The IR thinker
By Martin Zubko
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The IR thinker features in-depth interviews with leading experts in international relations. The IR thinker is an independent, non-partisan and non-aligned platform. It hosts a wide range of perspectives on international relations but does not endorse any political party, government or ideological position. Since its first episode in 2023, The IR thinker has produced more than 100 episodes as a pro bono initiative established by Martin Zubko, an international relations scholar and lecturer. Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.
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| Episode | Date |
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The Future of Global Governance: BRICS, AI, Middle Powers & World Order — Miles Kahler
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional: Brazilian IR Journal — Haroldo Ramanzini Júnior
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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America's Role in Post-Soviet Russia: The Untold Story — Daniel Satinsky
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Racism Without the Word — Somdeep Sen
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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When AI Fights, the War Never Ends — Myriam Dunn Cavelty
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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African Affairs Journal: History, Trends, and the Peer Review Process — Jonathan Fisher
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Publishing in Regional & Federal Studies Journal — Davide Vampa & Mariely Lopez-Santana
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Poland's New Strategic Culture and Geopolitical Ambitions — Piotr Pietrzak
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Africa's Agency in Global Climate Governance — Carl Death
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May 25, 2026 |
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Publishing in Contemporary Security Policy — Myriam Dunn Cavelty & Nicole Jenne
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May 19, 2026 |
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Publishing in Problems of Post-Communism: An Editor's Perspective — Dmitry Gorenburg
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May 12, 2026 |
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Inside Myanmar’s Fragile Geopolitical Position — Wai Yan Phyo Naing
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May 05, 2026 |
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Foucault, Stalin and the Politics of Life and Death: What Is Biopolitics? — Sergei Prozorov
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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How Russia Projects Soft Power Across Three Continents — Vladimir Liparteliani
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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South Africa's Nuclear Energy and the HTMR-100 Reactor — Kelvin Kemm
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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How to Publish in Top IR Journals: Insights from a BJPIR Editor — Jack Holland
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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China and Russia: Four Centuries of Conflict and Concord — Philip Snow
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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From Unipolarity to Multipolarity: The Changing World Order — Mark N. Katz
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Catalonia's Quest for Self-Government Explained — Marc Sanjaume-Calvet
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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The New Constructivism in International Relations — David McCourt
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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New Zealand's Geopolitics and Strategic Identity — Reuben Steff
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Decolonising Norms in International Relations — Charlotte Epstein
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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A New Realism for a World in Crisis — Marc Saxer
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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The History and Making of Indian Diplomacy — Vineet Thakur
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Bulgaria's Energy Security Explained — Martin Vladimirov
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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What EU Citizenship Really Means — Dimitry Kochenov
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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How Nuclear Weapons Shape Today's World — Stephen Herzog
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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Inside China's Institutional DNA — Chenggang Xu
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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African IR Theory: Does It Exist? — Madalitso Zililo Phiri
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Germany's Natural Gas Security After Russia — Andreas Schroeder
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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How Mongolia Navigates Energy Dependence — Telmen Altanshagai
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Australia's Security Strategy Examined — Peter Layton
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Georgia's Energy Geopolitics Explained — Murman Margvelashvili
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Ireland's Evolving National Security Strategy — Kenneth McDonagh
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Georgia's Road to the EU — David Bujiashvili
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Brexit, EU Power and the Question of Hegemony — Patrick Holden
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Radicalisation in the West: Causes and Patterns — Tahir Abbas
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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China's Engagement with Africa Unpacked — Emmanuel Matambo
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Global Maritime Security Explained — Timothy Edmunds
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Universities as EU Diplomatic Actors — Marina Cino Pagliarello
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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The Japan-Philippines Partnership: Why It Matters — Satoru Nagao
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Trump's Foreign Policy Decoded — Hussein Banai
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Why Some Regions Achieve Lasting Peace — Arie M. Kacowicz
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Rebuilding Syria: Economy, Power and Geopolitics — Joseph Daher
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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What Good Governance Means for Africa — Gilbert A. Ang'ana
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Kazakhstan's Nuclear Power Debate — Eldaniz Gusseinov
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May 26, 2025 |
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Russia in Africa: What It Really Brings — Steven Gruzd
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May 14, 2025 |
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Japan's Path to Decarbonisation — Walter James
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May 08, 2025 |
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The EU's Soft Balancing Model: Origins and Future — Anders Wivel
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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International Norms and Autonomous Weapons — Ingvild Bode
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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How IR Research Methods Have Evolved — Christopher Lamont
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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The Global Race for Critical Minerals — Vlado Vivoda
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Is Global Hegemony an Illusion? — Christopher Mott
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Virtue Eudaimonism: Ancient Wisdom for International Relations — Mark LeBar
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Japan's Political Future and Global Role — Bill Emmott
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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The Role of Business Negotiation in IR — William Baber
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Germany's Global Strategy Explained — Tomasz Morozowski
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Who Governs Outer Space? Law and Power — Adam Bower
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Russian and Ukrainian Nationalism Unpacked — Fabian Baumann
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Energy Governance and the Global South — Narendra Taneja
