The EU has Quietly Done a U-Turn on its Palm Oil Ban Policy. Here’s Why
Nafeez Ahmed calls for greater cooperation between the EU and palm…
The UK’s Policy Response to Serious and Organised crime after Brexit
Andi Hoxhaj argues that the UK must tackle domestic corruption whilst…
China’s Contemporary Use of Economic Coercion! So What? Nothing is New Under the Sun
Jon Jiang argues that China's recent moves against Australia…
The US Election and the Middle East
President Trump’s fight for a second term may spill over into US…
The End of China’s Romance with Eastern Europe?
Emilian Kavalski suggests that China’s lodestone appears to be losing…
Columnists
President Trump’s fight for a second term may spill over into US policy in the Middle East between…
In the wake of COVID-19 Scott L. Montgomery sketches the outlines of the world's plastic…
Germany is emerging from the first phase of the pandemic with some scars, but broadly in good shape…
Many years ago, social scientist Bertram Gross saw “friendly fascism” — an insidious…
Branko Milanovic on the limits of our ability to predict the post-pandemic future.
In one of…
Branko Milanovic on the search for useful historical data.
When I wrote “The haves and the…
Victoria Hasson explores the potential pitfalls of virtual parliaments and how innovation in…
Opinion and Analysis
Nafeez Ahmed calls for greater cooperation between the EU and palm oil producing countries.
In…
Andi Hoxhaj argues that the UK must tackle domestic corruption whilst fostering international…
Jon Jiang argues that China's recent moves against Australia should be viewed through the…
Emilian Kavalski suggests that China’s lodestone appears to be losing its appeal in the countries…
I recently skyped Deepak Nayyar, Professor of Economics at India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU…
Shmona Simpson argues that to truly stand in solidarity with #BLM, the development sector must work…
Kevin P. Gallagher and Richard Kozul-Wright call on international financial institutions to adopt a…
Essays
Are democrats or authoritarians "winning'" in their responses to the 2019-2020 Coronavirus…
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought home the fact that humans do not exist outside of the Earth’s…
This essay offers a general assessment of Japan’s performance in the 2019 G20 and G7 Summits, held…
Reviews
The Dissent Channel: American Diplomacy in a Dishonest Age by Elizabeth Shackelford. New York:…
The Kurds of Northern Syria: Governance, Diversity and Conflicts by Harriet Allsopp and Wladimir…
Abolish Silicon Valley: How to Liberate Technology from Capitalism by Wendy Liu. Repeater. 2020.…