We are pleased to announce that 'Bandwagoning in International Relations: China, Russia, and Their Neighbors' by Dylan Motin (Kangwon National University, Korea) has been reviewed by Christophe Kerdodé in 'Cahiers du Comité Asie Pacifique’ (Jeunes IHEDN association (in French)), 24e Édition. P. 146:[...] En somme, le livre apporte un éclairage novateur sur le débat entre la stratégie de l’équilibre et celle du ralliement, tout en exploitant de façon originale la littérature néoréaliste existante. Il a également le mérite d’explorer des cas souvent oubliés. L’auteur aborde frontalement des enjeux de politique internationale et propose des recommandations claires pour les décideurs. Cependant, les chercheurs non réalistes et les spécialistes des États ou régions concernés risquent de rester indifférents aux généralisations et recommandations de Motin. Le débat entre l’équilibre des puissances et le bandwagoning reste bien vivant.[Extract from book review on ‘'Cahiers du Comité Asie Pacifique’ (Jeunes IHEDN association (in French)), 24e Édition. P. 146. Reviewer: Christophe Kerdodé. https://www.jeunes-ihedn.org/2026/les-cahiers-du-comite-asie-pacifique-n24-la-guerre-hors-limites/]Find out more about the book and order your copy here: Bandwagoning in International Relations: China, Russia, and Their NeighborsWhether states balance against or bandwagon with threatening great powers remains an unsolved problem for international relations theory. One school argues that military power compels minor...

We are pleased to announce that 'Archaeology as a Weapon: Long-lasting legacies of colonialism and nationalism in Israel, Palestine, Cyprus and Greece' by Marie-Louise Winbladh has been reviewed by Yannis Hamilakis in ‘Antiquity’, 2026, Vol. 100 (411): 876–878:[…] Winbladh’s heart is in the right place, she is motivated by the desire to react to social injustices implicating past materialities, and has produced a book that contains valuable information. […][Extract from book review on ‘Antiquity’, 2026, Vol. 100 (411): 876–878. Reviewer: Yannis Hamilakis. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2026.10316 ]Find out more about the book and order your copy here: Archaeology as a Weapon: Long-lasting legacies of colonialism and nationalism in Israel, Palestine, Cyprus and GreeceIn Israel, Palestine, Cyprus and Greece, the reconstruction of the past through archaeology has been used to strengthen national identity. Narratives about the past and origin myths have been constructed for political purposes. Cyprus and Palestine have both suffered from British colonialism since the early twentieth century, which has had a profound influence on their cultural heritage. Through nationalism, archaeology has been exploited by far-right movements and political parties to claim ownership of heritage and has become an efficient political tool.In Israel, archaeology and religion have been exploited to construct the...

We are pleased to announce that 'The Enlightened Mind: Education in the Long Eighteenth Century' by Amanda Strasik has been reviewed by Katherine Arpen (Auburn University) in 'XVIII New Perspectives on the Eighteenth Century', Vol. 21, Summer 2024, pp. 103-105:[...] the volume covers an impressive diversity of material, including lesser-studied texts, artists, and art practices, as well as a recurring focus on women’s cultural contributions. The authors effectively demonstrate how eighteenth-century artworks and texts were shaped by period ideas while also serving as tools to extend those lessons within bourgeois and elite society. The essays included in the volume, in turn, enhance the reader’s knowledge on subjects of interest to multiple specializations, including eighteenth-century culture, art history, literature, and gender studies.[Extract from book review on 'XVIII New Perspectives on the Eighteenth Century', Vol. 21, Summer 2024, pp. 103-105. Reviewer: Katherine Arpen (Auburn University) https://www.seasecs.org/npec]Find out more about the book and order your copy here: 'The Enlightened Mind: Education in the Long Eighteenth Century'The rise of Enlightenment philosophical and scientific thought during the long eighteenth century in Europe and North America (c. 1688-1815) sparked artistic and political revolutions, reframed social, gender, and race relations, reshaped attitudes toward children and animals, and...

