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World Orders and World/Global History, Great Powers, Asia, China-India; Usual caveats; New Book - Divergent Worlds (Yale University Press, 2025)
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Manjeet S. Pardesi @manjeetsp.bsky.social · Jan 14
Today is the day! Delighted that this is out! Co-authored with Amitav Acharya @yalepress.bsky.social 1/n
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What comes after American hegemony? If you are interested in this question & you are The Hague on December 10, come join us to hear about @manjeetsp.bsky.social & Amitav Acharya's book yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... More information about the event : www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20... 1/2
Divergent Worlds
A study of why the ancient Mediterranean and Indian Ocean took different paths to peace and stability and its lessons for international order today   In thi...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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“The world without hegemony” — A long-form article based on my book with Amitav! Many thanks to Sam Haselby! @yalepress.bsky.social
aeon.co Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · Oct 30
Southeast Asian history shows us that there are other pathways to international order and that, contrary to Western modes of thinking, a hegemonic power is not required for stability
What Southeast Asian history tells us about a multipolar order | Aeon Essays
As Pax Americana ends, a multipolar order is emerging. The history of Southeast Asia holds lessons for what’s to come
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October 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Southeast Asian history shows us that there are other pathways to international order and that, contrary to Western modes of thinking, a hegemonic power is not required for stability
What Southeast Asian history tells us about a multipolar order | Aeon Essays
As Pax Americana ends, a multipolar order is emerging. The history of Southeast Asia holds lessons for what’s to come
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October 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Delighted to see Emmanuel Destenay's review of 'Divergent Worlds' in International Affairs! Many thanks! @iajournal.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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A very generous review of our book, 'Divergent Worlds: What the Ancient Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Can Tell Us about the Future of International Order' (co-authored with Amitav Acharya) by David Abulafia in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social! @yalepress.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1017/S153...
August 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Really looking forward to my book talk in Canberra next month @anubellschool.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social

A huge thanks to Prof Evelyn Goh and to @tommychai.bsky.social!
anubellschool.bsky.social Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at ANU @anubellschool.bsky.social · Jul 11
What comes after American hegemony?

Prof Evelyn Goh and @manjeetsp.bsky.social discuss 'Divergent Worlds'.

🗓️ Thu 7 Aug, 5-6:30pm AEST
🎟️ ow.ly/Wweg50Wo7nG

@anu-asiapacific.bsky.social @tommychai.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Asian Security is in good hands with @lionelfatton.bsky.social looking after it! I also wanted to say a huge thank you to the Executive Editors, @devbo62.bsky.social, Leila Zakhirova, Amy Freedman, Andrew Oros, and Mike Chambers! I've enjoyed being the Managing Editor but on to new adventures now!
lionelfatton.bsky.social Lionel Fatton @lionelfatton.bsky.social · Jul 1
Delighted to announce I’m Managing Editor of Asian Security from today onward, taking over @manjeetsp.bsky.social. Looking forward to working with a fantastic editorial team and to receiving your drafts‼️
But first, direction @europeanisa.bsky.social’s #EWIS2025.
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Publishes on national and international security in Asia, covering traditional and new issues like interstate warfare, national defense policies and more.
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July 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Happening soon! Tomorrow afternoon NZ time! Do join us for this GRADNAS Seminar to listen to Professor Amitav Acharya on his latest book!
gradnas.bsky.social GRADNAS @gradnas.bsky.social · Jun 5
Join us for an exciting #GRADNAS seminar with Professor Amitav Acharya, as he reflects on his latest book, The Once and Future World Order, for the study of IR!

🗓️ 27 June, 11AM AEST | 26 June, 9PM EDT
#InternationalRelations #WorldOrder #AmitavAcharya
Fearing History? Making Sense of The Once and Future World Order for the Study of IR | Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs
GRADNAS Seminar Series
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June 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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A fantastic piece by Evelyn Goh! eastasiaforum.org/2025/06/01/n...
June 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
manjeetsp.bsky.social
My copy is here! Amitav Acharya & I argue that the US-led liberal order is giving way to a multiplex, multiregional world order! The active agency of the Southeast Asian states is shaping such an order in the Indo-Pacific! Thanks to TV Paul & Markus Kornprobst! press.georgetown.edu/Book/The-New...
May 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Happening in a couple of hours …
anubellschool.bsky.social Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at ANU @anubellschool.bsky.social · Apr 23
How can Asia’s histories reshape our theories of world politics? Join the next GRADNAS Seminar on Thurs 8 May, 8.30am AEST ➡️ events.humanitix.com/emerging-per...

