Aylin Matlé (@AylinMatle - Center for Security and Defense at the German Council on Foreign Relations) speaks with the Thinking Global team on German foreign policy and transatlantic relations. Aylin Matléchats with Jennifer (@JenniferEngl) and Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) about German Foreign Policy, transatlantic relations, NATO, Trump, US-German Relations and foreign policy following the 2025 German Elections. This is part of our 2025 German Election special series. 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.

Harry Hobbs (@HarryHobbsUNSW – University of New South Wales) speaks with the Thinking Global team about micronations and micropatriology. Dr. Hobbs chats with Edward (@edwarddcurry5) on micronations and the international system, the practices of legitimacy and sovereignty of micronations, their position in international law, and more. A new member of the team is also introduced, Daniel Drury, who reviews Under a White Sky by Elizabeth Kolbert. 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.

This week on the Thinking Global Podcast, Jennifer Engl (@JenniferEngl), Romanos Orpheas Tofis (@rmnorph), and our new co-host, Kosta Kambouris, chat with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) about what they've been reading in the fourth instalment of The Laid-Back Book Club. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. Please send letters of correspondence to thinkingglobal.eir@gmail.com. If you enjoy the output of E-International Relations, please consider a donation⁠.

Marilou Bayard Trépanier of Last Generation Canada (@lastgencanada) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the current Oil Kills uprising (@_oilkills). Marilou chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Daniel McDaid about the aims of Oil Kills, the practice of direct non-violent global civil disobedience, the impact of their action, the substance of a Fossil Fuel non-proliferation treaty, and more. For more information, visit the Oil Kills Website. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. Please send letters of correspondence to thinkingglobal.eir@gmail.com. If you enjoy the output of E-International Relations, please consider a ⁠donation⁠.

In the fifth and final episode of our 2024 UK General Election special series, the Thinking Global team discuss the outcome of the election through an International Relations lens. Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) speaks with Jennifer (@JenniferEngl), Marianna (@Faloulah), and Edward (@edwarddcurry5) about some of the more interesting aspects of this election, before each editor gives their own thoughts. Please send us your letters to thinkingglobal.eir@gmail.com telling us your thoughts, announcements, publications, etc. 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.

Catarina M. Liberato (University of Kent - @CataMLiberato @UniKentPolitics) speaks with the Thinking Global team about ‘Global Britain’ in The Post-Brexit Context and the 2024 UK General Election. Catarina chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) about ‘Global Britain’, post-Brexit foreign policy, globality of foreign policy, this election, and more. This is the fourth episode in our 2024 UK General Election special series, posting a new episode every day in the week leading up to the July 4th election. Please send us your letters to thinkingglobal.eir@gmail.com telling us your thoughts, announcements, publications, etc. 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.

Patrick J. Vernon (Kings College London - @paddyjvernon @warstudies) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Queer International Relations and the 2024 UK General Election. Patrick Vernon chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) about Queer IR, how it intersects with this election, queer epistemology, their most recent work The Coloniality of Humanitarian Intervention, and more. This is the third episode in our 2024 UK General Election special series, posting a new episode every day in the week leading up to the July 4th election. Lastly, this week we have another Open Letter Competition. Entries WILL be read out on the next episode so long as they are sent in before Thursday 4th July. Please do email your answers (no more than 300 words) to thinkingglobal.eir@gmail.com for the following question: In what way has this UK General Election been entwined with international relations and why? 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.

Evie Aspinall (British Foreign Policy Group - @EvieAspinall_, @TheBFPG) speaks with the Thinking Global team about British foreign relations and the 2024 UK General Election. Evie Aspinall chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) about British foreign relations at this General Election, soft power, the foreign policy proposals of the different parties, and more. This is the second episode in our 2024 UK General Election special series, posting a new episode every day in the week leading up to the July 4th election. Lastly, this week we have another Open Letter Competition. Entries WILL be read out on the next episode so long as they are sent in before Thursday 4th July. Please do email your answers (no more than 300 words) to thinkingglobal.eir@gmail.com for the following question: In what way has this UK General Election been entwined with international relations and why? 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.