We are pleased to announce that 'Permanent Wars, The Neocons, and East-West Relations' by Alexander R. Dawoody has been reviewed by Shahub Tossi in 'The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal', Volume 31(1) 2026, article 5:[...] Overall, “Permanent Wars, The Neocons, and East-West Relations” is a thoughtful and well-developed contribution that not only challenges conventional approaches to international relations but also advances a more dynamic and systems-oriented understanding of global conflict. By integrating complexity theory with contemporary case analyses, Dr. Dawoody provides a compelling framework for rethinking how conflict is analyzed and addressed. For scholars and practitioners interested in innovation, public policy, and global governance, the book offers both a critique of existing paradigms, such as traditional state-centric and linear models of international relations, and a meaningful step toward more adaptive, systems-based approaches.[Extract from book review at 'The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal', Volume 31(1) 2026, article 5. Reviewer: Shahub Tossi. https://innovation.cc/document/permanent-wars-the-neocons-and-east-west-relations-the-ukraine-and-gaza-wars-in-context/ ]Find out more about the book and order your copy here: Permanent Wars, The Neocons, and East-West RelationsThe focus in this book is not on the various distinctions between classic liberalism and orientalism. Such traits are specific to normative values than hurt, suffering, and victimhood...

Vernon Press is pleased to announce that Yunus Emre Ozigci , author of 'NATO’s Meaning and Existence: Within the Interstate Intersubjectivity' , was recently featured on the New Books Network podcast. In the interview, hosted by Piotr Pietrzak , Ozigci discusses the central ideas behind his newly published book, offering listeners an accessible introduction to his original study of NATO , international relations theory , phenomenology , and interstate intersubjectivity . A New Philosophical Approach to NATO and International Relations Published by Vernon Press in May 2026, 'NATO’s Meaning and Existence' offers a distinctive and ambitious contribution to the study of NATO’s identity , alliance politics , and the philosophical foundations of international relations . Rather than approaching NATO only as a military or institutional structure, Ozigci examines it as an intersubjective phenomenon : a political community whose meaning is shaped through the perceptions, recognitions, interactions, and historical experiences of states. The book argues that entities in the sphere of international relations — including states, alliances, events, and political environments — are not merely objective facts. They are also constituted through shared meanings, temporal transformations, and acts of recognition among international actors. NATO Beyond Military Power In the New Books...

We are pleased to announce that 'NATO’s Meaning and Existence: Within the Interstate Intersubjectivity' by Yunus Emre Ozigci, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkiye (Turkey) has been reviewed by Piotr Pietrzak in ‘Journal of Liberty and International Affairs’ 12 (1):200-203:[…] His “NATO’s Meaning and Existence” (2026), like his previous publications, does not follow the standard script of recycled, uninspiring solutions drawn from outdated textbooks to address contemporary problems. Instead, it offers genuine insight into modern foreign policy, informed by decades of diplomatic experience: he currently serves in Turkey’s diplomatic corps in one of the most geostrategically significant regions of Africa. This book provides a contemplative critique of NATO’s nature, in contrast to conventional political textbooks that often repeat flattering slogans without critical reflection. […][Extract from book review on the ‘Journal of Liberty and International Affairs’ 12 (1):200-203. Reviewer: Piotr Pietrzak. https://doi.org/10.47305/jlia.2026.2126]Find out more about the book and order your copy here: 'NATO’s Meaning and Existence: Within the Interstate Intersubjectivity'Entities, events, phenomena and states of affairs of the sphere of international relations/ interstate interactions are purely intersubjective recognisances. Their “subjects”, in particular the States, are themselves pre-theoretically, intersubjectively co-constituted and temporalised, ascribed with subject qualities especially in their...

We are pleased to announce that 'Archaeology as a Weapon: Long-lasting legacies of colonialism and nationalism in Israel, Palestine, Cyprus and Greece' by Marie-Louise Winbladh has been reviewed in ‘Antiquity’, Published online April, 2026.Find out more about the book and order your copy here: Archaeology as a Weapon: Long-lasting legacies of colonialism and nationalism in Israel, Palestine, Cyprus and GreeceIn Israel, Palestine, Cyprus and Greece, the reconstruction of the past through archaeology has been used to strengthen national identity. Narratives about the past and origin myths have been constructed for political purposes. Cyprus and Palestine have both suffered from British colonialism since the early twentieth century, which has had a profound influence on their cultural heritage. Through nationalism, archaeology has been exploited by far-right movements and political parties to claim ownership of heritage and has become an efficient political tool.In Israel, archaeology and religion have been exploited to construct the Israeli state and still play a crucial role. The country claims to be the conqueror of Palestine under the protection of God, who they believe gave them possession of the land. Western religious groups are convinced that it is the religious duty of Christians to support the modern nation-state of...

