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Dave Anderson explains that Putin’s thinking regarding nuclear weapons cannot be understood through the lens of Western rationality. World War III, though irrational to the…
Daniel Clausen explores the historical legacies that inform modern city diplomacy.
When people think of diplomacy today, they often think of formal negotiations between…
Thomas Ameyaw-Brobbey examines the interplay of sport and politics to determine how it shapes serious competition in Group B of Qatar 2022.
Sports analysts and football fans…
Solferino 21: Warfare, Civilians and Humanitarians in the 21st Century by Hugo Slim. Hurst. January 20229781787386839
It feels a bit odd to be reviewing a book when you’ve…
Sarosh Bana agues that while the Modi government is unhesitant in acting against its own people, it appears powerless in confronting external threats and aggression.
The…
Nearly two months into the war in Ukraine, and peace is nowhere in sight. In fact, the level of destruction has intensified and both sides seem to have little hope for a peaceful…
This is the second in a new collection of commentaries from the Emerging Global Governance (EGG) Project on the New Development Bank's evolution.…
Duncan Green looks at figures that reveal the damage done to the UK Aid programming.
I’ve been catching up on the news after a week away in Amman running the first pilot training…
Rodrigo Mena and Kristin Bergtora Sandvik examine the use of technology in Ukraine for humanitarian purposes, focusing on the use of Telegram and cryptocurrencies, seeking to…
Democracy’s Think Tank: The Institute for Policy Studies and Progressive Foreign Policy by Brian S. Mueller. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press 2021. 312 pp., £36…
This is the first in a new collection of commentaries from the Emerging Global Governance (EGG) Project on the New Development Bank's evolution. Read an…
Gregory T. Chin, Co-Director of the Emerging Global Governance (EGG) Project, introduces a collection of commentaries on the New Development Bank's evolution.…
John Wagner Givens provides an alternative perspective to fears that China is watching Russia's actions in Ukraine with a view Taiwan's future.
Since Russia’s brazen and…
Indrajit Roy argues that the support for Ukraine among much of the Global South stands in stark contrast to the abstentions by 35 countries.
The brutal war in Ukraine has led many…
Between bombing runs, secretive and contradictory diplomatic maneuvers, severe sanctions as well as humanitarian neglect, it is clear that the plight of ordinary Syrians is not of…