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Volume 188, issue 2, 2025

Building Indonesian Resilience: A Pathway Governing Urban Transformation

Abdillah Abdillah, Ida Widianingsih, Rd Ahmad Buchari and Heru Nurasa

Save the World or Make a Deal? An Ideological Diagnoses of China–US Relations and the Possibility of Escaping the Thucydides Trap

Ruairidh J. Brown

Theory of Self‐Determination: A Viable Solution for the Kashmir Conflict

Muhammad Waqas Haider

Inclusive Finance Trends in the Age of Digital Technologies and Innovations: An Empirical Study Based on Panel Data Analysis

Inès Gharbi, Aïda Kammoun and Mohamed karim Kefi

Party Affiliation of the US President and Path Dependence in the Bilateral Relationship With Mexico at Five Critical Junctures

Estefania Cruz Lera

Staring Into the Ukrainian Looking Glass: Uncomfortable Lessons About NATO and Modern War

Christopher G. Libertini

The Effects of Climate Change and Technological Advancement on Economic Recovery in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Mwoya Byaro and Anicet Rwezaula

Hamas' October Attack Should not Have Come as a Surprise to Anyone

Alon Ben‐Meir

Extended Commentary—Blitz on the West: Ukraine as Ground Zero of China's New Great Game

William H. Thornton and Songok Han Thornton

An Analysis of Indian Foreign Policy: Book Review of Why Baharat Matters By S. Jaishankar, New Delhi: Rupa Publications, 2024. 248 pp. $40 (Hardcover). ISBN: 978‐9357027601

Amrita Chaudhary

Beneath the Silence: The Hidden Struggles of Occupied Cities

Iryna Glazkova, Yana Suchikova and Oksana Rezvan

“INEVITABILITY”: Capturing Strategic Ambiguity in Xi Jinping's China

Una Aleksandra Bērziņa‐Čerenkova

Volume 188, issue 1, 2025

The Damage Done: A Mandate to Demolish America's Progress Toward a More Perfect Union

Anthony R. Brunello

Country Size and Government Effectiveness in Africa: Transcending the Mean Analysis

George Babington Amegavi, Zechariah Langnel, Justice Nyigma Bawole and James Kwame Mensah

Problematizing and Reappraising Critiques of “Ethno‐Nationalism”: Collective Self‐Determination, Liberal Democracy, and Human Rights in Dynamic Synergy

Noam Schimmel

Traveling Across Global Divides: Freedom or Barriers to Move?

A. K. M. Ahsan Ullah and Diotima Chattoraj

Unveiling the Drivers of Competitiveness: A Study Across Latin America and Europe

Ivan Ricardo Ruiz Castro, Melva Inés Gómez–Caicedo, Mercedes Gaitán–Angulo, Manuel Ignacio Balaguera and Juan Antonio Marmolejo

Harmony or Dominance? Exploring the Complex Dynamics of India−Bangladesh Water Relations

Kajol Gupta, Arundhati Bhattacharyya and Keshav Kant Prasad

Between the Horns of a Dilemma: India, Pakistan, and Conflict Dynamics in South Asia

Surinder Mohan

Divergent Paths: The Statal Securitization of the Kurdish Question and the Struggle for Kurdish Societal Security in Türkiye

Ibrahim Has

Electoral Integrity and Election Management in Nigeria: The Case of the 2023 General Election

Onyedikachi Madueke and Chukwuemeka Enyiazu

Indirect Rule: The Making of US International Hierarchy By David A. Lake, Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2024. 326 pp. ISBN: 9781501773770 (hbk), ISBN: 9781501773761 (pbk)

Hüsna Taş Yetim

Extended Commentary – The US Space Force: America's Key to Securing Space Dominance—It Ain't Science Fiction Anymore

Orson Scott Card and Lamont Colucci

Volume 187, issue 4, 2024

World Affairs Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2023–2024 pp. 384-386

Emma R. Norman

China and Russia as service providers for illiberal governance pp. 387-403

Erica Marat, Marlene Laruelle and Gagan Atreya

China's “new era” in foreign policy: Explaining change under Xi Jinping pp. 404-420

Shale Horowitz and Jingnan Liu

Not all that glitters is gold: Financial access, microfinance, and female unemployment in sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 421-436