@friederdengler.bsky.social @manjeetsp.bsky.social Tommy Chai & Kayeon Roh
May 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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This is going to be exciting! Do join us if you can!
anubellschool.bsky.social Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at ANU @anubellschool.bsky.social · Apr 23
How can Asia’s histories reshape our theories of world politics? Join the next GRADNAS Seminar on Thurs 8 May, 8.30am AEST ➡️ events.humanitix.com/emerging-per...

@friederdengler.bsky.social @manjeetsp.bsky.social Tommy Chai & Kayeon Roh
April 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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How can Asia’s histories reshape our theories of world politics? Join the next GRADNAS Seminar on Thurs 8 May, 8.30am AEST ➡️ events.humanitix.com/emerging-per...

@friederdengler.bsky.social @manjeetsp.bsky.social Tommy Chai & Kayeon Roh
April 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Really enjoying this so far :)

Brilliant work from Amitav Acharya and @manjeetsp.bsky.social

HT @judah-grunstein.bsky.social for the recommendation
Book cover for "Divergent Worlds" by Amitav Acharya and Manjeet S. Pardesi. Subtitle reads "What the Ancient Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Can Tell Us about the Future of International Order"
April 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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judah-grunstein.bsky.social
In the book, Amitav and @manjeetsp.bsky.social compare the ancient Roman Med with the classical Indian Ocean region to make much deeper and similarly thought-provoking arguments about the limits of Western-centric IR theory in general, and hegemonic stability theory specifically.

Highly recommend.
March 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Just finished the fourth chapter, in which Amitav and @manjeetsp.bsky.social to my mind convincingly puncture a number of the self-perpetuating conventional wisdoms about the contemporary strategic landscape of the Indo-Pacific.

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judah-grunstein.bsky.social Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · Mar 26
From @manjeetsp.bsky.social and Amitav Acharya's co-authored Divergent Worlds.

Not even finished with the introduction, and I already know I'm going to like this one.
What if our understanding of IR theory ... was developed out of regions other than the Mediterranean and by extension, Europe ... ? Sadly, we do not know the answer to this question, because other regions of the world have not fared as well as a springboard for IR theory.
March 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Here is a sneak peek of my book with Amitav Acharya! @yalepress.bsky.social Many thanks to @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social and to Peter Gordon!
March 30, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Si Trump lo rompe todo, ¿hay vida más allá de la Pax americana? Este libro dice que sí, y lo que llevo leído me parece una aportación inteligentísima.
March 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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judah-grunstein.bsky.social
From @manjeetsp.bsky.social and Amitav Acharya's co-authored Divergent Worlds.

Not even finished with the introduction, and I already know I'm going to like this one.
What if our understanding of IR theory ... was developed out of regions other than the Mediterranean and by extension, Europe ... ? Sadly, we do not know the answer to this question, because other regions of the world have not fared as well as a springboard for IR theory.
March 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Happening in a couple of days! Please join us on 25 March if you are in Wellington! @davidcapie.bsky.social @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social
March 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Very excited about the launch of our book, 'Divergent Worlds' @yalepress.bsky.social on the 25th! Amitav Acharya will be in Wellington too, so do join us if you can (& register)! Many thanks to @davidcapie.bsky.social & the Centre for Strategic Studies! events.humanitix.com/book-launch-...
Book launch for Divergent Worlds: What the Ancient Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Can Tell Us About the Future International Order
Book Launch for Divergent Worlds by Amitav Acharya and Manjeet S. Pardesi
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March 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Looking forward to having Amitav Acharya as the 2025 Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting Chair in Strategic Studies at the Centre for Strategic Studies @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social @davidcapie.bsky.social! Do join us (& register) for his exciting public lecture on 3 April! www.wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-st...
The Once and Future World Order: Why the West Needs to Work with 'the Rest' | Te Pokapū Take Rautaki Aotearoa / Centre for Strategic Studies | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
A public lecture by the 2025 Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting Chair in Strategic Studies.
www.wgtn.ac.nz
March 11, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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“It is all Indian art, but there are paintings created for rulers of Turkic descent in a peripatetic Indian court by Iranian artists working alongside Hindu artisans, under European stylistic influence, depicting Ethiopian warlords, Chinese vases or North American wildlife.”
theartnewspaper.bsky.social The Art Newspaper @theartnewspaper.bsky.social · Mar 5
The V&A’s Mughal exhibition traces the emergence of a ‘new art’

The show, which closes in May, highlights a golden age of pluralism under three monarchs from the house of Tamerlane

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March 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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nicoblar.bsky.social
Early discussion (& roasting?) of @manjeetsp.bsky.social & Amitav Acharya’s new book Divergent Worlds. Impressive contribution to historical IR, contemporary debates about international order, & lively discussion with a stellar panel
March 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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“Kumarajiva’s legacy is deeply entwined with the CCP’s broader objectives, from the Sinicization of Buddhism to legitimizing territorial claims and bolstering China’s historical and civilizational narrative.”
February 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM