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New! Rising Temperatures, Rising Tensions by Anthony Rodin: With climate change reshaping the global landscape—straining alliances, revealing new areas for exploitation, igniting new flashpoints—are prevailing theories of international relations equipped to account for the transformation?

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How are scholarly publishers using social media in 2026? A new post shares findings from the Pulse Check survey, exploring platform trends, engagement goals, and the challenges of measuring impact in scholarly communications.

Social Media in Scholarly Communications — SSP Pulse Check Report - The Scholarly Kitchen SSP's latest Pulse Check survey offers a community-wide snapshot of social media in scholarly publishing as it stands today.

In case you missed it: here's LRP author Richard Sakwa discussing the "political west" and the lost opportunities for peace. Watch here:

The Political West Is Collapsing. Imperial Globalism Is Not | Prof. Richard Sakwa While the West champions a "rules-based order," it consistently byp...

Many thanks to The National for featuring Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani on their most recent Train Reads list! Men in the Sun is available now: https://www.rienner.com/title/Men_in_the_Sun_and_Other_Palestinian_Stories

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Train reads: 11 compact books to take on short journeys | The National As Etihad Rail launches between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah, these novellas, essays and story collections suit the nearly two-hour route

Congratulations to Irene Wu for a successful event at JF Books in Washington, DC! Her book, Measuring Soft Power in International Relations, is available in paperback now! https://shorturl.at/3KasJ

New from the Jamestown Foundation: Escalating tensions between Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government and the Uzbek foreign fighters in Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

Uzbek Fighters in Syria Face Tensions with Al-Sharaa’s Government Jacob Zenn

Exploring questions of religion's influence on elections, Robert Nyenhuis and Thomas Isbell employ a novel dataset in their new book to analyze presidential candidates' use of religious rhetoric and signals during election campaigns in six African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe). Available now! https://shorturl.at/xbMjZ

Join Yangmo Ku on Polaris Live with Sarwar Kashmeri tomorrow, June 2nd, at 9:30 AM EST for a conversation about North Korea's nuclear ambitions: https://www.youtube.com/live/e6syLK0Xg3A

And don't forget that Professor Ku's book, Nuclear North Korea, is 50% off on our website! https://shorturl.at/8eszQ

Yangmo Ku--Nuclear North Korea Despite crippling economic hardships and intense international pressure, North Korea has managed to become a nuclear nation. What drove the country to so res...

We are delighted to be a sponsor of the Asian Studies Association of Australia's 2026 conference taking place in July! With the theme of “Beyond Borders: Reimagining Asian Societies in and across a Shifting World,” panels will explore the evolving connections within and between Asian societies in an era marked by rapid change—geopolitical realignments, climate challenges, digital transformation, and shifting cultural identities.

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More than a decade ago, Xi Jinping heralded a new era for China when he outlined his “Chinese Dream.” Has that dream become a reality? Did Xi’s transformative vision lead to the promised national rejuvenation? Ming Xia digs into these questions in Interpreting the China Dream - available now! https://shorturl.at/036XZ