We are pleased to announce that 'Simply to be Americans?: literary radicals confront monopoly capitalism, 1885–1938' by Joel Wendland-Liu (Grand Valley State University) has been recommended by CHOICE, June 2026 Vol. 63 No. 10.This recognition highlights the book’s importance within the fields of American literature, radical literary studies, Marxist criticism, labor history, and African American studies. Combining literary analysis, political history, and cultural criticism, the book explores how radical U.S. writers challenged the forces of monopoly capitalism, imperialism, racism, and patriarchy between 1885 and 1938.Readers can learn more about the book here: Simply to Be Americans? Literary Radicals Confront Monopoly Capitalism, 1885-1938.Exploring Radical American Literature in the Age of Monopoly CapitalismIn Simply to Be Americans?, Wendland-Liu examines how writers and activists used literature to redefine what it meant to be “American” during a period marked by industrial expansion, labor unrest, racial violence, and global imperialism.The study brings together both canonical and lesser-known writers whose works exposed the contradictions of American capitalism and challenged dominant nationalist narratives. Through detailed close readings, the book reveals how fiction, satire, poetry, speculative writing, and political commentary became tools of resistance against exploitation and oppression.Early literary radicals such as Lucy Parsons, Albert Parsons, and Sutton...

We are pleased to announce that 'Archaeology as a Weapon: Long-lasting legacies of colonialism and nationalism in Israel, Palestine, Cyprus and Greece' by Marie-Louise Winbladh has been reviewed in ‘European Journal of Archaeology’, Published online 2026:1-4: Contemporary academic research, particularly in archaeology, often revolves around narrowly defined topics. The rise of increasingly sophisticated archaeornetric methods has encouraged increasingly fine-grained analysis of excavated material. While this approach has the capacity to yield precise insights into a site’s formation, it often neglects a broader contextual analysis— especially the political, social, and economic forces that shape both the past and our interpretations of it.Marie—Louise Winbladh’s “Archaelogy as a Weapon” stands in stark contrast to this trend. The book offers a comparative analysis of how archaeology has been politically instrumentalized in Israel, Palestine, Cyprus, and Greece. Its most significant contribution is its examination of this phenomenon not as an isolated national issue, but as part of a cross-regional pattern rooted in colonial and nationalist ideologies.While the political use of archaeology in the Eastern Mediterranean has been studied before, Winbladh’s book breaks new ground by demonstrating that the weaponization of archaeology in all these regions is part of a shared struggle to contend with the...

We are pleased to announce that 'Concepción Gimeno de Flaquer (1850-1919): Cartas, cuentos cortos y artículos periodísticos' by Ana Isabel Simón Alegre has been reviewed by Eulalia Ramírez Nueda and published in the ‘Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea’, 2025. vol. 48, vol. 48, n.º 1, 2026, pp. 257-8:El presente volumen, un inmenso y erudito esfuerzo documental cuidadosamente editado –casi al tiempo en inglés y en castellano–, es una aproximación más de la doctora Ana Isabel Simón Alegre a la vida y obra de Concepción Gimeno de Flaquer (Alcañiz, España, 1850 – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1919). La autora, madrileña en los Estados Unidos, es Associate Professor en el Center for African, Black and Caribbean Studies de la Universidad Adelphi, de Nueva York. Y, aunque anteriormente Ana Simón Alegre ya se había acercado a la biografía de una de las escritoras es-pañolas –tal vez podríamos decir iberoamericanas– del siglo XIX más poliédricas, y aunque no es la primera en hacerlo, en este libro traza la mejor y más documentada biografía de Gimeno de Flaquer, fruto de una ardua y muy cuidadosa investigación basada en una numerosa y variada serie de fuentes documentales. [...][Extracto de reseña en 'Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea', vol. 48, vol....