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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The EU's Afghanistan Policy: What Went Wrong — Oz Hassan
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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North Korea's Security Strategy Explained — Yangmo Ku
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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India-Japan Relations and the Indo-Pacific — Srabani Roy Choundhury
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Australia-China Relations After the Downturn — Philipp Ivanov
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Meritocracy Meets Democracy: East Meets West — Elena Ziliotti
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Kurdish Geopolitics Explained — Marianna Charountaki
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Romania's Role in Black Sea Energy Security — Roxana Caliminte
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Arms Control in the Modern Era — Andrew Reddie
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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The EU Constitution: Unity, Division and Reform — Paul Craig
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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European Diplomacy in a Changing World — Iver B. Neumann
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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The UK's Cybersecurity Strategy and Approach — Gareth Mott
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Why Has East Asia Avoided Major War? — Timo Kivimäki
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Diversity, Freedom and Political Theory — Chandran Kukathas
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Terrorist Recruitment in Central Asia Explained — Noah Tucker
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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EU Foreign Policy and IR Theory — Knud Erik Jørgensen
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Rethinking Terrorism Studies — Lee Jarvis
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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US Energy Security and the Green Transition — Paul Saunders
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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India and China: The Defining Rivalry — Jagannath Panda
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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US-China Energy Competition and the Solar Race — Quill Robinson
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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What Do Chinese Scholars Think About IR? — Ferran Pérez Mena
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Pacific Islands Geopolitics and Fiji — Lorenz Gonschor
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May 28, 2024 |
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Circular Economy in International Relations — Patrick Schröder
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May 21, 2024 |
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Islamic State Khorasan: The Afghan Threat — Giuliano Bifolchi
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May 01, 2024 |
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Chemical and Biological Weapons Explained — Brett Edwards
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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The EU's Legal Approach to Counterterrorism — Christian Kaunert
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Qatar's Soft Power and Regional Influence — Ariel Admoni
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Russia and the CSTO Explained — Thomas Ambrosio
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Why Afghans Are Leaving Pakistan — Ido Raz
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Geopolitics of the Energy Transition Explained — Daniel Scholten
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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How Identity Shapes International Relations — Richard Ned Lebow
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Who Actually Controls Russia? Inside the Kremlin's Inner Circle — Chris Monday
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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How Social Media is Being Weaponised for Radicalisation — Gordon Alley-Young
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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The Geopolitics of Europe's Energy Crisis — Marco Siddi
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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American Extremism: From the Inside Out — Jeff Schoep
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Terrorism Since 9/11: What Researchers Know — Tim Wilson
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Norway's Energy Power and European Security — Ole Gunnar Austvik
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Why the Yemen Crisis is a Global Geopolitical Disaster — Tom Walsh
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Research Methods in Foreign Policy Analysis — Eldad Ben-Aharon
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Russia's Middle East Strategy Explained — Daniel Rakov
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Russia, Iran and the Drone Factor — Scholars of Tomorrow
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Why to Study International Relations — Igor Suvorov (in Russian)
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Russia's Energy Strategy After Ukraine — Tatiana Mitrova
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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The Science and Art of Diplomatic Negotiation — Ida Manton
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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East Mediterranean Gas Explained — Alexander Kislov
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Meet Nikolai Patrushev: Putin's Most Influential Adviser — Mark Galeotti
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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China's Belt and Road: What It Really Means — Ivo Ganchev
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Iran, Azerbaijan and Israel's Triangle — Alexander Grinberg
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy Decoded — Aziz Alghashian
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Inside Russia's Wealthy Elite — Elisabeth Schimpfössl
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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The Arctic: A New Geopolitical Battleground — Klaus Dodds
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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How Israel Became a Global Cyber Power — Chuck Freilich
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Fukushima: The Story That Isn't Over — Maxime Polleri
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Kazakhstan's Global Role Explored — Alberto Frigerio
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Inside the Wagner Group: Origins to Mutiny — John Bruni
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Israel's Religious Divide and Its Politics — Michael Freedman
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Syria After 12 Years: What We Know Now — Christopher Phillips
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Designing a Democratic Russia — Petr Safronov
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Serbia's Vučić and the Balkans Power Play — Vesko Garčević
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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The State of Scottish Politics Today — Andrew Liddle
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Kosovo in Crisis: Understanding the Balkans — Helena Ivanov
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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The 36 Stratagems and China's Foreign Policy — Hei Sing Tso
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Decoding Political Myths in Russia — Bo Petersson
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May 05, 2023 |
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How Students Shape International Relations — Max Browning
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Over 800 Terrorist Interviews: What I Learned — Anne Speckhard
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Serbia's Energy Ties with Russia Explained — Vuk Vuksanovic
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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Japan Through an Expat's Eyes — Maya Matsuoka
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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EU Foreign Policy: Where Law Meets Geopolitics — Luigi Lonardo
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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India's Role in BRICS Explained — Junuguru Srinivas
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Why Europe Keeps Buying Russian LNG — Andreas Schroeder
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Jan 05, 2023 |