Natasha Saunders (University of St. Andrews - @NEGSaunders) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Refugees, Digital Border Technologies and The Violence of Asylum. Dr. Saunders chats with Kieran (⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠) about the distinction between refugee status and asylum, the 'slow violence' of the latter, digital border technologies, current UK policy towards asylum seekers and refugees, and the manner in which resistance manifests to these. Additionally, check out Natasha's article in...

Elena Şimanschi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ESimanschi) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Russian (dis)information on Ukraine. Elena chats with Kieran (⁠@kieranjomeara⁠) and Catharine Damron (@catharinedamron) about what (dis)information is, what its major mechanisms are, how it materialises, its connection with emotion and memory, alongside the findings of her empirical study. Additionally, check out Elena's article in International Affairs 'Fabricating a War?...

Megan MacKenzie (Simon Fraser University - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SFU) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Military Sexual Violence (MSV) and her new book Good Soldiers Don't Rape, available from Cambridge University Press. Professor MacKenzie chats with Kieran (@kieranjomeara) and Abigail about what Military Sexual Violence is, exploring sexual violence in conflict through a gendered lens, how military exceptionalism links to MSV, media coverage of MSV globally, the ethics and methodology of...

Dov Waxman (University of California, Los Angeles - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DovWaxman) speaks with the Thinking Global team about The ongoing Israel-Hamas War. Prof. Waxman speaks with Kieran and Edward about what has occurred in Israel and Gaza since the morning of October 7th, whether we should consider this a Third Intifada, if this will lead to a new generation of Palestinian refugees in the region, the extent to which the recent Israeli judicial crisis and increased numbers of settlers in the West...

Seán Molloy (University of Kent - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SeanMolloyIR) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Realist Ethics and the work of E.H. Carr. Dr. Molloy chats with Kieran about what 'Realism' as a school of IR theorising is, how considering Realism as amoral or immoral is incorrect, responses to and misinterpretation of Carr's 'The Twenty Years Crisis' , the importance of hermeneutics, what Carr's 'impure' or 'inconsistent' ethics looks like, and how figures like Mearsheimer fit into this...

This week on the Thinking Global Podcast, Marianna Karakoulaki (@Faloulah) and Edward Curry (@edwarddcurry5) - two of the E-International Relations and Thinking Global team- chat with Kieran (@kieranjomeara) about what they have been reading recently. 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 -...

Kosuke Shimizu (Ryukoku University, Kyoto - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@caatc105) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the Kyoto School and 'Non-Western' International Relations. With Kieran and Edoardo, Professor Shimizu explores how we can cast 'non-western' International Relations, how the Kyoto School of philosophy can help us think about global politics, the concept of 'relationality,' and the manner in which 'non-western' International Relations thinking intersects with certain methodological...

Sarrah Kassem (University of Tübingen - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@KassemSarrah) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the global politics of the platform economy. Dr. Kassem chats with Kieran about what the platform economy is, how the politics of such an economy is global, the alienation experienced by Amazon workers globally, and the manner in which platform workers hold both power and agency on the global level. Dr. Kassem's book 'Work and Alienation in the Platform Economy' can be purchased from...

Alexander Lanoszka (University of Waterloo - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ALanoszka) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Military Alliances and NATO Enlargement. Lanoszka speaks with Kieran about how to conceptualise military alliances, the effect of Nuclear proliferation on alliances, the importance of multilateral alliances today, why we should 'thank goodness' for NATO expansion and the effect of the Russo-Ukrainian War on NATO. Dr. Lanoszka's book 'Military Alliances in the Twenty First Century' can...

Bruce Pannier (@BrucePannier) and Temur Umarov (Fellow, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Centre @TUmarov) speak with the Thinking Global Team about the regional politics of Central Asia. Mr. Pannier and Mr. Umarov chat with Kieran and Ismail about the history of Russia's dominance in the region, how the region has been effected by the Russo-Ukraine war, regional ties with China, the potential for conflict, and how we should think about current widespread protest in the region. Thinking Global is...

Mauricio Palma-Gutiérrez (University of Warwick - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@xmpalmax) speaks with the Thinking Global team about migration and displacement in South America. Palma-Gutiérrez discusses with Kieran and Daniel the causes and effects of migration from Venezuela, how those states along the Andes are changing their perception and policy towards migration, how such policy is different to that of EU states, and the role of international institutions in the global migration crisis. Thinking Global is...

