.it/StGFhm

Reforms could be introduced to make such healthcare much more accessible, less oppressive and less violent even with the cuts and pressures affecting NHS care generally. http://dlvr.it/StDSZF

Taking seriously the activist origins of anticolonial women’s international thought and in turn provincializing disciplinary binaries is essential to how we examine Third World activist women. http://dlvr.it/StBnMg

Looking beyond the popular narrative of Chinese debt-trap diplomacy, it becomes clear that it does not hold up to scrutiny. http://dlvr.it/St4XgM