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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…
Intelligence matters. Robert Schuett offers a first set of reflections on his experience in intelligence and the questions it continues to raise.
I never stopped liking the…
Yeta Purnama and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat argue that ASEAN remains Indonesia’s primary strategic platform for shaping regional norms and managing collective security challenges.…
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik commentary argues for a return to humanitarian ethics to deal with AI in aid in 2026.
The ongoing restructuring of the humanitarian sector is happening…
Is the present juncture a crisis or an opportunity for international cooperation? Len Ishmael, Stephan Klingebiel and Andy Sumner argue that the answer is: both.
Is…
Contender States and Modern Chinese International Thought: From the Republican Era until the ‘Chinese School of International Relations’ by Ferran Perez Mena. Palgrave Macmillan…
Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, coupled with the U.S.’s increased focus of on its own hemisphere, has fundamentally altered European security and defense policy.…
John Ferguson argues that damage control is not the same as building long-term prosperity.
Last week's US-India trade agreement should be good news. It stops American shoppers…
Eduard Vasilj argues that the European Union’s capacity to act as a strategic power is constrained not only by institutional weaknesses, limited military independence, and the…
Arafatur Rahaman argues that Bangladesh needs to act now to avoid cross-border digital election manipulation and points the way with concrete policies.
Bangladesh's next…
John Williams and Dennis R. Schmidt explore Trump’s Multilateral Imperialism – and why the future looks like the 20th century.
Commentary on President Donald Trump’s attacks on…
Rajat Khosla lays out six priorities to move women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health from resilience to reform in 2026.
The past year confirmed that gains in women’s, children…
Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene on the latest attempt to present strategic allocation as technical reform.
As Washington recasts its global health agenda, the America…