Transitional justice has emerged, over the last three decades, as a globally recognised approach to addressing one of the greatest challenges in post-conflict societies—seeking accountability for past wrongs and helping a society move forward after the fighting ceases.

The ever-growing movement against fossil fuels in favour of renewable energy has led to a perception that coal will go the way of the dinosaurs. The growing demand for energy however, may suggest otherwise.

As the world recovers from another new year's eve thoughts are now moving to what 2018 will bring. Unfortunately, following a turbulent 2017, it appears the hangover may last well into the foreseeable future.

With close to 300 million people, and a GDP that for the first time last year hit USD$1 trillion, Australia has been quick to take notice of one of it closest neighbours. But how has Canberra handled a country whose relative proximity belies its stark dissimilarity.

2017 was a year among many that continued to cast doubt on the durability of the existing international order. Worrying parallels can therefore be drawn with the tumultuous 1930s and they paint an eerily familiar picture.

Somalia's decades of turmoil, war and anarchy left the country's central government with control over an area extending not much further than its buildings' perimeter fences. As the country enters another new year of incremental progress, is a functional state on the horizon?

In a new year, the African Union has seen an opportunity to renew the organisation which seeks to unite the burgeoning continent. With 55 diverse and disparate members, the process is however fraught with challenge.

Despite its inhospitable environment, the Arctic's important geographic position, fruitful natural resources, and expanding commercial potential, have made the area a new focal point for policymakers further south.

Just as Winston Churchill called Russia "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma", in 2018, the country continues to defy prediction. So what's next for a country with a history full of contradiction?

International Relations has long been dominated by classical and often Anglo-American theorists. This book seeks to address this issue by exploring the lesser known and unconventional thinkers of Asia and Europe. In so doing it works to highlight the sheer variety and depth the discipline has to offer.