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In the current times we see that the theoretical framework of realism in world politics is getting more important. Ofcourse people are disappointed about the rule and principal based world order becoming less important. But at the same time states have to defend the interests of their citizens.
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Realism (international relations) - Wikipedia

Sources: the $550B US-Japan investment framework, central to the trade agreement, was heavily influenced by Masayoshi Son, with the Stargate Project tied to it (Akira Yamashita/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/inter

How Howard Lutnick and Masayoshi Son put Japan on the hook for $550bn
SoftBank CEO's financing search for massive projects led him to tariff talks

The proposed College of Arts and Social Sciences changes proposes to merge the School of Music, School of Art and Design and the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies.
It’s also been proposed major degrees such as political science, international relations and public policies would be merged into one degree.
Staff would be expected to re-apply for their jobs and essentially compete for remaining positions.

We won't be silent: ANU students decry proposed College of Arts and Social Sciences 'bloodbath' | Region Canberra
ANU students have described the proposed College of Arts and Social Sciences changes as a

I fucking hope so.
https://news.walla.co.il/item/3769381

#PowerPolitics is the new normal, falling out of Trumps zero-sum view of (international) relations. https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-with-phillips-obrien…

A Praxis of Influence: Framing the Observation and Measurement of Information Power
Chris Bronk, Jason Pittman, Carolyn Semmler
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.18482 https://

A Praxis of Influence: Framing the Observation and Measurement of Information Power
Information power is the capacity to convert data flows into durable shifts in attention, belief, and behavior. We argue that this power has migrated from broadcast persuasion to platform-ized, data-driven operations that fuse computational delivery with cognitive effects. In this context, we define and bound information power within international relations and the information environment while demonstrating why observing and measuring it demands an integrated lens that combines politics (goals…

Multilateralism in the Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence
Michal Natorski
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15397 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.15397

Multilateralism in the Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence
This chapter inquires how international multilateralism addresses the emergence of the general-purpose technology of Artificial Intelligence. In more detail, it analyses two key features of AI multilateralism: its generalized principles and the coordination of state relations in the realm of AI. Firstly, it distinguishes the generalized principles of AI multilateralism of epochal change, determinism, and dialectical understanding. In the second place, the adaptation of multilateralism to AI led…