Christopher Hill (University of Cambridge - @Dept_of_POLIS) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the future of British foreign policy and The 2024 UK General Election. Prof. Hill chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) on conceptualising ‘foreign policy’ itself, British foreign policy after Brexit, the central thesis of his The Future of British Foreign Policy, how this election intertwines with foreign policy discourse, and more. This is the first episode in our 2024 UK General Election special series, posting a new episode every day in the week leading up to the July 4th election. 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.

Prof. Robert Fatton, Jr. speaks with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Edward (@edwarddcurry5) in the second of our two-part series on the international politics of Haiti and Caribbean affairs, focussing on Haiti in the ‘outer periphery’ of the global economic system, humanitarian intervention, CARICOM, 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.

Kevin Bloor (Author and Teacher) speaks with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) about the A-Level Global Politics course, his book Understanding Global Politics (2022), how to think about the exam, structuring essays, 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.

Prof. Robert Fatton Jr. speaks with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Edward (@edwarddcurry5) in the first of a two-part series on the international politics of Haiti and Caribbean affairs, focussing on Haiti’s marginalisation in the ‘outer periphery’ of the global economic system. 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. (Part One of Two)

Simon Polinder (@SPolinder – Utrecht University) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Love and International Relations, exploring his recent award-winning article. Dr. Polinder chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) on the concept of love, how we can use love as a lens to think about international relations, fear vs. love, love in the history of international thought and more. Dr. Polinder’s article ‘Through the Eyes of Love’: Looking at International Politics Differently’ won the E-International Relations 2024 Articles Award. 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.

Kathleen McInnis (@kjmcinnis1 - Center for Strategic and International Studies) speaks with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Jennifer (⁠@JenniferEngl⁠) about podcasting the political, her ‘Smart Women, Smart Power’ programme, and so much 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 International Relations, please consider a ⁠ donation⁠⁠.

Ajay Gudavarthy  (Jawaharlal Nehru University) speaks with the Thinking Global team about The 2024 Indian Elections. Dr. Gudavarthy chats with Tusharika (⁠@Tusharika24⁠) about the Congress Party of India, its history, the 2024 Indian Elections and more. This is the third episode of our multilingual ‘India Votes’ series of 2024. 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.

Dean Vuletic (University of Luxembourg) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the Eurovision Song Contest, its history, how it connects to international politics, and more - all ahead of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday the 11th May 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. 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.

Danny Dorling (University of Oxford - @dannydorling @oxfordgeography) speaks with the Thinking Global team about human geography, Brexit, ‘Shattered Nation’ (@VersoBooks), inequality, human progress, influenza, rising mortality rates 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.

Arvind Kumar (Royal Holloway, The University of London - @arvind_kumar__) speaks with the Thinking Global team about The 2024 Indian Elections. Dr. Kumar chats with Tusharika (⁠@Tusharika24⁠) about the significance of these elections, who the key political figures and parties in India are, class-based minor parties, candidate selection procedure, and more. This is the second episode of our multilingual ‘India Votes’ series of 2024. 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. This interview was also conducted and is available in Hindi.

Arvind Kumar (Royal Holloway, The University of London - @arvind_kumar__) speaks with the Thinking Global team about The 2024 Indian Elections - in Hindi. Dr. Kumar chats with Tusharika (⁠@Tusharika24⁠) about the significance of these elections, who the key political figures and parties in India are, class-based minor parties, candidate selection procedure, and more. This is the second episode of our multilingual ‘India Votes’ series of 2024. 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. This interview was also conducted in both Hindi and English.

