An Exploration into Queerness and Race in Contemporary Comics
Having queer characters in works, even when the narrative is not specifically about being queer, is crucial.
Interview – Abi Williams
Dr. Abi Williams discusses the role of think tanks in international affairs, the future of multilateral institutions, UN reform and international courts and tribunals.
Review – The Right in Latin America
While its methodological shortcomings may raise the ire of some political scientists, this book is still ultimately a novel account of elite power in Latin America.
Introducing ‘Subaltern States’
This new blog focuses on less powerful or marginalized states, peoples, movements, or ideas within their domestic or regional contexts, or within the international system.
Recent Posts
Mexico’s Neoliberal Fix: U.S. Foreign Policy and the War on Drugs
Neoliberal policies of the 1980-90s in Mexico have triggered the explosion of violence caused by Drug Trafficking Organisations and that is, to this day, still present.
Kunarac: Defining Rape under International Criminal Law
The Kunarac case represented the international community’s willingness to recognise women’s vulnerability to mass atrocities.
Trump’s ‘Brexit Strategy’
Trump has defied reality by gauging that enough voters will ignore the tide of critics mobilising against him, even a growing number of senior Republican Party figures.
The Middle East, Obama, and America’s Quest for a New Grand Strategy
As the policy record – especially the Iran deal – shows, Obama’s approach can bring positive, even game changing, results at a relatively small cost.
Online Resources – Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
A collection of online resources, including multimedia clips and free book chapters, introducing foreign policy and diplomacy to beginners.
Online Resources – International Relations Basics
A series of basic resources, including videos, books and guides, to help get you started with studying International Relations.
Online Resources – US Foreign Policy
Primary resources, declassified papers, public policy documents and links to the Presidential Libraries in the USA. Part of E-IR’s Online Resources section.
A No-First-Use Policy Would Make the United States Less Secure
The benefits of a no-first-use policy are unlikely to materialize. Rather, the US is much more likely to see a number of negative consequences.
Interview – Elizabeth Shakman Hurd
Professor Shakman Hurd discusses her latest book ‘Beyond Religious Freedom’ and where she believes the study of religion in IR is headed.
No First Use of Nuclear Weapons: An Option for U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy?
As long as military and political leaders are aware of the effects of nuclear weapons, the barrier to crossing the nuclear threshold would remain prohibitively high.
A Goal at a Time: Sports and Kosovo’s Statehood
Battling the everyday struggles of a lagging economy, it is the next goal or gold medal that Kosovo greatly relies on for the dissemination of its political voice.
Interview – Kasturi Sen
Kasturi Sen discusses Syria’s healthcare system, derides the humanitarian costs of economic sanctions, and stresses the need for interdisciplinary approaches to research.
