Fonie Mitsopoulou
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Interview with Avi Shlaim on upcoming book: “Three Worlds: Memoir of an Arab-Jew”
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The OPR speaks to Professor Shlaim about his upcoming memoir, Three Worlds: Memoir of an Arab-Jew, due to be published in June of 2023.
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World Cup: A Divisive Competition Unites the Middle East
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“National team footballers carry more than just the weight of their country’s expectations, they also bear the pressure of an opportunity to show-up countries where decades—if not centuries—old entrenched rivalries transcend the field.” Fonie Mitsopoulou reports on the significance and reception of the World Cup in the Middle East, and discusses the role of Qatar…
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Small Groups, Large Hurdles: the Struggle of Getting Money to the Climate Frontlines (Live from COP27 Series)
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COP, a venue teeming with environmentally-oriented groups, was fertile ground for representatives from organisations to connect with any potential donors they might encounter. Fonie Mitsopoulou reports on the organisations in the heat of the climate crisis trying to gain funding at COP27.
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Building Future Cities for Those Who Can Afford To Save the Environment
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‘New wonders for the world.’ The vague promise emblazoned on the top of the NEOM website is not elaborated upon in the equally nebulous subheading: ‘A revolution in civilization.’ It is not clear from this promotional material what NEOM, a high tech, ‘smart city’ region being built in Saudi Arabia, will ultimately look like. The…
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Russia-Ukraine Panel: What Comes Next?
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On the 4th of March 2022, OPR’s Deputy Editor Fonie Mitsopoulou hosted a panel on the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Our panelists included: -Professor Seva Gunitsky (University of Toronto) – Professor Neil MacFarlane (University of Oxford) – Professor Timothy Garton Ash (University of Oxford) – Orysia Lutsevych (Chatham House)
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Tariq Ali Interview
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OPR’s Fonie Mitsopoulou speaks with Tariq Ali, a prolific writer and prominent activist, about his new book, The Forty Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold, as well as about American imperialism and wider Middle Eastern politics. December 28, 2021.
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Steven Lukes | Oxford Political Review
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Steven Lukes is a prominent social and political theorist whose name is well-known in countless different fields. He is best known for introducing the third dimension of power; an invisible form of power which manifests itself through the influence of people’s thoughts and wishes, even in cases where this is against their own self-interest. He…
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OPR Interviews John Ikenberry
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Interviews editor Fonie Mitsopoulou and Professor Ikenberry discussed topics such as the crisis of authority being faced by the US on the international stage, the rising Chinese threat to this order, as well as wider themes of liberalism and democracy.
