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Tremblay: Paul sharpens why large states like India are denied status—and why they remain so sensitive to that denial. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

Dai & Pruessen use WWII history to unpack today's U.S.–China tensions—arguing balance, not eruption, defines the moment. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

Sharpe: Can the Caribbean diaspora shape security outcomes and foreign policy? Challenged Sovereignty says it’s time to ask. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

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Quan Yao argues offshore balancing success depends not on theory, but execution—threats, timing, and strategic flexibility. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

Quan Yao: Power alone didn’t sustain Pax Romana or Pax Americana—it was strategy, vision, and foresight that kept empires standing. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

Michael Sharpe reviews Challenged Sovereignty by Ivelaw Griffith, a sweeping analysis of how transnational threats—drugs, crime, cyberattacks—undermine Caribbean sovereignty. Griffith calls for renewed regionalism and diasporic engagement. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

Dai & Pruessen: WWII-era U.S.–China ties collapsed post-1945. That fragile balance should haunt today’s speculations. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

Tremblay reviews Paul’s The Unfinished Quest, on India’s stalled bid for great power status in a rigid, postwar global order. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

Sela & Friedman: China’s staying in the Middle East—multi-alignment gives regional states more freedom, not less. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

Chou reviews Shadow Negotiators, where Margulis shows how UN orgs shape trade rules via quiet but strategic interventions. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

Duan: U.S. “strategic mistake” framing fuels a self-fulfilling prophecy—escalating Sino-US rivalry, not easing it. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

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Jessi A.J. Gilchrist reviews Post-Imperial Possibilities by Burbank & Cooper, a deep dive into Eurasia, Eurafrica & Afroasia as paths not taken after empire—and how ideas once meant to unite have resurfaced to justify new forms of domination. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

Tüysüzoğlu: Despite Eurasianist signals, Turkey’s Ukraine response shows core alignment with NATO, EU, and U.S. remains intact. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

Wen Xiang reviews The Peaceful Resolution, where Powell & Wiegand show how states strategically select paths to resolve disputes. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

Sloan: Canada’s naval shipbuilding strategy is sound—but gaps remain that could leave the Navy short of warships. doi.org/10.1177/002070…

Lara C.A. Silver explains how Brebner's 1954 call for humility in power still echoes in today’s fractured global order. Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…