All Episodes
The IR thinker — 119 episodes
Problems of Post-Communism - Dmitry Gorenburg | Ep. 12 (2026)
Myanmar - Geopolitics & Security - Wai Yan Phyo Naing | Ep. 11 (2026)
Biopolitics - Sergei Prozorov | Ep. 10 (2026)
Russian Soft Power in Africa, Asia & the Middle East - Vladimir Liparteliani | Ep. 9 (2026)
South Africa's Nuclear Energy - Kelvin Kemm Final | Ep. 8 (2026)
British Journal of Politics and International Relations - Jack Holland | Ep. 7 (2026)
Understanding China-Russia Relations - Philip Snow | Ep. 6 (2026)
The Changing World Order - Mark N. Katz | Ep. 5 (2026)
Catalonia's Pursuit of Self-government - Marc Sanjaume-Calvet | Ep. 4 (2026)
The New Constructivism - David McCourt | Ep. 3 (2026)
New Zealand's Geopolitics - Reuben Steff | Ep. 2 (2026)
Decolonising Norms in IR - Charlotte Epstein | Ep. 1 (2026)
Transformative Realism - Marc Saxer | 2025 Episode 31
India's Diplomacy - Vineet Thakur | 2025 Episode 30
Bulgaria's Energy Security - Martin Vladimirov | 2025 Episode 29
EU Citizenship - Dimitry Kochenov | 2025 Episode 28
Contemporary Meaning of Nuclear Weapons - Stephen Herzog | 2025 Episode 27
China's Institutional Genes - Chenggang Xu | 2025 Episode 26
Does African IR Theory Exist? - Madalitso Zililo Phiri | 2025 Episode 25
Natural Gas in Germany: Security, Supply, Transition - Andreas Schroeder | 2025 Episode 24
Mongolia's Energy Security - Telmen Altanshagai | 2025 Episode 23
Australia's Security - Risks & Realities - Peter Layton | 2025 Episode 22
Georgia's Energy Security - Murman Margvelashvili | 2025 Episode 21
Ireland's National Security Strategy - Kenneth McDonagh | 2025 Episode 20
Georgia's EU Accession Journey - David Bujiashvili | 2025 Episode 19
Brexit and EU Hegemony - Patrick Holden | 2025 Episode 18
Radicalisation in the Global North - Tahir Abbas | 2025 Episode 17
China-Africa Engagement - Emmanuel Matambo | 2025 Episode 16
Global Maritime Security - Timothy Edmunds | 2025 Episode 15
Universities as EU Diplomatic Actors - Marina Cino Pagliarello | 2025 Episode 14
Why Japan & the Philippines Are Closer Than Ever - Satoru Nagao | 2025 Episode 13
Trump's US Foreign Policy - Hussein Banai | 2025 Episode 12
The Zones of Peace Concept - Arie M. Kacowicz | 2025 Episode 11
Rebuilding Syria - Joseph Daher | 2025 Episode 10
Good Governance in Africa - Gilbert A. Ang'ana | 2025 Episode 9
Kazakhstan's First Nuclear Plant - Eldaniz Gusseinov | 2025 Episode 8
Russia Africa Relations - Steven Gruzd | 2025 Episode 7
Japan's Decarbonisation Strategy - Walter James | 2025 Episode 6
EU's Soft Balancing Governance - Andres Wivel | 2025 Episode 5
Norms and Autonomous Weapon Systems - Ingvild Bode | 2025 Episode 4
Research Methods & Shifts - Christopher Lamont | 2025 Episode 3
Global Quest for Critical Minerals - Vlado Vivoda | 2025 Episode 2
Illusion of Hegemony - Christopher Mott | 2025 Episode 1
Virtue Eudaimonism: Ancient Wisdom for International Relations - Mark LeBar | 2024 Episode 37
Japan's Political Uncertainty & International Relations - Bill Emmott | 2024 Episode 36
Business Negotiations in International Relations - William W. Baber | 2024 Episode 35
Germany & Emerging Powers - Tomasz Morozowski | 2024 Episode 34
Space Governance: Law and Power – Adam Bower | 2024 Ep. 33
Russian and Ukrainian Nationalism - Fabian Baumann | 2024 Episode 32
Energy Governance & Global South - Narendra Taneja | 2024 Episode 31
European Union Failures in Afghanistan - Oz Hassan | 2024 Episode 30
North Korea Security & Geopolitics - Yangmo Ku | 2024 Episode 29
India - Japan Relations - Srabani Roy Choundhury | 2024 Episode 28
Australia - China Relations - Philipp Ivanov | 2024 Episode 27
Meritocratic Democracy: Confucian and Western Political Theory - Elena Ziliotti | 2024 Episode 26
Kurdish Relations with the World - Marianna Charountaki | 2024 Episode 25
Romania & Black Sea Energy Security - Roxana Caliminte | 2024 Episode 24
Arms Control - Andrew Reddie | 2024 Episode 23
EU Constitution - A Story of Unity and Division - Paul Craig | 2024 Episode 22
