The UN Secretary-General Race: A Leadership Contest Amid Global Divisions
Rebeca Grynspan may be leading the race to become the next United Nations Secretary-General, but victory remains far from certain. The former Costa Rican...
Canada’s Shift Away from the US: Realignment or Diversification?
On September 29, a new set of American trade restrictions against Canada came into force. Using Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930,...
Three Failed NPT Conferences: Is the Nuclear Order Shifting From Rules to Security Alliances?
Three consecutive review conferences have now ended without consensus. When delegates to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference gathered in New York earlier...
Gaza’s Peace Plan Needs Troops. Who Is Willing to Send Them?
A peace plan can be negotiated in conference rooms. Securing it requires someone willing to stand on the ground. Gaza's post-war framework has increasingly...
Gaza’s Peace Plan Needs Troops. Who Is Willing to Send Them?
A peace plan can be negotiated in conference rooms. Securing it requires someone willing to stand on the ground. Gaza's post-war framework has increasingly...
How the Houthis’ Control of Bab el-Mandeb Could Reshape Red Sea Shipping
Yemen's civil war has returned to the centre of a much wider regional conflict. In September, the Iran-aligned Houthis launched a rapid offensive along...
Is Central Asia Finally Breaking Free from Russia’s Strategic Shadow?
For decades, geography gave Russia an enormous advantage in Central Asia. Much of the region's trade with Europe travelled north through Russian territory, while...
Who Actually Benefits From Russia Deepening Footprint in the Sahel
A few years ago, France was the dominant foreign security partner across much of the Sahel. Today, its troops are gone from Mali, Burkina...
Is China Preparing to Let Its Rare Earth Truce With Washington Expire?
When China agreed to suspend its sweeping new rare earth export controls in November 2025, Washington and Beijing appeared to have stepped away from...