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Andy Sumner and Stephan Klingebiel outline a potential path forward rooted in progressive coalitions that cut across traditional North–South divides.
The return of Donald Trump to…
Aydin Guven examines India’s AI policy and its ambitious mission to become a “Global AI Garage,” exploring the gap between visionary rhetoric and the country’s practical readiness…
Iran by Ali Ansari. Cambridge: Polity 2024. Polity Histories Series. 160 pp., £45 hardcover 9781509541508, £12.99 paperback 9781509541515, £11.99 e-book 9781509541522
Ali…
Jianyong Yue argues that China’s failure to act during a rare window for cooperation on North Korea may have marked the true origin of today’s U.S.–China Cold War.
Between 2012…
Long considered natural allies in global diplomacy, the EU and Latin America are now charting increasingly divergent paths at the United Nations. As Europe embraces a more…
Understanding inequality trends remains central to assessing both development progress and global justice. Two major dimensions—inequality between countries and inequality within…
Robert H. Wade connects the dots between global democratic backsliding, Trump's personality and the new normal.
For those who experienced Trump’s first term, we are now, six…
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Yeta Purnama, and Shafa Kalila Aryanti outline how Indonesia can set a new benchmark for sustainable development financing.
Indonesia generates…
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Alicia Ely Yamin and their co-authors argue that we must go beyond nostalgia for the global health order that was, and focus on creative innovations and…
Angelo Valerio Toma argues that the EU’s digital engagement with East Asia reflects a deliberate strategy to shape global norms, expand influence, and promote technological…