Quentin Skinner (Queen Mary, University of London - @QMHistory) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Contextualism, Machiavelli, Hobbes, and more. Professor Skinner chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Tusharika (⁠@Tusharika24⁠) about what contextualism is as a methodological approach to political thought, how he applies this to Machiavelli and Hobbes, and how this relays back to what it is to think about global politics. 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.

Rahul Verma (Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi - @rahul_tverma) speaks with the Thinking Global team about The 2024 Indian Elections. Dr. Verma chats with Tusharika (⁠@Tusharika24⁠) about the Indian electoral system, the party system of India, forecasting the outcome, the effect of ‘regional’ parties, how these elections may have a global effect, and so much more. Additionally, check out Rahul’s co-authored book Ideology and Identity: The Changing Party Systems of India (2018, Oxford University Press). This is the first episode in our multilingual series exploring the Indian Elections. 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.

G. John Ikenberry (Princeton University @Princeton) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Liberal International Order in part two of a two-part series. Prof. G. John Ikenberry chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) about critiques of the Liberal international order in relation to the Russo Ukrainian War, the global south and modernity, alongside the major overarching qualities of liberal internationalism. Prof. Ikenberry’s latest article for International Affairs, ‘Three Worlds: the West, East and South and the competition to shape global order’ can also be found here. 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.

G. John Ikenberry (Princeton University @Princeton) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Liberal International Order in part one of a two-part series. Prof. G. John Ikenberry chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) about conceptualising Liberal International Order, the ‘crisis’ of Liberal Order, and how the Russian Invasion of Ukraine fits into this picture. Prof. Ikenberry’s latest article for International Affairs, ‘Three Worlds: the West, East and South and the competition to shape global order’ can also be found here. 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.

Trita Parsi (@tparsi – Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft) speaks with the Thinking Global team about US foreign policy towards the Middle East after the 2024 Presidential election. Professor Trita Parsi chats with Edward (@edwarddcurry5) and Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) on Trump’s Middle East foreign policy, US-Israel relations, the Abraham Accords, relations with Türkiye, and more. This is the fourth episode of our 2024 US Elections series. 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.

Fawaz Gerges (London School of Economics and Political Science, @FawazGerges, @LSEIRDept, @lseideas) speaks with the Thinking Global team about The Middle East and The Israeli-Hamas Conflict. Prof. Fawaz Gerges chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Edward (@edwarddcurry5) about his latest book What Really Went Wrong: The West and The Failure of Democracy in the Middle East (Yale University Press, 2024 - available to pre-order), conceptualising the Middle East, political Islam, Pan-Arabism, alongside colonialism and imperialism in the region. This is followed by a discussion of the causes leading to the Israeli-Hamas conflict and what must happen for peace to transpire. 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.

Dimitrios Stroikos (London School of Economics - @DStroikos, @LSEIRDept, @lseideas) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Space and International Relations. Dr. Dimitrios Stroikos chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Romanos (@rmnorph) on Security in outer Space, a ‘new space race’, the militarization of space, sovereignty in outer space, conflict in space, alongside China and India’s weapons capabilities in outer space. 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.

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.

James Goldgeier (@JimGoldgeier – American University) speaks with the Thinking Global team about US foreign policy after the 2024 Presidential election. Prof. Goldgeier chats with Edward (@edwarddcurry5) and Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) on the future of US foreign policy, NATO, Sino-US relations, transatlantic relations, European security and more. This is the third episode of our 2024 US Elections series and was recorded before the election was held. 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.

Michael W. Mosser (University of Texas at Austin - @mwmosser) and Dan G. Cox (US Army School of Advanced Military Studies) speak with the Thinking Global team about disinformation, cyberattacks and the possibility of insurgency in the US at the 2024 Election. Dr. Mosser and Prof. Cox chat with Edward (@edwarddcurry5) and Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) on an article they recently published, conceptualising misinformation, the history and function of cyberattacks at US elections, the possibility of insurgency in 2024 and more. This is the second episode of our 2024 US Elections series. 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.

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.