Why rules-supporting countries should establish a ‘third pole’ in the global economy, without the US and China ...

Image — A ballot paper is read out by a member of Myanmar's Union Election Commission at a polling station in downtown Yangon on 28 December 2025. Photo by Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty Images. Five ...

Recent months have seen a growing backlash against AI technologies as they develop and are deployed at scale. Water use in data centres and the stress that use is putting on local water resources has ...

This week’s summit shows the relationship is resilient, rooted in shared interests. But China remains wary of commitments on ...

By tightening the price cap on Russia’s oil exports and enforcing restrictions on shipments more robustly, Ukraine’s allies can increase the pressure on Putin to end the war.

Image — Tewkesbury Abbey and a children's playground at the confluence of the Rivers Severn and Avon, are surrounded by flood waters after the recent Storm Babet on 27 October 2023 in Tewkesbury, ...

A ceasefire that is rushed or poorly defined could provide Russian forces with an opportunity to regroup and rearm, while enabling the Kremlin to continue exerting pressure through other means – ...

On 7 June Armenia will hold one of its most pivotal elections since regaining independence in 1991. The vote arrives as the country is poised between a painful redefinition of its identity and a still ...

Preface An earlier version of this research paper was prepared for the US National Intelligence Council as part of a project entitled ‘Competing Visions for International Order’. The project looked at ...

Nearly four and a half years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the West has still not found the knock-out punch which derails the Russian economy. Numerous Western sanctions packages – ...

Image — A photo taken on 19 August 2012 shows a woman standing on the banks of a 'toxic lake' surrounded by rare earth refineries near the inner Mongolian city of Baotou. Photo credit should read Ed ...

Image — A man walks past an election campaign poster depicting Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Jimma on 27 May 2026. Photo by Marco Simoncelli / AFP via Getty Images. Ethiopia’s election on 1 ...