Almost two years after the publication of the "Integrated Review", the British govern­ment has updated its security strategy. This "refresh" is primarily intended to adapt to the rapidly advancing development towards a contested and fragmented global order. Without indicating a radical shift,...

Sports diplomacy which falls under the category of public diplomacy signifies engagement with the foreign public within the context of realizing policy objectives. This paper seeks to analyze important questions regarding how international sporting events can act as bargaining chips to bolster...

This volume investigates the emergence and spread of maritime commerce and interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World-the world’s first “global economy”-from a longue durée perspective. Spanning from antiquity to the nineteenth century, these essays move beyond the usual focus on...