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Jean-Pierre Murray examines the legality of recent U.S. strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats, arguing that the shift from interdiction to kinetic armed force potentially…
The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition by Jorge Heine, Carlos Fortin and Carlos Ominami. Cambridge: Polity Press 2025. 220 pp., £50 hardcover 978…
In late 2025 the development cooperation architecture or system is being openly renegotiated rather than quietly adjusted. Will it be a gradual shift or will 2025 be seen in…
Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene argues that a multipolar landscape opens space for innovation, accountability, and more legitimate governance.
For two decades, global health…
Marzia Raza argues that the two countries' posturing contributes to worsening law and order internally as well as regionally. Yet, India stands to lose more than…
China’s rise has been impressive but directionless. Without a coherent grand strategy, Beijing risks turning its power into instability—both for itself and for the world.
As Odd…
Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat argue that the NDB has a chance to prove that development finance can be both ambitious and responsible
When the New…
Policy attention and public debate need to shift from a narrow focus on defence spending to a comprehensive approach to sustaining peace and security in a turbulent era. Sustained…
Ali Fathollah-Nejad and Isabella Krämer explore Iran’s narrative of defiance in response to the reimposition of “snapback” sanctions. Read Part I here.
With the reimposition of “…
Eduard Vasilj contends that integrating Southeast Europe into the EU Single Market is as vital for regional stability as military and security frameworks.
Incorporating the…
Jutta Bakonyi and Anne Flaspöler introduce two papers exploring the experiences of civilians and peacekeepers in Somalia and the DRC.
Peacekeeping is commonly associated with…
As governments worldwide invest in digital public infrastructure, one question looms large: how can these systems be governed systems for the common good? This blog introduces a…
Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History by Vali Nasr. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2025. 408 pp., £30 hardcover 9780691268927, e-book 9780691268934
Vali Nasr's “…
A sustainable peace across the Taiwan Strait requires linking national unification to democratic reform—transforming a zero-sum struggle over sovereignty into a shared pursuit of…
Maguatcher Jeremie and Chen Bateer examine how the ongoing geopolitical realignment is reshaping global higher education—transforming universities into instruments of influence,…