Liberals claim that globalization has led to fragmentation and decentralized networks of
power relations. This does not explain how states increasingly “weaponize …

This paper explores the different ways in which the English School of International Relations
(ES) can contribute to the broader Global IR research agenda. After identifying some of the …

The international network of submarine cables plays a crucial role in facilitating global
telecommunications connectivity, carrying over 99% of all internet traffic. However …

The implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) is central to what the World Economic
Forum has coined the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution'; a technological revolution built upon …

Adam Watson is one of the classical figures of the English School (ES). Scholarly
appreciation of his contributions, however, has almost exclusively focused on his …

El objetivo de este artículo es plantear algunos de los elementos característicos de los
enfoques clásico y crítico de la sociedad internacional. A tal fn, analiza, en primer lugar, el …

This is the introduction to the special issue'Adam Watson and International Relations: A
Contemporary Reassessment'. In this short piece, the guest editors outline the genesis …

This introduction explains the volume's rationale for bringing the trinity of change,
contestation and resilience into the English School canon as a means of 'rebooting'the …

The main tide of international relations scholarship on the first years after World War II
sweeps toward Cold War accounts. These have emphasized the United States and USSR in …

In this chapter, I develop my theoretical and analytical approach. I depart from a theoretically
and also politically conservative starting point—the debate between Hans Kelsen and Carl …