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Hobbesian Enmity and Resource Wars in Apocalyptic Popular Culture
– Evert Jan van Leeuwen
The Nuclear Brink Revisited: Assessing Coercive Diplomacy in Iran
– Martina Sprague
Artefacts of War, Politics of Memory: Material Witnesses in Occupied Kherson
– Liudmyla Pidkuimukha
The War Against Iran Has Weakened the US in the Great Power Competition
– Bülent Gökay
Interview – Rhys Machold
Donald Trump vs Pope Leo XIV: Just War and the Emperor’s New Clothes
– David Chandler
Central Asia’s Ascent: From Geopolitical Object to Collective Actor
– Islam Supyaldiyarov
It’s Time to Restore Back-Channel Diplomacy
– Jiachen Shi
Deterrence Without Alliance: What the Moroccan Crises Can Teach Japan and South Korea
– Ju Hyung Kim
War Minus the Shooting: Sports and World Politics
– Aaron Ettinger
The Need for a More Assertive Diplomatic Stance from China on Iran
– Sergio Villarroel
Political Othering and the Discursive Construction of UK’s Small-Boat ‘Crisis’
– Alyssa Schofield
On this week’s episode of Thinking Global, Prof. T.V. Paul speaks with Dr. Tusharika Deka (@Tusharika24) in this episode two of two, on his advice for early career researchers, international security, artificial intelligence in the classroom, and much more.




