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Take Five - 3 October 2025

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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 are exploring global struggles over justice, democracy, and security. 

  1. Brazil: Bolsonaro’s conviction is a victory for tortured women by Paula Guimarães for openDemocracy.
  2. Who are Nepal’s Gen Z? by Shubhanga Pandey for London Review of Books.
  3. After Typhoon Ragasa, Taiwan’s Disaster Response Becomes Fuel for Partisan Divide by Brian Hioe for The Diplomat.
  4. Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, says UN commission. But will it make any difference? by Malak Benslama-Dabdoub for The Conversation.
  5. Can a European Drone Wall Stop Russia? by Alexandra Sharp for Foreign Policy.