Take Five - 14 November 2025
This article was published on
In our fortnightly feature, Director/CEO Juliet Dryden and Communications Intern Eve Harrison-Taylor bring you their top five IR-related podcasts and readings from the past two weeks. 'Take five' to explore our best of the best.
In this week's Take Five we explore Mamdani's historic win, the future for climate justice and the rise of the global right.
- Mamdani at the Crossroads by Niela Orr for The London Review of Books.
- Iraq’s 2025 elections reveal a democracy without belief by Bamo Nouri for The Conversation.
- (Audio)The Climate Briefing: COP30: Key issues to watch by Anna Åberg and Nick Bridge CMG for Chatham House.
- Central Asia doesn't need another great game by Pavel Devyatkin for Responsible Statecraft.
- Right-wing Stalinists and hydroponic lettuce: Inside Chile’s pivotal election by Juan Elman for OpenDemocracy.
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash