I want to develop questions about the Kuril Islands for a new episode of @theirthinker.bsky.social Do you have any suggestions or good publication (research papers) recommendations about the Kuril Islands (international relations' perspectives)?
Martin Zubko
@martinzubko.bsky.social
Scholar (seeking a PhD supervisor) | Energy Geopolitics • Critical Infrastructure & Cyberspace • Global Governance • Small States Foreign Policy • IR Theory (Reposts≠Endorsement) https://martinzubko.com/
This weekend, I'm reading: "Václav Havel’s Regional Polygamy and Neglect: Reconsidering the Death and Resurrection of Visegrad Cooperation" by Rick Fawn www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Václav Havel’s Regional Polygamy and Neglect: Reconsidering the Death and Resurrection of Visegrad Cooperation
The paralysis and death of Visegrad, the post-communist region’s most successful inter-state cooperation format, between 1994 and 1998 is conventionally attributed to the break-up of Czechoslovakia...
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I published an article in Central Asian Survey in which I reconceptualised political cynicism regarding the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline in Russo-Mongolian relations. CAS has generously provided me with a token of 50 articles to be downloaded in full: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VZVY8...
The Power of Siberia 2 pipeline and political cynicism in Russian–Mongolian relations
This article reconceptualises political cynicism as an elite-driven discursive practice in Russo–Mongolian relations, using the Power of Siberia 2 (PS2) gas pipeline as a revealing case. It demonst...
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I am pleased to share the latest Teach IR interview with Dr Lily Hamourtziadou from Birmingham City University. LINK: www.teachir.org/lily-hamourt...
Reading this weekend: BRINGING PAN-AFRICANISM BACK IN AS AN ANALYTICAL CATEGORY by Daniel Mulugeta doi.org/10.1093/afra...
BRINGING PAN-AFRICANISM BACK IN AS AN ANALYTICAL CATEGORY
Abstract. This article advances Pan-Africanism as an analytical category for understanding African politics and global entanglements. It shows how recurrin
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I'd like to read this article, but have no subscription, any help from my connections, please? mondediplo.com/2026/03/06no...
Nord Stream 2: back in political play
Subscribers // by Matt Bernardini & Morgane Fert Malka (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, March 2026)
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Political philosophy holds a special place in my knowledge and learning DNA. In my humble pro-bono channel, @theirthinker.bsky.social, I try to open up many questions regarding international relations. Often, I am inspired by great interviews like this one. youtu.be/0ZpINmi6C3o
Insider Interview: Daron Acemoglu & Michael J Sandel
YouTube video by Project Syndicate
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Professor Jason Ralph @jasonralph.bsky.social shares his perspectives on teaching IR. In a field as complex and ever-evolving as IR, it is great to find educators who are willing to step back and reflect so openly on their practice. LINK: www.teachir.org/professor-ja...
Alvina Hoffmann discusses how the independence of UN special rapporteurs is "rooted in a transnational social space connecting multiple professional identities, resources, and skills." This fascinating article is available in our latest issue! 📘 👉 buff.ly/5DTKhXM
Reading this weekend: “Things of Networks”: Situating ANT in International Relations Daniel H Nexon & Vincent Pouliot doi.org/10.1111/ips....
“Things of Networks”: Situating ANT in International Relations
We come to this forum not to advocate for actor-network theory (ANT) but to raise friendly questions about its role in International Relations (IR). As out
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This weekend, I'm reading: The postcolonial perspective: Why we need to decolonize norms By Charlotte Epstein www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
The postcolonial perspective | 1 | Why we need to decolonize norms | C
This chapter begins by charting the common enterprise of decolonizing norms, and then considers what 'situated perspectives' in International Relations (IR)
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NEW ISSUE from @ejisbisa.bsky.social - South-South Security Cooperation and the (Re)Making of Global Security Governance - https://cup.org/49vhA9e European Journal of International Security - Volume 11 - Special Issue 1 - February 2026 #OpenAccess
Making Global Norms: Politics versus Science in International Organizations by Alexandros Kentikelenis & Leonard Seabrooke doi.org/10.1093/9780...
Making Global Norms: Politics versus Science in International Organizations
Abstract. Global norms form the core infrastructure of economic and political globalization. To be influential, these norms need to be codified into policy
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This weekend, I am reading: Identity Politics and Deep Contestations of the Liberal International Order: The Case of Europe by Jeffrey T. Checkel www.eui.eu/Documents/De...
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I'm reading: Frost, M., & Lechner, S. (2016). Understanding international relations from the internal point of view. Journal of International Political Theory, 12(3), 299-319. doi.org/10.1177/1755...
Understanding international practices from the internal point of view - Mervyn Frost, Silviya Lechner, 2016
The article is written in response to a recent flurry of studies on international practices. In investigating this theme, International Relations scholars have ...
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I'm reading: The turn to turns in International Relations by Charlotte Epstein and Ole Wæver doi.org/10.1177/1354...
The turn to turns in International Relations - Charlotte Epstein, Ole Wæver, 2025
In this article, we explore what it means to research in International Relations (IR) in a context of dizzying multiplication of turns in the discipline – towar...
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An excellent issue...
European Journal of International Security@ejisbisa.bsky.social · 8mo agoOur first issue of 2026 out now - and it's a brilliant special issue on South-South Security Cooperation and the (Re)Making of Global Security Governance. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @mybisa.bsky.social
I'm reading this interesting article... Discursive institutionalism as a research framework: result from a systematic literature review by Ćwiklicki, M. & Mirzyńska, A. doi.org/10.1007/s111...
Discursive institutionalism as a research framework: result from a systematic literature review - Quality & Quantity
This paper focuses on one of the recent theoretical contributions to the analysis of public policies: discursive institutionalism (DI). It aims to define elements of research approaches for empirical ...
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I have recently interviewed a great expert @herzogsm.bsky.social for @theirthinker.bsky.social where we briefly mentioned this book, so I am happy to see it officially introduced. Just its cover photo can prompt a decent debate, actually.
Stephen Herzog@herzogsm.bsky.social · 9mo ago1/7 It's book publication day! "Atomic Backfires: When Nuclear Policies Fail" is out now from @mitpress.bsky.social in @belfercenter.bsky.social's Studies in International Security book series. Contents and discount codes below. @managingtheatom.bsky.social mitpress.mit.edu/978026205185...
‘Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.’ www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
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TeachIR is my new project featuring in-depth interviews with accomplished IR educators from around the world. Professor Yoichiro Sato offers valuable perspectives drawn from his extensive academic career, sharing insights on pedagogy and the evolving challenges. #TeachIR teachir.org/professor-yo...
Yoichiro Sato on Teaching IR: Simulations & Negotiation
Simulations as a bridge from theory to practice: Prof Yoichiro Sato on complexity, negotiation training, and raising standards in IR teaching.
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