This week on the Thinking Global Podcast, Romanos (@rmnorph) and Edward (⁠@edwarddcurry5⁠) chat with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) about what they've been reading in the third instalment of The Laid-Back Book Club. Edward speaks about ‘Water: Asia’s New Battleground’, Romanos talks about ‘⁠Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine’, and Kieran chats about ‘Conspiracy and Power’, ‘Queer International Relations’, and ‘The Quest For Knowledge in International Relations.’ Thinking Global is now recruiting for Podcast Editorial Assistants - If you would like to apply, click ⁠HERE⁠. Don't forget to follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠ for exclusive content! Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠E-International Relations⁠ - the world's leading open access website for student and scholars of international politics. If you enjoy the output of E-International Relations, please consider a donation⁠.

George Lawson (Australia National University - @GeorgeLawsonIR) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Revolution and international relations in the second episode of two-parts. Prof. George Lawson chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Catharine (@catharinedamron) about why we should think of revolutions as international or global phenomena, ‘Unruly Politics’, ‘negotiated revolutions’, and more. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. If you enjoy the output of E-International Relations, please consider a ⁠donation⁠.

George Lawson (Australia National University - @GeorgeLawsonIR) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Revolution and international relations in part one of a two-part series. Prof. George Lawson chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Catharine (@catharinedamron) on conceptualising Revolution, the debates within comparative political and sociological studies about revolution, whether history or comparative theory is more significant when thinking about revolution, and what ‘anatomies’ of revolution indicates. This week we have our first ‘open letter challenge’. What is your favourite international relations theory to read about and why? – the best entry will be read out on next week’s episode. Just email your answers to: thinkingglobal.eir@gmail.com. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. If you enjoy the output of E-International Relations, please consider a ⁠⁠donation⁠⁠.

Maria Popova (McGill University - @PopovaProf @mcgillu) and Oxana Shevel  (Tufts University - @OxanaShevel @TuftsPolSci) speak with the Thinking Global team about the conflict and politics between Russia and Ukraine. Professors Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel chat with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Jennifer (@JenniferEngl) about the factors that led to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO expansion and ‘westsplaining’, Regime divergence, identity, war fatigue and holding perpetrators of war crimes accountable. Maria and Oxana’s new book Russia and Ukraine: Entangled Histories, Diverging States (Polity, 2023) is out now. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. If you enjoy the output of E-International Relations, please consider a ⁠donation⁠.

Joseph S. Nye Jr. (Harvard Kennedy School - @Kennedy_School) speaks with the Thinking Global team about US Foreign Policy, Soft Power, Theory and more. Prof. Joseph S. Nye. Jr. chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Edward (@edwarddcurry5) about his latest book A Life In The American Century (Polity, 2024), soft power, international relations theory, US Foreign Policy, the current crisis in the Middle East, and the question of US decline. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. If you enjoy the output of E-International Relations, please consider a donation⁠.

Simon Curtis (University of Surrey - @UniOfSurrey @SurreyPolitics) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the ‘global city’ and international relations. Dr. Simon Curtis chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Romanos (@rmnorph) on conceptualising the ‘global city’, the role of the urban in the global order, why we should focus more on ‘the urban’ in International Relations, China and the Belt and Road Initiative in such a schema, and the future of the global city in a post-pandemic world. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. If you enjoy the output of E-International Relations, please consider a ⁠donation⁠.

Genevieve Guenther (End Climate Science, The New School – @DoctorVive) speaks with the Thinking Global Team about COP28, Climate Language, Communication and Misinformation. Dr. Guenther chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Catharine (@catharinedamron) on how to conceptualise ‘climate crisis’, COP28, how the media, activists and diplomats communicate and miscommunicate the key facts of the climate crisis, and how climate politics is bound-up with language. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. If you enjoy the output of E-International Relations, please consider a ⁠donation⁠.

