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The IR thinker — 119 episodes

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1

Problems of Post-Communism - Dmitry Gorenburg | Ep. 12 (2026)

2

Myanmar - Geopolitics & Security - Wai Yan Phyo Naing | Ep. 11 (2026)

3

Biopolitics - Sergei Prozorov | Ep. 10 (2026)

4

Russian Soft Power in Africa, Asia & the Middle East - Vladimir Liparteliani | Ep. 9 (2026)

5

South Africa's Nuclear Energy - Kelvin Kemm Final | Ep. 8 (2026)

6

British Journal of Politics and International Relations - Jack Holland | Ep. 7 (2026)

7

Understanding China-Russia Relations - Philip Snow | Ep. 6 (2026)

8

The Changing World Order - Mark N. Katz | Ep. 5 (2026)

9

Catalonia's Pursuit of Self-government - Marc Sanjaume-Calvet | Ep. 4 (2026)

10

The New Constructivism - David McCourt | Ep. 3 (2026)

11

New Zealand's Geopolitics - Reuben Steff | Ep. 2 (2026)

12

Decolonising Norms in IR - Charlotte Epstein | Ep. 1 (2026)

13

Transformative Realism - Marc Saxer | 2025 Episode 31

14

India's Diplomacy - Vineet Thakur | 2025 Episode 30

15

Bulgaria's Energy Security - Martin Vladimirov | 2025 Episode 29

16

EU Citizenship - Dimitry Kochenov | 2025 Episode 28

17

Contemporary Meaning of Nuclear Weapons - Stephen Herzog | 2025 Episode 27

18

China's Institutional Genes - Chenggang Xu | 2025 Episode 26

19

Does African IR Theory Exist? - Madalitso Zililo Phiri | 2025 Episode 25

20

Natural Gas in Germany: Security, Supply, Transition - Andreas Schroeder | 2025 Episode 24

21

Mongolia's Energy Security - Telmen Altanshagai | 2025 Episode 23

22

Australia's Security - Risks & Realities - Peter Layton | 2025 Episode 22

23

Georgia's Energy Security - Murman Margvelashvili | 2025 Episode 21

24

Ireland's National Security Strategy - Kenneth McDonagh | 2025 Episode 20

25

Georgia's EU Accession Journey - David Bujiashvili | 2025 Episode 19

26

Brexit and EU Hegemony - Patrick Holden | 2025 Episode 18

27

Radicalisation in the Global North - Tahir Abbas | 2025 Episode 17

28

China-Africa Engagement - Emmanuel Matambo | 2025 Episode 16

29

Global Maritime Security - Timothy Edmunds | 2025 Episode 15

30

Universities as EU Diplomatic Actors - Marina Cino Pagliarello | 2025 Episode 14

31

Why Japan & the Philippines Are Closer Than Ever - Satoru Nagao | 2025 Episode 13

32

Trump's US Foreign Policy - Hussein Banai | 2025 Episode 12

33

The Zones of Peace Concept - Arie M. Kacowicz | 2025 Episode 11

34

Rebuilding Syria - Joseph Daher | 2025 Episode 10

35

Good Governance in Africa - Gilbert A. Ang'ana | 2025 Episode 9

36

Kazakhstan's First Nuclear Plant - Eldaniz Gusseinov | 2025 Episode 8

37

Russia Africa Relations - Steven Gruzd | 2025 Episode 7

38

Japan's Decarbonisation Strategy - Walter James | 2025 Episode 6

39

EU's Soft Balancing Governance - Andres Wivel | 2025 Episode 5

40

Norms and Autonomous Weapon Systems - Ingvild Bode | 2025 Episode 4

41

Research Methods & Shifts - Christopher Lamont | 2025 Episode 3

42

Global Quest for Critical Minerals - Vlado Vivoda | 2025 Episode 2

43

Illusion of Hegemony - Christopher Mott | 2025 Episode 1

44

Virtue Eudaimonism: Ancient Wisdom for International Relations - Mark LeBar | 2024 Episode 37

45

Japan's Political Uncertainty & International Relations - Bill Emmott | 2024 Episode 36

46

Business Negotiations in International Relations - William W. Baber | 2024 Episode 35

47

Germany & Emerging Powers - Tomasz Morozowski | 2024 Episode 34

48

Space Governance: Law and Power – Adam Bower | 2024 Ep. 33

49

Russian and Ukrainian Nationalism - Fabian Baumann | 2024 Episode 32

50

Energy Governance & Global South - Narendra Taneja | 2024 Episode 31

51

European Union Failures in Afghanistan - Oz Hassan | 2024 Episode 30

52

North Korea Security & Geopolitics - Yangmo Ku | 2024 Episode 29

53

India - Japan Relations - Srabani Roy Choundhury | 2024 Episode 28

54

Australia - China Relations - Philipp Ivanov | 2024 Episode 27

55

Meritocratic Democracy: Confucian and Western Political Theory - Elena Ziliotti | 2024 Episode 26

56

Kurdish Relations with the World - Marianna Charountaki | 2024 Episode 25

57

Romania & Black Sea Energy Security - Roxana Caliminte | 2024 Episode 24

58

Arms Control - Andrew Reddie | 2024 Episode 23

59

EU Constitution - A Story of Unity and Division - Paul Craig | 2024 Episode 22

60

European Diplomacy - Role & Impact - Iver B. Neumann | 2024 Episode 21

61

United Kingdom Cybersecurity Approach and Strategy - Gareth Mott | 2024 Episode 20

