Global Order
The 180-Day Clock: Why the ICC’s Fate Now Rests in European Capitals
On 9 October, hours after the Nobel Committee awarded its Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, one of the International Criminal Court’s founding judges, the...
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...
Why Is the US Secretly Reopening Talks With Myanmar’s Military Rulers?
The United States and Myanmar’s military-backed government have held a second round of talks in a month, signalling a potential shift in Washington’s approach...
China’s Role in the Russia-Ukraine Energy Ceasefire: Can Beijing Help Secure a Lasting Truce?
On Sunday, October 11, 2026, US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire in the energy sector between Russia and Ukraine had taken effect,...
Why the Road Back to US-Iran Talks Still Runs Through Islamabad?
The June framework has become the shared vocabulary of the US-Iran conflict. Turning a reference point back into a process is a harder task,...
Multi-Alignment Pays, but Washington and Beijing Set the Price
One Week, Three Prices
On 17 September the US State Department notified Congress of a $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35s to Saudi Arabia. It...
Why Asia and Africa Are Moving Closer on Trade, Sovereignty and Multilateralism
The 81st UNGA, which is the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the United Nations, was held late September 2026 in New York....
Small-State Diplomacy in an Era of Geopolitical Fragmentation
At a time when international diplomacy is under extraordinary pressure, the proposed Muscat Process—advanced by a Group of Friends of the Process—deserves strong and...
Qatar, Pakistan and Egypt Are the New Mediators, and None of Them Is Neutral
Seven Days, Again
On 23 September, in a meeting room at the United Nations, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, sat down with Steve Witkoff and...
The Chip on the Table: How Taiwan Became a Line Item on the US-China Summit Calendar
The Washington summit agreed on very little. What it confirmed matters more: the terms of America's commitment to Taiwan are increasingly being set in...