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Opinion – Justice for World War II Comfort Women in Taiwan’s Partisan Human Rights Calculus?

Calls for justice for Taiwanese victims have never gained the traction that they did in Korea and China. http://dlvr.it/T6DvcC

Cross-Strait Authority Dynamics and Panda Diplomacy Gift-Giving Rituals

China had the calculations of authority and timing wrong in gifting pandas to Taiwan, turning Taiwanese sentiment against trust and goodwill toward the mainland. http://dlvr.it/T6Ch8N

Interview – Mario Artaza

Mario Artaza reflects on his expansive diplomatic career and foray into the private sector, and how Chilean foreign policy is adapting to the changing global order. http://dlvr.it/T6CJCR

Thinking Global Podcast – Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling speaks human geography, Brexit, ‘Shattered Nation’, inequality, human progress, influenza, rising mortality rates and more. http://dlvr.it/T69X5g

Silver Lining in the Clouds: Will the US Geoengineer?

Calls for the US to use its resources to unilaterally embark upon a programme of solar geoengineering are likely to grow louder in coming decades. http://dlvr.it/T67jZH

Interview – Deepshikha Shahi

Deepshikha Shahi reflects on the theoretical underpinnings of Global International Relations, and the differing approaches to studying post-Western and non-Western IR. http://dlvr.it/T5xgHl

Review – Ordering Violence

Paul Staniland analyses the factors influencing government responses to armed groups, but sometimes fails to consider the complexity of motivations behind such responses. http://dlvr.it/T5xfxf

Turning Domestic into Political: The Case of Female Self-immolation in Iran

Patriarchal values fuel conflict, confine Iranian women to home, and impact their security, driving some to choose self-immolation. Yet, some also find agency in that. http://dlvr.it/T5xfhb

Interview – Simon Dalby

Simon Dalby discusses the meaning of firepower in today's society, the impact of the climate crisis on geopolitics, and potential responses to climate change. http://dlvr.it/T5pC4Y

Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Protests in Bosnia and Herzegovina show fundamental issues in the international efforts of peace-building and transitional justice during the post-war reconstruction period. http://dlvr.it/T5mfgG

Review – The Russo-Ukrainian War

Serhii Plokhy's knowledge of Ukraine's history is evident in this account of the current conflict, but lacks engagement with Western foreign policy stances on the war. http://dlvr.it/T5fDBb

Interview – Zachary Lavengood

Zachary Lavengood explores the impact of the Arctic region's geopolitics on current events, and the possibility of its emergence as a trade competitor for China. http://dlvr.it/T5fCzj

Rethinking the Role and Influence of U.S. Defense and Foreign Policy Think Tanks

Think tanks have no shortage of ideas, but for their ideas to take hold, policymakers and other leaders must have the capacity to listen. http://dlvr.it/T5dxh9

The 2024 Article Award

We invite PhD / doctoral students and early career academics to prepare articles outlining novel, or under appreciated, ideas that contribute to a better understanding of international relations – with a £1000 prize. http://dlvr.it/T5Y469

Thinking Global Podcast – Arvind Kumar

Arvind Kumar speaks about the significance of the 2024 Indian elections, who the key political figures and parties are, class-based minor parties, and more. Available in Hindi and English. http://dlvr.it/T5WmjZ

Populist Transition: The Cases of Venezuela and Ecuador

The continuation of Latin American populism will likely produce messianic leaders characterized by beautiful promises that often do not respect the reality of things. http://dlvr.it/T5WmRN

Do Coups d’État Influence Peace Negotiations During Civil War?

The Sudanese Civil War shows that mechanisms by which coups come to resemble ‘peace-inducing shocks’ are easily interrupted by ‘spoilers’ who oppose the terms of peace. http://dlvr.it/T5S6mF

How Did Russia Use Anti-Western Narratives To Justify Intervening In Syria?

Russian narratives on Syria to justify military intervention are anti-Western, and comprise claims to legitimate counterterrorism and adherence to international law. http://dlvr.it/T5S6YP

Opinion – Türkiye’s 2024 Local Elections Challenge President Erdoğan

Türkiye demonstrates a popular desire for transformation among its citizens that could redefine the nation’s longer-term political trajectory. http://dlvr.it/T5Pmb7

Is Resilience Thinking a Form of Eugenics?

Instead of relying on individual grit, determination, and immune systems to survive our perilous present, we need to value and practice interdependence. http://dlvr.it/T5KJRh

The Battle of Austerlitz: The Utility of Game Theory for Operational Analysis

Game theory allows analysts to model even complex battlefield scenarios, enabling past and future military operations to be simulated and alternative courses of action compared. http://dlvr.it/T5GXNY

Thinking Global Podcast – Quentin Skinner

Quentin Skinner speaks about understanding the work of Hobbes and Machiavelli, contextualism, political theory, global politics, and more. http://dlvr.it/T5DXnr

The Fourth Year of the Milk Tea Alliance

Although the memory of the Milk Tea Alliance may have faded, it was only four years ago that it sparked an internet 'war' between Thai and Chinese netizens over the status of Hong Kong and Taiwan. http://dlvr.it/T5D8QS

Opinion – Administrative Reparations for Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine

The broad range of CRSV victims in Ukraine demonstrates the diversity and complexity of their reparative needs. http://dlvr.it/T59h0s

Interview – Arjun Chowdhury

Arjun Chowdhury reflects on the changes to what constitutes a contemporary security issue on the world stage, and the need for reform in approaches to state-building. http://dlvr.it/T56zCC

Thinking Global Podcast – Rahul Verma

Rahul Verma speaks about the 2024 Indian elections, India’s electoral system, the elections’ global dimension and more, in the first of our multilingual ‘India votes’ series. http://dlvr.it/T4w4wF