Kuwait caught in the crossfire: How the Iran War is Engulfing the Middle East
Kuwait has since the beginning of the Iran War in February been targeted by Iranian drones and missiles 1,400 times. Why has this state—smaller...
Ten years, seven prime ministers: What Keir Starmer’s resignation means for the UK’s foreign policy
When Andy Burnham entered 10 Downing Street on July 20, it was as the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade. As the product...
COP31: What the Shamakhi Retreat Reveals About Global Climate Ambition
Amidst scorching temperatures and raging wildfires on the European continent, tropical storms and flash floods in the US, and severe drought in sub-Saharan Africa,...
Is NATO Preparing for a Long War With Russia?
In the shadows cast by the protracted conflict in the Middle East, the 32 member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) gathered...
What Happens If the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Returns?
The world drew a collective sigh of relief on June 18 when Iran and the US announced a memorandum for peace, paving the way...
The Return of Great-Power Spheres of Influence
After decades of a rule-based international order built on the principle of national sovereignty and territorial integrity and equal interactions based on multilateralism, which...
Making Tariffs Trendy Again: The New Global Trade Battlefield
Recent months have delivered a geopolitical earthquake to the international rule-based order that has directed global politics since the end of World War II....
Making Tariffs Trendy Again: The New Global Trade Battlefield
Recent months have delivered a geopolitical earthquake to the international rule-based order that has directed global politics since the end of World War II....
The Resurgence of Resource Nationalism: Why Governments Are Hoarding Strategic Resources
After decades of growing globalisation, economic integration and supply outsourcing, the world is now undergoing a reversal. Amidst growing geopolitical tensions, countries sense the...
 Is the Rules-Based International Order Dead?
The world is undergoing what might be the greatest geopolitical transformation since the end of World War II. The rule-based liberal international order that...