62

The Long Peace of East Asia - Timo Kivimäki | 2024 Episode 19

63

Theory of Diversity and Freedom - Chandran Kukathas | 2024 Episode 18

64

Terrorist Recruitment in Central Asia - Noah Tucker | 2024 Episode 17

65

EU Foreign Policy and IR Theories - Knud Erik Jørgensen | 2024 Episode 16

66

Critical Terrorism Studies - Lee Jarvis | 2024 Episode 15

67

US Energy Security and Transition - Paul Saunders | 2024 Episode 14

68

India-China Relations - Jagannath Panda | 2024 Episode 13

69

US-China Energy Dynamics & Solar Industry - Quill Robinson | 2024 Episode 12

70

Chinese Theories of International Relations - Ferran Pérez Mena | 2024 Episode 11

71

Geopolitics of the Pacific Islands and Fiji - Lorenz Gonschor | 2024 Episode 10

72

Circular Economy in International Relations - Patrick Schröder | 2024 Episode 9

73

Islamic State Khurasan - Giuliano Bifolchi | 2024 Episode 8

74

Chemical and Biological Weapons - Brett Edwards | 2024 Episode 7

75

European Union Counterterrorism Legal Framework - Christian Kaunert | 2024 Episode 6

76

Qatari Soft Power - Ariel Admoni | 2024 Episode 5

77

CSTO & Russia - Thomas Ambrosio | 2024 Episode 4

78

Afghans Leaving Pakistan - Ido Raz | 2024 Episode 3

79

Geopolitics of Energy Transition - Daniel Scholten | 2024 Episode 2

80

Identity in International Relations - Richard Ned Lebow | 2024 Episode 1

81

Power Structure in Russia - Chris Monday | 2023 Episode 39

82

Communication, Social Media & Radicalisation - Gordon Alley Young | 2023 Episode 38

83

European Energy Politics - Marco Siddi | 2023 Episode 37

84

Radicalisation & Extremism in the USA - Jeff Schoep | 2023 Episode 36

85

Terrorism: A Research Perspective - Tim Wilson | 2023 Episode 35

86

Norway Energy Security & Geopolitics - Ole Gunnar Austvik | 2023 Episode 34

87

Yemen - Geopolitics of Crisis - Tom Walsh | 2023 Episode 33

88

Methodology & Foreign Policy Analysis - Eldad Ben-Aharon | 2023 Episode 32

89

The Kremlin's Middle Eastern Chessboard - Daniel Rakov | 2023 Episode 31

90

Drones: The Heart of Russia-Iran Relations? - Scholars of Tomorrow | 2023 Episode 30

91

Why to Study International Relations (for Russian students) - Igor Suvorov | 2023 Episode 29

92

Russian Energy Update 2023 - Tatiana Mitrova | 2023 Episode 28

93

Teaching Diplomatic Negotiation - Ida Manton | 2023 Episode 27

94

East Mediterranean Gas - Alexander Kislov | 2023 Episode 26

95

Nikolai Patrushev's Influence in Kremlin - Mark Galeotti | 2023 Episode 25

96

Belt and Road Initiative - Ivo Ganchev | 2023 Episode 24

97

Iranian-Azeri-Israeli Geopolitics - Alexander Grinberg | 2023 Episode 23

98

Saudi Arabia Geopolitics - Aziz Alghashian | 2023 Episode 22

99

Researching Rich Russians - Elisabeth Schimpfössl | 2023 Episode 21

100

Arctic Geopolitics - Klaus Dodds | 2023 Episode 20

101

Israel and Cyberthreats - Chuck Freilich | 2023 Episode 19

102

Fukushima: It's Not Over Yet - Maxime Polleri | 2023 Episode 18

103

Kazakhstan: Education & International Relations - Alberto Frigerio | 2023 Episode 17

104

Wagner Group Unmasked - John Bruni | 2023 Episode 16

105

Israel: Haredim versus Datiim - Michael Freedman | 2023 Episode 15

106

Syria & 12 Years of War - Christopher Phillips | 2023 Episode 14

107

New Russian Constitution - Petr Safronov | 2023 Episode 13

108

Serbia & Aleksandar Vucic - Vesko Garcevic | 2023 Episode 12

109

Dramatic Scottish Politics - Andrew Liddle | 2023 Episode 11

110

Kosovo Crisis 2023 - Helena Ivanov | 2023 Episode 10

111

Chinese Stratagem & Leadership - Hei Sing Tso | 2023 Episode 9

112

Decoding Political Myths in Russia - Bo Petersson | 2023 Episode 8

113

Students Shaping the World (Schwarzman Scholars) - Max Browning | 2023 Episode 7

114

Talking with Terrorists - Anne Speckhard | 2023 Episode 6

115

Serbia - Russia: Energy & Politics - Vuk Vuksanovic | 2023 Episode 5

116

Expat's View on Japan - Maya Matsuoka | 2023 Episode 4

117

EU Between Law & Geopolitics - Luigi Lonardo | 2023 Episode 3

118

India's Role in BRICS - Junuguru Srinivas | 2023 Episode 2

119

Russian LNG in Europe - Andreas Schroeder | 2023 Episode 1