European Diplomacy - Role & Impact - Iver B. Neumann | 2024 Episode 21
United Kingdom Cybersecurity Approach and Strategy - Gareth Mott | 2024 Episode 20
The Long Peace of East Asia - Timo Kivimäki | 2024 Episode 19
Theory of Diversity and Freedom - Chandran Kukathas | 2024 Episode 18
Terrorist Recruitment in Central Asia - Noah Tucker | 2024 Episode 17
EU Foreign Policy and IR Theories - Knud Erik Jørgensen | 2024 Episode 16
Critical Terrorism Studies - Lee Jarvis | 2024 Episode 15
US Energy Security and Transition - Paul Saunders | 2024 Episode 14
India-China Relations - Jagannath Panda | 2024 Episode 13
US-China Energy Dynamics & Solar Industry - Quill Robinson | 2024 Episode 12
Chinese Theories of International Relations - Ferran Pérez Mena | 2024 Episode 11
Geopolitics of the Pacific Islands and Fiji - Lorenz Gonschor | 2024 Episode 10
Circular Economy in International Relations - Patrick Schröder | 2024 Episode 9
Islamic State Khurasan - Giuliano Bifolchi | 2024 Episode 8
Chemical and Biological Weapons - Brett Edwards | 2024 Episode 7
European Union Counterterrorism Legal Framework - Christian Kaunert | 2024 Episode 6
Qatari Soft Power - Ariel Admoni | 2024 Episode 5
CSTO & Russia - Thomas Ambrosio | 2024 Episode 4
Afghans Leaving Pakistan - Ido Raz | 2024 Episode 3
Geopolitics of Energy Transition - Daniel Scholten | 2024 Episode 2
Identity in International Relations - Richard Ned Lebow | 2024 Episode 1
Power Structure in Russia - Chris Monday | 2023 Episode 39
Communication, Social Media & Radicalisation - Gordon Alley Young | 2023 Episode 38
European Energy Politics - Marco Siddi | 2023 Episode 37
Radicalisation & Extremism in the USA - Jeff Schoep | 2023 Episode 36
Terrorism: A Research Perspective - Tim Wilson | 2023 Episode 35
Norway Energy Security & Geopolitics - Ole Gunnar Austvik | 2023 Episode 34
Yemen - Geopolitics of Crisis - Tom Walsh | 2023 Episode 33
Methodology & Foreign Policy Analysis - Eldad Ben-Aharon | 2023 Episode 32
The Kremlin's Middle Eastern Chessboard - Daniel Rakov | 2023 Episode 31
Drones: The Heart of Russia-Iran Relations? - Scholars of Tomorrow | 2023 Episode 30
Why to Study International Relations (for Russian students) - Igor Suvorov | 2023 Episode 29
Russian Energy Update 2023 - Tatiana Mitrova | 2023 Episode 28
Teaching Diplomatic Negotiation - Ida Manton | 2023 Episode 27
East Mediterranean Gas - Alexander Kislov | 2023 Episode 26
Nikolai Patrushev's Influence in Kremlin - Mark Galeotti | 2023 Episode 25
Belt and Road Initiative - Ivo Ganchev | 2023 Episode 24
Iranian-Azeri-Israeli Geopolitics - Alexander Grinberg | 2023 Episode 23
Saudi Arabia Geopolitics - Aziz Alghashian | 2023 Episode 22
Researching Rich Russians - Elisabeth Schimpfössl | 2023 Episode 21
Arctic Geopolitics - Klaus Dodds | 2023 Episode 20
Israel and Cyberthreats - Chuck Freilich | 2023 Episode 19
Fukushima: It's Not Over Yet - Maxime Polleri | 2023 Episode 18
Kazakhstan: Education & International Relations - Alberto Frigerio | 2023 Episode 17
Wagner Group Unmasked - John Bruni | 2023 Episode 16
Israel: Haredim versus Datiim - Michael Freedman | 2023 Episode 15
Syria & 12 Years of War - Christopher Phillips | 2023 Episode 14
New Russian Constitution - Petr Safronov | 2023 Episode 13
Serbia & Aleksandar Vucic - Vesko Garcevic | 2023 Episode 12
Dramatic Scottish Politics - Andrew Liddle | 2023 Episode 11
Kosovo Crisis 2023 - Helena Ivanov | 2023 Episode 10
Chinese Stratagem & Leadership - Hei Sing Tso | 2023 Episode 9
Decoding Political Myths in Russia - Bo Petersson | 2023 Episode 8
Students Shaping the World (Schwarzman Scholars) - Max Browning | 2023 Episode 7
Talking with Terrorists - Anne Speckhard | 2023 Episode 6
Serbia - Russia: Energy & Politics - Vuk Vuksanovic | 2023 Episode 5
Expat's View on Japan - Maya Matsuoka | 2023 Episode 4
EU Between Law & Geopolitics - Luigi Lonardo | 2023 Episode 3
India's Role in BRICS - Junuguru Srinivas | 2023 Episode 2
Russian LNG in Europe - Andreas Schroeder | 2023 Episode 1