The widening U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran is usually narrated as a Middle Eastern crisis. That is true, but strategically incomplete. Since the…
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Why the Kuomintang’s Engagement with Beijing Undermines Taiwan’s Security – E-International Relations
Analyses of the April 7, 2026 “Cheng–Xi meeting” risk falling into a conceptual blind spot: interpreting the encounter between the two party…
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In September 2024, The New York Times published an op-ed by Raj M. Shah and Christopher M. Kirchhoff. They argued that the…
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Political Legitimacy, Monarchy, and Democratic Transition in Iran – E-International Relations
Restoration rhetoric often reappears after authoritarian crisis or collapse, but it should not be mistaken for democratic mandate. From France and Italy…
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Thinking Global Podcast – T.V. Paul (Part One) – E-International Relations Thinking Global This week on the Thinking Global…
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The National Interest: Politics After GlobalizationBy Philip CunliffePolity, 2025 For the bulk of the post-Cold War period, centrist liberals had been associated…
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Stories are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American MindBy Annalee NewitzW.W. Norton and Company, 2024 Stories Are Weapons represents a welcome contribution…
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Fantasy, Messianism, and (Neo)Realism’s Limits in Explaining Russia-Ukraine War – E-International Relations
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has generated competing explanations that emphasise different perceived threats. Realist frameworks focus on NATO…
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President Trump has said he is reconsidering the US’s position in NATO, because NATO has failed to back his war on Iran…
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Contemporary debates on reforming the United Nations, particularly its Security Council, largely revolve around questions of power redistribution and institutional design. Recent…