'The Anarchical Society', undoubtedly Hedley Bull’s most famous work, turned 40 in 2017. The Anarchical Society at 40: Contemporary Challenges and Prospects attempts a stocktake after four decades.

This is a powerful narrative, providing an insider’s perspective to events of relevance in Pakistan’s history and politics as well as the overarching worldview in traditional male-dominated societies.

The need to understand the intersection between international relations and technology theory is more important than ever. While one book cannot cover all angles, this one manages the highly relevant ones with selective flair.

Labelling particular ideas as conspiracy theories delegitimises the real complaints of many in the Muslim world about US foreign policy and makes it impossible to address them, writes Tim Aistrope in an important analysis.

In 53 chapters and more than 1000 pages, this substantial work of scholarship charts the rapid philosophical and theoretical development of the R2P doctrine—and its only marginal impact operationally to date.

Did the Pact of Paris of 1928 successfully outlaw war? Many historians have argued to the contrary but this engagingly written and thought-provoking book seeks to establish that it did.

In this important book, Robert Manne presents a systematic intellectual history of the personalities, texts and ideas that have shaped the the worldview of the Islamic State.

Challenging orthodox views is not an easy matter and the contributors have done significant thinking and undertaken research to present new perspectives on Anzac.

The 'Age of Connectivity' offers an insightful analysis into the vision and progress of the Asia Europe Meeting that serves to determine the guiding principle for the future of intercontinental connectivity.

Gareth Evans' memoir makes clear his vision of good international citizenship and is enlightening about critical recent global challenges.