Here’s your digest of the recent publications on E-International Relations. This newsletter, and all of our content, will always be free – and everything we publish is facilitated by our all-volunteer team. If you are able to support our work you can sign up for the paid tier if you have not yet done so.

Political Legitimacy, Monarchy, and Democratic Transition in Iran
– Ramesh Sepehrrad
The Iran War and the Indo-Pacific Cost of Selective Legality
– Stefan Messingschlager
Review – Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind
– Luke M. Herrington
Massacre Denied, Memory Punished: Hong Kong’s Totalitarian Court at Work
– Ka Hang Wong
Review – Dismantling the League of Nations
– Fanga Agbor Martial
Israel’s Hidden Role in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
– Loris Botto
When the Algorithm Becomes the Alibi
– Muhammad Saad
The Return of Power in a Fragmenting World
– Eko Ernada
Why the Kuomintang’s Engagement with Beijing Undermines Taiwan’s Security
– Wayne Tan and Anita Chu
The 47-Year War of Attrition in the Middle East and North Africa
– Patricia Sohn
Recalling Ali Mazrui in Contemporary UN Reform Debates
– Seifudein Adem
Political Othering and the Discursive Construction of UK’s Small-Boat ‘Crisis’
– Alyssa Schofield
Review – The National Interest: Politics After Globalization
– Zachary Paikin
ZOPACAS at 40: A Reflection on Brazil-Africa Relations
– Danilo Marcondes
Trump’s Distancing from NATO over Iran
– Derrick Wyatt
Fantasy, Messianism, and (Neo)Realism’s Limits in Explaining Russia-Ukraine War
– Vanesa Valcheva
This week on the Thinking Global Podcast, Professor T.V. Paul chats with Dr. Tusharika Deka in this first episode of two about his journey into academia, international security, Asian regional security, Indian foreign policy, and much more.
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