Jamie Gaskarth (The Open University - @GaskarthJamie) speaks with the Thinking Global team about British Foreign Policy, Brexit, The Commonwealth, David Cameron and William Hague. Prof. Gaskarth chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Romanos (@rmnorph) about defining features of British Foreign Policy, the ‘indo-pacific’ tilt, the status of the Commonwealth following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, what we should expect from David Cameron (@David_Cameron) as Foreign Secretary, the effect of Brexit, and evaluating William Hague (@WilliamJHague) as an ‘activist’ foreign minister. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. If you enjoy the output of E- International Relations, please consider a ⁠donation⁠.

Maurice Stierl (Osnabrück University - @MauriceStierl) speaks with the Thinking Global team about migration and the weaponization of time, borders and migrant solidarity. Dr. Stierl chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Marianna (@Faloulah) about how time can be weaponised, how this relates to EU Maritime Migration Policy, migrant resistance and solidarity, the entanglement of borders, and resistance as method. Additionally, check out Maurice’s article in Security Dialogue: Rebel spirits at sea: Disrupting EUrope’s weaponizing of time in maritime migration governance. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. If you enjoy the output of E-International Relations, please consider a ⁠donation⁠.

Giorgio Shani (International Christian University, Tokyo - @GiorgioShani) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Sikh Nationalism and Post-Western IR. Prof. Shani speaks with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Tusharika (@Tusharika24) about Sikh Nationalism, The Khalistan Movement, tensions between Canada and India concerning Sikh Nationalism, how this is distinct from Hindu Nationalism, and what it is to conceive of a Post-Western IR. Additionally, check out Giorgio's recent article for E International Relations on this topic: The Sikh Diaspora: In The Shadow Of Khalistan. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. If you enjoy the output of E International Relations, please consider a ⁠donation⁠.

Natasha Saunders (University of St. Andrews - @NEGSaunders) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Refugees, Digital Border Technologies and The Violence of Asylum. Dr. Saunders chats with Kieran (⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠) about the distinction between refugee status and asylum, the 'slow violence' of the latter, digital border technologies, current UK policy towards asylum seekers and refugees, and the manner in which resistance manifests to these. Additionally, check out Natasha's article in The European Journal of Political Theory ⁠'Security, digital border technologies, and immigration admissions: Challenges of and to non-discrimination, liberty and equality'. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. If you enjoy the output of E-International Relations, please consider a donation.

Elena Şimanschi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ESimanschi) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Russian (dis)information on Ukraine. Elena chats with Kieran (⁠@kieranjomeara⁠) and Catharine Damron (@catharinedamron) about what (dis)information is, what its major mechanisms are, how it materialises, its connection with emotion and memory, alongside the findings of her empirical study. Additionally, check out Elena's article in International Affairs 'Fabricating a War? Russian (dis)information on Ukraine.' Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Megan MacKenzie (Simon Fraser University - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SFU) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Military Sexual Violence (MSV) and her new book Good Soldiers Don't Rape, available from Cambridge University Press. Professor MacKenzie chats with Kieran (@kieranjomeara) and Abigail about what Military Sexual Violence is, exploring sexual violence in conflict through a gendered lens, how military exceptionalism links to MSV, media coverage of MSV globally, the ethics and methodology of collecting data and reporting on MSV, and finally why soldiers swap illicit images. Alongside this, check out Prof. MacKenzie's article 'Why Do Soldiers Swap Illicit Pictures?'. To register for the first E-International Relations Live Event, click HERE. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Dov Waxman (University of California, Los Angeles - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DovWaxman) speaks with the Thinking Global team about The ongoing Israel-Hamas War. Prof. Waxman speaks with Kieran and Edward about what has occurred in Israel and Gaza since the morning of October 7th, whether we should consider this a Third Intifada, if this will lead to a new generation of Palestinian refugees in the region, the extent to which the recent Israeli judicial crisis and increased numbers of settlers in the West Bank are chief causal factors of the conflict, how for the IDF may go and their strategy in the coming days, questions about Israeli intelligence failures, the international reaction, and the likely outcome of the conflict. Prof. Waxman's book 'The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: What Everyone Needs to Know®' can be purchased from Oxford University Press. This interview was recorded between 9-9:40pm (GMT) on the 8th of October 2023. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. If you enjoy the content produced by the voluntary editorial team at E-International Relations, please consider a donation.

