Amid World Powers: Africa's Leverage in a Shifting Global Order
Titilope Ajeboriogbon argues that Africa’s critical minerals give it…
Europe’s Strategic Moment in the Taiwan Strait: Legitimacy, Deterrence, and the Politics of Peace
As Europe reassesses its strategic role in a shifting global order,…
A Geopolitics of Bystanders?
Who is willing to fight for what, when, and how? Robert Schuett…
The Classroom is the Starting Point
Nyashadzashe Mandivenga argues that to decolonise education, we…
Resilience, Influence, and Agency: How Small States Navigate a Fragmented World
Gezim Vllasi argues that small states can preserve autonomy and…
Side Payments in World Politics: Theory and Practice
Scholars of world politics frequently highlight the importance of…
Feeling overlooked: A rural–urban divide in recognition
The farmers' protests sweeping across Europe during the early month…
Minimalist economic management, deferred revenue regime and aid dependency: Explaining contradictory post-war statebuilding aims
The paper analyses a contradiction in the liberal approach to post-…
Will the poverty-related UN Sustainable Development Goals be met? New projections
In this paper, we discuss the literature and consider the historical…
How to constitute global citizens' forums: Key selection principles
Once imagined as a theoretical possibility, global citizen…
Metatechnological Mapping and the Ye Wenjie Effect: Mitigating Civilizational Vulnerabilities
In a widely cited study in this Journal, Nick Bostrom has posed the…
Fit for purpose? Just Energy Transition Partnerships and accountability in international climate governance
This contribution examines whether just energy transition…
Informality and the governance dilemma: How institutional inter-linkages can bridge accountability gaps
States have increasingly relied on informal international…
A fairer and more resilient multilateral trading system will require a reinvigorated WTO
The multilateral trading system, first established formally in 1947…
Populism à la Carte: The paradoxical political communication of Narendra Modi on Twitter
How and where is democracy ‘hacked’? Studies examining the…
Against data individualism: Why a pandemic accord needs to commit to data solidarity
An accord to increase global pandemic preparedness is currently…
Mañana Today: A Long View of Economic Value Creation in Latin America
This commentary concerns the significant opportunities which the…
Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: What are the Benefits for SMEs?
Extended reality (XR) has the potential to be a game‐changer for SMEs…
The US National Security Strategy: Competing for Supremacy in a Multipolar World with a Unipolar Strategy
Thirty years after becoming a hegemonic power, the United States of…
Behavioural Economics and International Development
Adam Smith is one the founding fathers of modern economics. It is…
Volume 17, Issue 1, February 2026
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The sixth edition contains research articles on Russia's dissociation with Europe and environmental treaty ratification in Southeast Asia. It also includes five short pieces that wrestle with the complexities of emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, and global security.
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Alfredo Toro Hardy explores the divergent paths of the two Americas.
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