Thinking Global

This week, Thinking Borders, hosted by Marianna Karakoulaki (@Faloulah), returns as Marianna interviews Professor Vicki Squire (University of Warwick @vidkowiaksquire). In this episode Marianna and Professor Squire discuss migration, borders, normalisation of death, the ethical responsibilities of scholars, activism, her most recent book Making and Unmaking Global Citizenship, published by Edinburgh University Press 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.

T.V. Paul ( @tvpaul1– McGill University) speaks with Dr. Tusharika Deka (⁠@Tusharika24⁠) in this second episode of two on his advice for PhD and early career researchers, international security, artificial intelligence in the classroom, and much more. Professor Paul’s website may be accessed here: tvpaul.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.

T.V. Paul ( @tvpaul1– McGill University) speaks with Tusharika Deka (⁠@Tusharika24⁠) in this first episode of two about his own journey into academia, international security, Asian regional security, Indian foreign policy, and much more. Professor Paul’s website may be accessed here: tvpaul.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.

Professor Trine Flockhart (European University Institute), Dr. Aaron C. McKeil (London School of Economics and Political Science), and Dr. Zachary Paikin (@zpaikin – Quincy Institute) speak with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) about disorder, contestation and the project of ‘Rebooting’ Global International Society. In this episode, Prof. Flockhart and Dr. Paikin revisit their 2022 edited volume Rebooting Global International Society: Change, Contestation and Resilience and Dr. McKeil explores the themes of his recent work on disorder and his 2025 Cosmopolitan Imaginaries and International Disorder. Kieran’s review of the latter can be found in International Affairs, 102(1). 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, Thinking Borders, hosted by Marianna Karakoulaki (@Faloulah). returns with an interview with Professor Thomas Nail (University of Denver). In this episode Marianna and Professor Nail discuss the philosophy of movement, the fluidity of borders, migration, border technologies, kinopolitics, border regimes 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.

This week the Thinking Global Podcast is launching a new series with a focus on borders -Thinking Borders - presented by Marianna Karakoulaki (@Faloulah). In our first episode Professor Shahram Khosravi (Stockholm University) discusses autoethnography, personal narratives, the ethics of writing about others, Iran, border resistance 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.

Rumela Sen (@rsen02 – Columbia University) speaks with Dr. Tusharika Deka (⁠@Tusharika24⁠) to explore Maoist rebellion and governance, the challenges of fieldwork, the politics of Nepal, digital transnational repression, the intersection of democracy and technology, and 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 E-International Relations, please consider a ⁠⁠donation⁠⁠.

Philip Cunliffe (@thephilippics – University College London) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the national interest, the end of globalization, Brexit and more. Dr. Philip Cunliffe speaks with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Oliver Bisogni about his new book The National Interest: Politics After Globalization, exploring what ‘the national interest’ conceptually entails, alongside how IR ‘abandoned’ the concept, why it requires a rebirth, Brexit, 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 E-International Relations, please consider a ⁠⁠donation⁠⁠.

Harris Mylonas (@hmylonas – George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs) speaks with the Thinking Global team on nations, nation-building and diaspora politics. Harris Mylonas chats with Kosta Kambouris about nations, nationalism, migration, nation-building and the politics of domestic diaspora policy in relation to this. 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.

Anthony F. Lang Jr. (@ProfTonyLang – University of St. Andrews) speaks with the Thinking Global team about universal values, International Political Theory (IPT), ethics and Hugo Grotius. Professor Tony Lang speaks with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Daniel Drury about conceptualising International Political Theory (IPT), normativity in international relations, intervention, his latest reflections on universal values, the significance of Hugo Grotius 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 E International Relations, please consider a ⁠⁠donation⁠⁠.

Roland Bleiker (@rbleiker) the Keynote Speaker of the British International Studies Association (BISA) Conference 2025 in Belfast, speaks to Marianna Karakoulaki (@Faloulah), Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠), and the Thinking Global team about emotions and visuality in international politics, the conference, advice to young scholars and much more. This is an episode you do not want to miss. 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.