Mohammed Abdul Rahman Baharoon (Director General, Dubai Public Policy Research Centre - ⁠@MABaharoon) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the quantum politics of the Middle East. Baharoon discusses what he means by 'quantum politics', whilst exploring Arab-Israeli and Arab-Iranian relations, alongside the role of China, The BRICS broadly, and the effects of the Russo-Ukrainian War on the region. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's...

Prof. Patricia Owens (⁠@Politics_Oxford⁠), Dr. Katharina Rietzler (⁠@KatHistory⁠), Prof. Kimberly Hutchings (⁠@QMPoliticsIR⁠), and Dr. Sarah C. Dunstan (⁠@sarahcdunstan⁠) chat with the Thinking Global team about their award winning anthological volume: ⁠'Women's International Thought: Towards a New Canon'⁠ - published by Cambridge University Press (⁠@CambridgeUP⁠) - for a two part series on the book and the ⁠'Women and The History of International Thought' Leverhulme Trust Project⁠...

Prof. Patricia Owens (@Politics_Oxford), Dr. Katharina Rietzler (@KatHistory), Prof. Kimberly Hutchings (@QMPoliticsIR), and Dr. Sarah C. Dunstan (@sarahcdunstan) chat with the Thinking Global team about their award winning anthological volume: 'Women's International Thought: Towards a New Canon' - published by Cambridge University Press (@CambridgeUP) - for a two part series on the book and the 'Women and The History of International Thought' Leverhulme Trust Project (@leverhulmewhit). This...

Michael Kugelman (South Asia Institute Director, Wilson Institute - @MichaelKugelman) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the contemporary international relations of South Asia. Kugelman discusses how the politics of the domestic level is shaping that of the international in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka, prior to an exploration of democratic backsliding in the region and the lessons for US foreign policy following the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Thinking Global is affiliated...

Dr. Surinder Mohan (University of Jammu - ⁠@SMohanOfficial⁠) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the India-Pakistan conflict and his new book 'Complex Rivalry: The Dynamics of India-Pakistan Conflict', available from The University of Michigan Press. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

On this week’s episode of the Thinking Global podcast, Abigail Glyn, Nigel Huckle (@NigelHuckle), Daniel McDaid, and Tusharika Deka (@Tusharika24) - four of the podcast’s co-hosts - chat with Kieran (@kieranjomeara) about what they have been reading recently. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Professor Nitasha Kaul (University of Westminster - ⁠@NitashaKaul⁠) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the status of Democracy in India, alongside that of Human Rights in Indian Administered Jammu and Kashmir. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. For more information, please see Professor Kaul's website or The University of Westminster's Centre For The Study...

Professor Cynthia Enloe (Clark University - @ClarkUniversity) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Feminist International Relations and her new book 'Twelve Feminist Lessons of War', available from University of California Press and Footnotes Press. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Professor Wendy Brown (University of California, Berkeley - @UCBerkeley) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Nihilism as political condition, Walling, Resisting Left Melancholy and Neoliberalism. Professor Brown's new book 'Nihilistic Times' can be purchased HERE. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Dr. Ian Spears (@GuelphPOLS) and Alemayehu F. Weldemariam (@AlemayehuFentaw) chat with the Thinking Global team about Ethiopia and International Relations, covering issues such as the conflict in Tigray, colonialism and national identity. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Dr. Thales Carvalho (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) speaks with the Thinking Global team about Brazil's President Lula and Brazilian Foreign Policy broadly, following-up on his popular co-authored article 'Lula is back on the international stage, or is he?'.  Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠E-International Relations⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. Thales Carvalho can be found on Twitter: @thaleslcarvalho.

Professor James Der Derian (University of Sydney - @Usyd_ssps) chats with the Thinking Global team about Quantum International Relations, revealing what this could mean for International Relations Theory and International Security. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠E-International Relations⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.

Dr. Luke M. Herrington (Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Park University, Missouri) talks with the Thinking Global team about where Religion, Sex, Gender, and Political Violence intersect, following-up on his popular article 'Probing the Intersection of Religion, Gender, and Political Violence'. Thinking Global is affiliated with E-International Relations - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. This episode contains content that...

Henri Vanhanen (Research Fellow at The Finnish Institute for International Affairs (FIIA)) talks with the Thinking Global team about Finland joining NATO alongside Finnish Foreign and Defence Policy broadly, following-up on his popular Op-Ed 'Finland and NATO Membership'.  Thinking Global is affiliated with E-International Relations - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics. Henri Vanhanen can be found on Twitter: @HenriVanhanen.