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Why do states exit international organizations (IOs)? How often does exit from IOs – including voluntary withdrawal and forced suspension – occur? What are the effects of leaving IOs for the exiting state?

Despite the importance of membership in IOs... more

Helen Haas speaks with political scientist Sean Lee about the changing relationship between majorities and minorities in the Middle East, the collapse of the post-October 2023 regional order, and why questions of citizenship, identity, and political ... more

From a Distinguished International Relations Scholar comes The Unfinished Quest: India's Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi (Oxford UP, 2024), an important book that looks at India's search for major power status. It is an unfinished qu... more

In Retrench, Defend, Compete: Securing America's Future Against a Rising China (Cornell UP, 2025), Charles L. Glaser advances a thought-provoking strategy for securing vital US interests in the face of China's rise.

Many believe China's ascent will ... more

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Recent Guests

Felicity Vabulas
Blanche Seaver Associate Professor of International Studies
Pepperdine University
Episode: Inken Von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas, "Exit from International Organizations: Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change” (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Inken von Borzyskowski
Professor of International Relations
Oxford University
Episode: Inken Von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas, "Exit from International Organizations: Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change” (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Sean Lee
Assistant Professor of Political Science at the American University in Cairo
American University in Cairo
Episode: Beyond Minorities: Power, Identity, and Conflict in the Middle East
T. V. Paul
Distinguished James McGill Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University; Founding Director, Global Research Network on Peaceful Change
McGill University
Episode: T. V. Paul, "The Unfinished Quest: India's Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Charlie Glaser
Professor, MIT Security Studies Program
MIT Security Studies Program
Episode: Charles L. Glaser, "Retrench, Defend, Compete: Securing America's Future Against a Rising China" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Photis Lysandrou
Professor, author of Dollar Dominance
Bristol University Press (author of the book)
Episode: Photis Lysandrou, "Dollar Dominance: Why It Rules the Global Economy and How to Challenge It" (Policy Press, 2025)
Robin Andersen
Professor Emerita of Media Studies at Fordham University; author
Fordham University; OR Books collaborator
Episode: Robin Andersen, "The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage of Israel's Genocide in Gaza" (OR Books, 2026)
Mallory Stewart
CEO of the Council on Strategic Risks; former US State Department official and senior fellow
Council on Strategic Risks
Episode: Are We Entering An Arms Race in Outer Space?
J. Michael Cole
Taipei-based security analyst and writer with CSIS background; fellow at Global Taiwan Institute, Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Prospect Foundation, and Taiwan Hub
Global Taiwan Institute; Macdonald-Laurier Institute; Prospect Foundation; University of Nottingham Taiwan Hub
Episode: J. Michael Cole, "The Taiwan Tinderbox: The Island-Nation at the Centre of the New Cold War" (Polity, 2025)

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  • Slanted against Russia and ignoring Corporate control of capitalist economies and disinterested in the countries of the Global South. Monopoly financial capitalism is almost wholly dismissed as a factor in the collapse of "liberal" ideology.

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T. V. Paul, "The Unfinished Quest: India's Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Q: What inspired you to write this book?
I wanted to bring a theoretical toolkit from status literature into Indian strategic thinking, arguing that status concerns—not just material power or hard security—have driven many of India's foreign-policy choices and missteps; the aim was to provoke policymakers and audiences to reassess how India engages with international institutions and great-power dynamics.
Charles L. Glaser, "Retrench, Defend, Compete: Securing America's Future Against a Rising China" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Q: Would the US abandon Taiwan?
No, the proposal is to end the explicit US commitment to come to Taiwan's defense with force, not to abandon Taiwan itself; the policy would shift focus to deterrence and support via other means.
Charles L. Glaser, "Retrench, Defend, Compete: Securing America's Future Against a Rising China" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Q: What is partial retrenchment and why is it the way forward?
Partial retrenchment involves making targeted concessions on one issue (like Taiwan) while maintaining commitments on other key alliances, thereby reducing the most dangerous flashpoints without sacrificing overall balance of power.
Inken Von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas, "Exit from International Organizations: Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change” (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Q: Walk us through the mechanism of exit and the chain of events inside the organization.
The mechanism starts with withdrawal threats or actual announcements, followed by waiting periods, then bargaining among members and staff, and finally a decision to withdraw or to rescind the threat; negotiations often continue after withdrawal as states seek changes inside the IO.
Odd Arne Westad, "The Coming Storm: Power, Conflict, and Warnings from History" (Henry Holt and Co, 2026)
Q: Professor, why did you write this book?
Westad says it was born out of irritation with how current international situations resemble a Cold War framing, and he wanted to go back in history to find more nuanced examples of multipolar complexity, especially around the turn of the 20th century.

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