The Thinking Global Team bring to you the highlights from Day 3 of the British International Studies Association (BISA) Conference 2025 in Belfast. Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠), Marianna (@Faloulah) and Daniel speak to Mollie Schnurr (Queen’s University, Belfast), Carmen Chas (Universidad Pontificia Comillas), Charles Devellenes (University of Kent), David Murphy (University of Loughborough), Erin McNally (Lancaster University), Gemma Bird (University of Liverpool), Jason Ralph (University of Leeds), Javier Bordon (Lancaster University), Jonathan Pettifer (University of Birmingham), Karoline Färber (University of Erfurt), Leandro Navarro Cabanas (University of Liverpool), Luis Campani Farias (InterAgency Institute) about the conference and their work. 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.

The Thinking Global Team bring to you the highlights from Day 2 of the British International Studies Association (BISA) Conference 2025 in Belfast. Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠), Marianna (@Faloulah) and Daniel speak to Cornelia Navari (University of Birmingham/University of Buckingham), Sam Bradley (Loughborough University), Noemi Bergesio (Independent Researcher), Delia Burns (University of St Andrews), Emanuele Errichiello (LSE), David Wilcox (University of Birmingham) about the conference and their work. Stay tuned for Day 3 tomorrow. 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.

The Thinking Global Team bring to you the highlights from Day 1 of the British International Studies Association (BISA) Conference 2025 in Belfast. Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠), Marianna (@Faloulah) and Daniel speak to Nick Caddick (Anglia Ruskin University), Daniela Suárez Vargas (Queen’s University, Belfast), Maxwin Paul Rayen (Kings College London), and Augustin Berea (University of St. Andrews) about the conference, the ethics of storytelling, transitional justice in conflict settings, militarization and more. Stay tuned for Day 2 tomorrow. 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.

Arend Lijphart (University of California, San Diego) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Democracy and Consociationalism. Professor Emeritus Arend Lijphart speaks with Daniel Drury and Kieran O’Meara (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) about Democracy in 2025, elections in 2024, majoritarian democracies, Consociationalism, and more. Don’t forget to check out Thinking Global in-person at the 2025 BISA conference in Belfast, 17th-20th June 2025, where we will be recording and live-streaming from the conference centre itself all week. If you are attending the conference, come find us and share your research with the 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.

Mark Juergensmeyer (@juergensmeyer – University of California-Santa Barbara) speaks with the Thinking Global team about religion and global politics. Distinguished Professor Emeritus Mark Juergensmeyer speaks with Tusharika Deka (⁠@Tusharika24⁠) about religious conflict, religious nationalism, a methodology for researching where religion and global politics meet, Professor Juergensmeyer’s latest book: ‘Why God Needs War and War Needs God,’ 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.

Noah Zerbe (@n_zerbe – California State Polytechnic, Humboldt) speaks with the Thinking Global team on the global politics of food, the economy and technology. Noah Zerbe chats with Kosta Kambouris about Globalisation, food politics, economics and more. Professor Zerbe’s YouTube channel may be found @NoahZerbe. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

David Anderson (University of St. Andrews - @scotswoodworker @StAndrewsIR) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Judith Shklar and International Relations in Part Two of our two-part series. David Anderson chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) about Civil Disobedience, cruelty, our duty to transnational civil disobedience, and using Shklar in thinking about International Relations. 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.

David Anderson (University of St. Andrews - @scottwoodworker @StAndrewsIR) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Judith Shklar and International Relations in part one of a two-part series. David Anderson chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) about who the political theorist Judith N. Shklar was and the qualities of her political thinking in part one of this two-part 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.

Chase Oliver (Libertarian Party US Presidential Nominee - @ChaseForLiberty @LPNational) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Libertarian US Foreign Policy, Non-intervention, trade, climate change and more. Chase Oliver chats with Edward (@edwarddcurry5) and Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) about what his Libertarian foreign policy for the US would entail if he were to win the upcoming US Presidential Election in November 2024 as the nominee of the third largest party in the US. He also talks about immigration and refugee policy, climate change, free trade agreements, and non-interventionism. 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.

Marsha Henry (Queen’s University Belfast - @mghacademic @QUBelfast) speaks with the Thinking Global team about her new book The End of Peacekeeping: Gender, Race, and the Martial Politics of Intervention (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2024). Prof. Henry chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Marianna (@Faloulah) about peacekeeping, researching peacekeeping operations, Critical Race Theory, Black Feminism, anthropological methods, 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.

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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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)

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.

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.