Diplomacy & International Relations

As tensions grow, an Australian AI safety institute is a no-brainer (Greg Sadler, The Strategist)

Australia needs to deliver its commitment under the Seoul Declaration to create an Australian AI safety, or security, institute. Australia is the only signatory...

The Transatlantic Rift in the Global Disorder of Trumpism (Vamo Soko, Bintu Zahara Sakor – Peace Research Institute Oslo)

The advent of COVID-19 and the global lockdown of 2020 allowed us to write an article in which we highlighted that the post-COVID world...

Africa in the Global Disorder of Trumpism (Vamo Soko, Bintu Zahara Sakor – Peace Research Institute Oslo)

Africa is not a homogeneous entity. Unlike the United States or China, it does not have a unified political power capable of defending a...

Tarifs from an American Perspective: Reshaping of US Economic Model (Prerna Gandhi, Vivekananda International Foundation)

Tariffs have once again emerged as a cornerstone of US economic policy under the Trump 2.0 administration. On April 2, 2025, President Donald J....

Trade as an Engine of Socioeconomic Transformation (Kekeli Ahiable, Observer Research Foundation)

Over the past century, international trade in goods and services has expanded more than 40-fold, increasing from a fraction of global output in 1904...

Rough Seas Ahead: Maritime Trends and Scenarios until 2050 (The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies)

What does the future hold for the Dutch Navy in a world of climate change, global trade shifts and rising conflicts? The latest HCSS report...

The US spins out of control, into an economic world of its own (East Asia Forum)

Donald Trump's imposition of a tariff wall around the US economy is a major blow to global economic integration, as the United States moves...

What explains Europe’s interest in Central Asia (Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva, The Interpreter)

Central Asia is suddenly winning friends and attention. In 2023, Germany set up the “Germany – Central Asia” platform, holding its first summit in...

Five Eyes alert: Trump is skewing intelligence to suit his priorities (Daniel Flitton, The Interpreter)

The media typically only has enough space to focus on one big story at a time. Trump’s tariffs are dominating now. Last week it...

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