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