Review – An Unwritten Future
Jonathan Kirshner highlights the persisting relevance of classical realism in world politics today, but his analysis would benefit from a wider range of case studies.
Reviews
Review – Shock and War
Gordon Corera presents a comprehensive exploration of the dynamics that influenced Britain’s war in Iraq, but does not sufficiently address questions of its legality.
Review – Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan’s depiction of Oppenheimer and the atom bomb is a key tool for IR scholars, but only scratches the surface of nuclear weaponry in IR.
Review – Ben Ali’s Tunisia
Anne Wolf presents fresh insights into the Ben Ali regime and its demise, but the extrapolated theory of power under authoritarianism requires more comparative analysis.
Review – Return Engagements
Việt Lê portrays a new approach to contemporary visual art in Cambodia and Vietnam that moves beyond a fetishised focus on conflict and trauma.
Review – The Invention of International Order
Glenda Sluga highlights the oft-neglected political influence of non-state actors in the wake of the Napoleonic wars, but fails to provide a formal theory for analysis.
Review – The Path to Genocide in Rwanda
Despite some familiar conclusions, Omar McDoom’s important contribution provides a quality in-depth analysis of the Rwandan genocide, particularly on participation.
Review – The Comfort Women of Singapore
Kevin Blackburn provides a detailed account of the sexual slavery practiced in wartime Singapore, but is limited by a dearth of first-hand testimony from local sources.
Review – Waiting for Dignity
Florian Weigand uses the case of Afghanistan to posit a theory of legitimacy and authority under armed conflicts, but fails to consider the role of parallel institutions.
Review – My Fourth Time, We Drowned
This thoroughly researched work gives victims a voice through eye opening accounts of refugee and migrant experiences alongside criticism of international organisations.