Diplomacy & International Relations

To counter China, Quad members should work closer in maritime surveillance (Arzan Tarapore – The Strategist)

The Quad is not keeping pace with security needs in the Indo-Pacific. Its members—Australia, India, Japan and the United States—should step up cooperation to...

Now that’s innovation: Ukrainian army units compete for weapons; start-ups compete for their business (Henry Campbell – The Strategist)

Fast-paced, iterative, gritty and incredibly successful innovation is sustaining Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s invasion. The country’s latest defence industry revolution is the Brave1 Market,...

Rethinking China’s renminbi strategy in a fragmenting global economy (Monique Taylor – East Asia Forum)

China’s renminbi (RMB) internationalisation strategy seeks to reduce reliance on the US dollar by fostering a multipolar currency system tailored to a fragmented and...

India–Pakistan conflict tests the limits of nuclear deterrence (Arun Swamy – East Asia Forum)

The 2025 India–Pakistan conflict marked an unprecedented escalation of the two countries’ longstanding hostilities. These hostilities have largely centred on Kashmir, though driven less...

AI-Driven Productivity Scenarios (Paul Samson, S. Yash Kalash, Nikolina Zivkovic – CIGI)

Technological development and diffusion are rapidly transforming economic, financial and societal systems. Policy and legal frameworks may be unable to keep pace with approaches...

AI regulation offers development opportunity for Latin America (DigWatch)

Latin America is uniquely positioned to lead on AI governance by leveraging its social rights-focused policy tradition, emerging tech ecosystems, and absence of legacy...

Rights groups condemn Jordan’s media crackdown (DigWatch)

At least 12 independent news websites in Jordan have been blocked by the authorities without any formal legal justification or opportunity for appeal. Rights...

The 2025 Investor Realignment: India, the New Safe Haven? (Soumya Bhowmick – Observer Research Foundation)

Amid ongoing US-China trade tensions, investors are increasingly turning to India as a safer and more promising destination. An April 2025 Bank of America...

Russia’s Balancing Act: Navigating the Indo-Pak Rift Post-Pahalgam (Aleksei Zakharov, Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash – Observer Research Foundation)

The Russia-India partnership is a unique one. With converging geopolitical interests and an absence of bilateral disputes, the two countries have forged a long-standing...

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