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Eduard Vasilj argues that the stability and integration of the Western Balkans is not a peripheral concern, but a central strategic necessity for Europe.
Integrating the…
Liana Ghukasyan argues that accountability is not a slogan to be repeated in strategies and communiqués.
“Accountability” is one of those words we hear so often in the…
AI isn’t just bending the truth, it’s shattering reality. From deepfake videos to forged research, its lies are everywhere.
But this is just…
Failures in moral leadership questions the nature of humanitarian engagement with power. Alasdair Gordon-Gibson argues that its compass must direct towards a path of participation…
Daniele Carminati investigates to what extent China’s Belt and Road Initiative could be seen as a collaborative alternative to coercive interdependence.
In 2019, Farrell and…
Amrita Narlikar and Gulshan Sachdeva explore the contradictions between India's international image and domestic animal rights policies.
A famous story from the Mahabharat still…
Authoritarian-led “dictator clubs” are reshaping multilateralism: pooling resources, shielding members from sanctions, and legitimising authoritarian rule. In The Dictators’ Club…
Robin Luckham argues that the two wars belong within and reinforce wider transformations in the global order.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and even more Israel’s assault on…
Mihail Evans on the forces supporting the worrying retreat from the treaty.
The Ottawa Treaty or to give it its full title, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use,…
John Louis explores how middle and small powers can survive and thrive in outer space.
Humankind had always been curious about what lies beyond the stars and the skies. Various…