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Zaid Al-Fagih argues that artificial intelligence will transform healthcare everywhere. But the largest marginal gains, and perhaps the first genuinely AI-native health systems,…
Mark Furness argues that the violence resulting from the war’s three main players’ pursuit of incompatible political objectives is likely to cause lasting damage to socio-economic…
Deborah Adesina and David Girling explore new research that reveals a troubling pattern - when charities deploy AI-generated visuals the conversation often stops being about the…
Kristian Alexander argues that despite robust international humanitarian law prohibiting attacks on civilians, modern warfare continues to expose them to severe harm. He…
Elkhan Nuriyev argues that emerging trade corridors across Eurasia are no longer defined solely by infrastructure — they are increasingly shaped by the rules that govern them.
As…
Matt Ince argues that without coordinated action, AI will continue to erode digital security, amplify systemic risks and empower a growing range of actors to exploit…
The Iran crisis exposes a central dilemma of China’s rise: a global economic power whose energy lifelines remain vulnerable to maritime chokepoints largely shaped by U.S. power.…
Helen Clark and Rajat Khosla use International Women's Day to ask deeper questions about the structures and opportunities that shape our societies.
One hundred and fifteen years…
Pedro Madureira and Eduardo Silva highlight the risks that multilateral governance of the deep ocean faces from unilateral actions and the key issues requiring agreement for the…
Andy Sumner and Stephan Klingebiel lay out the contours of the new ‘nationalist conditionality regime’.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s address to the 2026 Munich…
Andreas Bummel argues that reform of the UN requires democratic world governance and that research suggests support for it remains widespread.
At the recent Munich Security…
Nowshin Noor argues that by squeezing Bangladesh, the West is ceding rules-based order to China.
Last week, Bangladesh held its first election since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s…
Titilope Ajeboriogbon argues that Africa’s critical minerals give it new leverage in a shifting multipolar world and examines whether the continent can turn that advantage into…
As Europe reassesses its strategic role in a shifting global order, the Taiwan Strait presents not only a security dilemma but a question of political legitimacy. By linking cross…
The Law and Politics of International Legitimacy by Jean-Marc Coicaud. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2025. 544 pp., £125 hardcover 9781107008274
Legitimacy has…