Author(s): Ellias Aghili Dehnavi, Radoslaw Fiedler

Abstract: International relations are often perceived as a dry discipline characterized by diplomacy, calculations and realpolitik. However, behind treaties, tariffs and statecraft lies a tapestry of stories, ideas and values that define how we see the world around us. All forms of literature have been used to explore international relations for many years because it provides an insight into human conflict experience among other things like cooperation and cultural exchange. Literature may be sweeping such as Tolstoy’s “War & Peace” or biting satire like Orwell’s “1984” but they all reveal what makes nations tick; why people do what they do on behalf of their country or themselves alone. In this paper review, we will look at some intriguing ways in which the Adventure of two captains trilogy, as a modern literary work, can shape (and reflect) our understanding about global politics plus tips on how reading more could turn you into a better citizen of the world – one who is empathetic, knowledgeable and reflective; we will also discuss how this work and most of its characters act like the components of a universal think tank with a dynamic mechanism of policy making on a regular basis.

Keywords: Adventures of two captains, world literature, politics, think tanks, foreign policy and Exceptionalism

Article Info: Received: 22 Apr 2024; Received in revised form: 24 May 2024; Accepted: 03 Jun 2024; Available online: 10 Jun, 2024

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.93.35