Randall Schweller, Maxwell’s Demon and the Golden Apple: Global Discord in the New Millennium (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014) The end of traditional IR theory does not mean that IR scholars ...

Editor’s Note: WOTR is proud to feature this guest contribution by Stephen M. Saideman. Please read our submissions policy here. The principal-agent problem is difficult in international relations ...

International Relations at W&M promotes the systematic study of political, economic, and historic relations among states and other actors in the international system. Students and faculty explore ...

Graduating students from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs wave flags during a graduation ceremony in New York, May 17, 2017 (AP photo by Seth Wenig). It’s that time of ...

Most of our knowledge of the Peloponnesian War comes from the text of Thucydides' History, yet IR scholars are strangely credulous when evaluating Thucydides' pronouncements. I explore what Thucydides ...

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To comprehend global politics, it is essential to grasp the mind-set of states. A significant portion of international ...

Active learning is particularly well-suited to teaching across the range of perspectives inherent in the practice and study of international politics for two key reasons: (1) because of its capacity ...

Murdoch University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. For those of us fortunate enough to make a living studying international relations, these are interesting times. Some of our ...