Simplice Asongu, Therese E. Zogo, Mariette C. N. Mete and Barbara D. Mensah

Political entrepreneurs and interest groups in the CPTPP ratification process in Chile: A case of politicization? pp. 437-447

Dorotea López, Andrés Dockendorff and Simón Lodato

Inequality and public opinion on military spending in the United States pp. 448-461

Hak‐Seon Lee

Reform bills in Jordan: A Dawn of a new era or continuous missed opportunities? pp. 462-475

Moath Alakayleh, Mohammed Torki Bani Salameh and Washad Emambocus

Perceptions of informed Afghans on the Taliban's Islamic Emirate and the former Afghan government pp. 476-495

Ihsanullah Omarkhail

India's response to the Myanmar crisis: A reluctant neighbor pp. 496-505

Pamreihor Khashimwo

Macroeconomic volatility and terrorism incidents in Africa pp. 506-531

Kazeem B. Ajide

The emergence of Qatar's diplomacy in a complex world: Balancing soft power in regional affairs pp. 532-544

Ahsan Ullah Akm

Exclusion and persecution: The Rohingya crisis through the lens of nationalism, statelessness, and violence pp. 545-558

Rifat Darina Kamal, Z. R. M. Abdullah Kaiser and Kad Mariano

EXTENDED COMMENTARY—Navigating the labyrinth of youth return to deoccupied territories in Ukraine: Stakeholders, strategies, and ethical imperatives pp. 559-573

Ihor Bohdanov and Yana Suchikova

Book Review of I Love Russia by Elena Kostyuchenko (Penguin Press, 2023) pp. 574-576

Jack Pemment

Volume 187, issue 2, 2024

Introduction to the special issue: Authoritarianism and religion in South Asia: Trends and twists pp. 130-136

Shafi Md. Mostofa, Subedi Db and Howard Brasted

Authoritarianism and majoritarian religious nationalism in contemporary India pp. 137-150

Maidul Islam

From pulpit to marketplace: The evolution of religious political parties in Pakistan pp. 151-160

Kashif Hussain

Faith, politics, and power: The evolution of secularism and authoritarianism in Bangladesh pp. 161-171

Shafi Md Mostofa

Religion as a tool for authoritarian legitimation: The case of Bangladesh pp. 172-186

Ali Riaz

Religion and authoritarianism in the Maldives: Is another authoritarian reversal in the Maldives imminent? pp. 187-200

Mosmi Bhim

The Sinhala‐Buddhicization of the state and the rise of authoritarianism in Sri Lanka pp. 201-212

A. R. M. Imtiyaz

Authoritarian populist politics, politico‐religious extremism, and violence against women in post‐war Sri Lanka pp. 213-230

Shyamika Jayasundara‐Smits and Subedi Db

Volume 187, issue 1, 2024

Note from the Editor: Artificial Intelligence, cyberspace, outer space, and policy—New perspectives on pressing world affairs pp. 6-8

Emma R. Norman

The importance of the space force: Where strategic doctrine meets grand strategy pp. 9-23

Lamont C. Colucci and Colonel J. D. Fulmer

Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. Or can you?: How cyberspace operations impact international security pp. 24-36

Sam Maesschalck

The emptiness at the heart of international law pp. 37-48

Peter Hulsroj

Managing forced migration: Overt and covert policies to limit the influx of Ukrainian refugees pp. 49-62

Alex M. Grosman and Jos C. N. Raadschelders

Tourism management synergies in Sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 63-77

Simplice Asongu, Mushfiqur Rahman, Richard Adu‐Gyamfi and Raufhon Salahodjaev

Governance quality and trade performance in Sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 78-93

Simplice Asongu and Nicholas Odhiambo

Whipsawed by Woori and Washington: South Korea's growing challenges in handling Middle Eastern affairs pp. 94-105

Shirzad Azad

Extended commentary—Keeping the republic: A vision for America pp. 106-117

Anthony R. Brunello

Dalits and their territorial rights in India pp. 118-122

Md Nurul Momen and Md Abu Shahen

Governance for a sustainable future: The state of the art in Japan By Adachi Yukio, Usami Makoto (Eds.), Singapore: Springer. 2023. pp. 364. €139.99. ISBN 9789819947706 pp. 123-124

Stefano Greco