EU Membership for Russia: A Brief History of a Fantastical Idea
The concept of Russia joining the EU, while always unlikely, was not always unthinkable.
Opinion – What Has Trump Got Planned for Venezuela?
While Venezuela may be enmeshed in the narcotics trade, it does not constitute a threat to US national security.
The Geographic Framing of Israel
The struggle to define what kind of country Israel is and where it belongs will continue as It can be Western, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Asian, and various others.
Villages marooned after deadly floods in India
Rescue workers wade through water with villagers and their cattle stranded in flood-hit areas. — AFP Thousands in flood-hit areas forced to seek shelter in relief camps.Modi assures Punjab CM…
Rescuers in Afghanistan race to reach remote quake-hit mountain villages
An Afghan family moves to a safer place after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan around midnight, in Dara Noor, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, September 1, 2025. — Reuters Late…
Xi, Putin unite in anti-West rhetoric as China seeks bigger regional role
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping attend a military parade on Victory Day in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. — Reuters Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir…
UK pledges £1m aid for Afghanistan earthquake victims
Afghan volunteers and Taliban security personnel work to move injured people near a military helicopter following earthquakes in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, a district of the Kunar Province,…
Guterres calls for strengthening multilateralism in address to Shanghai Cooperation Organization
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for strengthening multilateralism in an increasingly divided world in remarks to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday. Read the full story,…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un travels by train as he leaves Pyongyang to attend China’s celebration of the formal surrender of Japan in World War Two, in this picture…
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Review – Causal Inquiry in International Relations
Humphreys and Suganami offer a rich, thoughtful critique of causal inquiry in IR, though their approach may underplay how abstract theories shape concrete explanations.