Seán Molloy (University of Kent - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SeanMolloyIR) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Realist Ethics and the work of E.H. Carr. Dr. Molloy chats with Kieran about what 'Realism' as a school of IR theorising is, how considering Realism as amoral or immoral is incorrect, responses to and misinterpretation of Carr's 'The Twenty Years Crisis' , the importance of hermeneutics, what Carr's 'impure' or 'inconsistent' ethics looks like, and how figures like Mearsheimer fit into this discourse. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

This week on the Thinking Global Podcast, Marianna Karakoulaki (@Faloulah) and Edward Curry (@edwarddcurry5) - two of the E-International Relations and Thinking Global team- chat with Kieran (@kieranjomeara) about what they have been reading recently. Thinking Global is now recruiting for Podcast Editorial Assistants - If you would like to apply, click HERE. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram and TikTok for exclusive content! Thinking Global is affiliated with E-International Relations - the world's leading open access website for student and scholars of international politics.

Kosuke Shimizu (Ryukoku University, Kyoto - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@caatc105) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the Kyoto School and 'Non-Western' International Relations. With Kieran and Edoardo, Professor Shimizu explores how we can cast 'non-western' International Relations, how the Kyoto School of philosophy can help us think about global politics, the concept of 'relationality,' and the manner in which 'non-western' International Relations thinking intersects with certain methodological questions. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Sarrah Kassem (University of Tübingen - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@KassemSarrah) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the global politics of the platform economy. Dr. Kassem chats with Kieran about what the platform economy is, how the politics of such an economy is global, the alienation experienced by Amazon workers globally, and the manner in which platform workers hold both power and agency on the global level. Dr. Kassem's book 'Work and Alienation in the Platform Economy' can be purchased from Bristol University Press. Alongside this, check out Sarrah's article for E-International Relations 'The Global Geographies of the Platform Economy'. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Alexander Lanoszka (University of Waterloo - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ALanoszka) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Military Alliances and NATO Enlargement. Lanoszka speaks with Kieran about how to conceptualise military alliances, the effect of Nuclear proliferation on alliances, the importance of multilateral alliances today, why we should 'thank goodness' for NATO expansion and the effect of the Russo-Ukrainian War on NATO. Dr. Lanoszka's book 'Military Alliances in the Twenty First Century' can be purchased from Polity books. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Bruce Pannier (@BrucePannier) and Temur Umarov (Fellow, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Centre @TUmarov) speak with the Thinking Global Team about the regional politics of Central Asia. Mr. Pannier and Mr. Umarov chat with Kieran and Ismail about the history of Russia's dominance in the region, how the region has been effected by the Russo-Ukraine war, regional ties with China, the potential for conflict, and how we should think about current widespread protest in the region. Thinking Global is affiliated with E-International Relations - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Mauricio Palma-Gutiérrez (University of Warwick - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@xmpalmax) speaks with the Thinking Global team about migration and displacement in South America. Palma-Gutiérrez discusses with Kieran and Daniel the causes and effects of migration from Venezuela, how those states along the Andes are changing their perception and policy towards migration, how such policy is different to that of EU states, and the role of international institutions in the global migration crisis. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Mohammed Abdul Rahman Baharoon (Director General, Dubai Public Policy Research Centre - ⁠@MABaharoon) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the quantum politics of the Middle East. Baharoon discusses what he means by 'quantum politics', whilst exploring Arab-Israeli and Arab-Iranian relations, alongside the role of China, The BRICS broadly, and the effects of the Russo-Ukrainian War on the region. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Prof. Patricia Owens (⁠@Politics_Oxford⁠), Dr. Katharina Rietzler (⁠@KatHistory⁠), Prof. Kimberly Hutchings (⁠@QMPoliticsIR⁠), and Dr. Sarah C. Dunstan (⁠@sarahcdunstan⁠) chat with the Thinking Global team about their award winning anthological volume: ⁠'Women's International Thought: Towards a New Canon'⁠ - published by Cambridge University Press (⁠@CambridgeUP⁠) - for a two part series on the book and the ⁠'Women and The History of International Thought' Leverhulme Trust Project⁠ (⁠@leverhulmewhit⁠). This episode is Part Two of Two. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Prof. Patricia Owens (@Politics_Oxford), Dr. Katharina Rietzler (@KatHistory), Prof. Kimberly Hutchings (@QMPoliticsIR), and Dr. Sarah C. Dunstan (@sarahcdunstan) chat with the Thinking Global team about their award winning anthological volume: 'Women's International Thought: Towards a New Canon' - published by Cambridge University Press (@CambridgeUP) - for a two part series on the book and the 'Women and The History of International Thought' Leverhulme Trust Project (@leverhulmewhit). This episode is Part One of Two. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Michael Kugelman (South Asia Institute Director, Wilson Institute - @MichaelKugelman) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the contemporary international relations of South Asia. Kugelman discusses how the politics of the domestic level is shaping that of the international in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka, prior to an exploration of democratic backsliding in the region and the lessons for US foreign policy following the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Dr. Surinder Mohan (University of Jammu - ⁠@SMohanOfficial⁠) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the India-Pakistan conflict and his new book 'Complex Rivalry: The Dynamics of India-Pakistan Conflict', available from The University of Michigan Press. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

