Diplomacy & International Relations

Europe and Trump 2.0: An era of insular geopolitics? (Rachel Rizzo, Observer Research Institute)

In February 2024, Donald Trump stood in front of a cheering crowd at a campaign rally in Conway, South Carolina, recalling his conversation with...

Accelerating digital innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Avenues for public-private cooperation (Del Titus Bawuah, Observer Research Foundation)

Sub-Saharan Africa is rapidly emerging as a global hub for digital innovation and technological entrepreneurship. The region’s dynamic startup ecosystem is transforming industries such...

The growing appeal of BRICS amidst a crumbling Western order (Victoria Panova, Observer Research Foundation)

Which set of cooperation schemes holds greater promise for constructing the new stable world order and offers higher appeal to the countries looking for...

Strategic autonomy in the digital age: Can middle powers lead? (Samir Puri, Observer Research Foundation)

The Fourth Industrial Revolution taking place this century involves cutting-edge technologies such as quantum computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), human-machine...

Maritime cooperation within QUAD: New avenues to explore (Sean Andrews, Observer Research Foundation)

The Quad is a diplomatic partnership between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States (US) committed to supporting an open, stable, and prosperous Indo-Pacific...

Placing ASEAN amidst a growing US-China competition (Curie Maharani, Wendy A. Prajuli – Observer Research Foundation)

The United States (US) President Donald Trump’s appointment of a hawkish, anti-Chinese secretary of state and a defence minister signalled that future US policy...

Myanmar: A litmus test for China’s private security expansion (Alessandro Arduino, Observer Research Foundation)

Since launching the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, China has increasingly relied on private security companies (PSCs) to safeguard its investments and...

China and the Arctic: An Overview (Monty Khanna, Observer Research Foundation)

China was a late entrant in Arctic engagement, with its involvement beginning only in 1991. Since then, its engagement has expanded both in depth...

South Africa and the US: A New Low in Relations (Ray Hartley, Greg Mills – RUSI)

There has seldom been as ill-considered a rant as that placed on record by the South African Ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool at...

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