Best of the fortnight - 6 October 2023
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Guest Editor Dominic Hart has scoured the internet for IR-related content that might interest you. Here he brings you the past fortnight's best readings and podcasts to keep you up to date with what's happening around the world.
Global Issues
- Strategic interdependence: Europe’s new approach in a world of middle powers Aslı Aydıntaşbaş et al for The European Council on Foreign Affairs
- Nagorno-Karabakh: crisis in the Caucasus could destabilise the whole of Eurasia Anna Matveeva for The Conversation
- The Voice: why Australia is holding a referendum on First Nations representation to government – podcast by The Conversation.
UK and Europe
- Slovakia may join two other NATO countries at odds with Zelensky Ted Snider for Responsible Statecraft
- AI Safety Summit: Can Britain write the AI rulebook? Olivia O’Sullivan for Chatham House.
Russia and Ukraine
- Ukraine war: Putin avoids further mobilisation while Kyiv suffers manpower shortage Alexander Titov for The Conversation
- Russia concedes Karabakh for stake in new regional order Laurence Broers for Chatham House.
USA
- Can Biden bounce back as the US presidential race turns nastier? Richard Hargy for The Conversation
- U.S. Budget Deal Has Europe Questioning American Resolve on Ukraine Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer for Foreign Policy.
Latin America
- The rise of Javier Milei has changed Argentina forever Pablo Touzon for Chatham House
- Ecuador’s Descent Into Chaos Ivan Briscoe and Glaeldys Gonzalez for Foreign Affairs
- Haiti’s Troubled Path to Development Diana Roy and Rocio Cara for Council on Foreign Relations
China
- Five things that the west doesn’t understand about China’s foreign policy Tom Harper for The Conversation
- Who Killed the Chinese Economy? Michael Pettis, Adam Posen, Zongyuan Zoe Liu for Foreign Affairs.
Asia
- Cricket World Cup: How India wields power at the crease Salil Tripathi for Chatham House
- Independent Thinking: Should we talk with the Taliban? Podcast by Chatham House.
Middle East
- President Biden should not rush a deal on Israel–Saudi normalization Dr Sanam Vakil for Chatham House
- What a Saudi-Israeli Deal Could Mean for the Palestinians Martin Indyk and Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein for Foreign Affairs.
Africa
- How Sudan’s forgotten war is being fought John Pollock and Damien Symon for Chatham House
- Will Intervention Stabilize the Sahel? Nosomot Gbadamosi for Foreign Policy
- Africa’s coups are part of a far bigger crisis The Economist.
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