On this week’s episode of the Thinking Global podcast, Abigail Glyn, Nigel Huckle (@NigelHuckle), Daniel McDaid, and Tusharika Deka (@Tusharika24) - four of the podcast’s co-hosts - chat with Kieran (@kieranjomeara) about what they have been reading recently. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Professor Nitasha Kaul (University of Westminster - ⁠@NitashaKaul⁠) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the status of Democracy in India, alongside that of Human Rights in Indian Administered Jammu and Kashmir. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. For more information, please see Professor Kaul's website or The University of Westminster's Centre For The Study of Democracy.

Professor Cynthia Enloe (Clark University - @ClarkUniversity) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Feminist International Relations and her new book 'Twelve Feminist Lessons of War', available from University of California Press and Footnotes Press. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Professor Wendy Brown (University of California, Berkeley - @UCBerkeley) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Nihilism as political condition, Walling, Resisting Left Melancholy and Neoliberalism. Professor Brown's new book 'Nihilistic Times' can be purchased HERE. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Dr. Ian Spears (@GuelphPOLS) and Alemayehu F. Weldemariam (@AlemayehuFentaw) chat with the Thinking Global team about Ethiopia and International Relations, covering issues such as the conflict in Tigray, colonialism and national identity. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Dr. Thales Carvalho (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Brazil's President Lula and Brazilian Foreign Policy broadly, following-up on his popular co-authored article 'Lula is back on the international stage, or is he?'.  Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠E-International Relations⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. Thales Carvalho can be found on Twitter: @thaleslcarvalho.

Professor James Der Derian (University of Sydney - @Usyd_ssps) chats with the Thinking Global team about Quantum International Relations, revealing what this could mean for International Relations Theory and International Security. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠E-International Relations⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Dr. Luke M. Herrington (Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Park University, Missouri) talks with the Thinking Global team about where Religion, Sex, Gender, and Political Violence intersect, following-up on his popular article 'Probing the Intersection of Religion, Gender, and Political Violence'. Thinking Global is affiliated with E-International Relations - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. This episode contains content that may be alarming to some listeners.

Henri Vanhanen (Research Fellow at The Finnish Institute for International Affairs (FIIA)) talks with the Thinking Global team about Finland joining NATO alongside Finnish Foreign and Defence Policy broadly, following-up on his popular Op-Ed 'Finland and NATO Membership'.  Thinking Global is affiliated with E-International Relations - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. Henri Vanhanen can be found on Twitter: @HenriVanhanen. 

Professor Arne Westad (Yale University) talks with the Thinking Global team about what it is to 'think globally' when it comes to international politics, the potential for a new Cold War, Sino-US relations, developing states in the international order, and what it is to think about global politics 'in language'. Thinking Global is affiliated with E-International Relations - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. Professor Westad can be found on Twitter: @OAWestad. 

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