Opinion – From Linkage to East Asia: From the 1970s to Today’s US-Japan-ROK Strategy
If the US, Japan, and South Korea could adapt the linkage policy to the realities of the 21st century, it could build a more stable Indo-Pacific framework.
Geostrategic Dissonance and Hyperrealism: A Methodological Proposal for the Analysis of Contradiction in International Politics
What happens when a state not only applies realism, but takes it further, setting a new standard?
Is Patriotism Just Obedience? Hong Kong Under the National Security Law
Historical precedents, symbolic instruments and contemporary strategies converge to shape Hongkongers’ understanding of sovereignty, identity, and patriotism.
From Treaty Ports to BRI Courts: China’s Legal Statecraft, Then and Now
China’s BRI-era ‘one-stop’ dispute-resolution model, centred on the China International Commercial Court (CICC) reverses treaty-port extraterritoriality by turning legal pluralism from an imposed constraint into invited jurisdiction through China-led venues.
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The Quantum Race: How Emerging Technologies Reshape Global Security Governance
The quantum race represents a profound challenge to global security governance but also a unique window for cooperative action.
Soft Power Viral: TikTok, Memes, and Transnational Dissent in the Age of Digital Influence
In a world where ordinary users can shape global perceptions, the dynamics of influence and legitimacy are being fundamentally redefined.
Cute Geopolitics and the Other AI
Being Cute with Ukraine is building peace with Ukraine – an entrepreneurial, political and cultural strategy for victory.
Reframing IR through Disability: Translating Global Norms into Social Realities
A field that continues to silence the world’s largest minority risks not only analytical incompleteness but also moral irrelevance.
Opinion – Europe’s Far Right and the Normalisation of Injustice in Palestine
The seemingly contradictory alliance between Israel and far-right parties becomes coherent when considering shared ideological commitments and strategic interests.
Bridging International Relations and Innovation Studies: Lessons from Two Communities
Combining insights from international relations and innovation policy could offer a more holistic approach to increasing geopolitical competition