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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…
Jasmin Lorch argues that while Gen Z movements can be successful in ousting autocratic and corrupt governments, the establishment of strong democratic state institutions also…
Mark Beeson argues that the historical moment may demonstrate the limits of national power when confronted with global problems.
One of the most famous essays on the nature of…
Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene argues that in a post-hegemonic world, true health security is not a gift to be received; it is a position to be negotiated through structural…
Juan Fernando Herrera Ramos argues that Honduras’ diplomatic shift from Taiwan to China offers Europe a cautionary lesson: formal recognition does not automatically translate into…
Jianyong Yue challenges the conventional view of Zhu Rongji as a successful developmental reformer, arguing that his reforms strengthened state capacity without completing…
Gezim Vllasi argues that small states can preserve autonomy and influence by investing in resilience, diversified partnerships, and networked cooperation in an increasingly…