Iran and its allies can now exert pressure on two strategic maritime chokepoints, with global implications. A more coherent ...

Anthropic’s warning should be taken seriously – but not as cover for entrenching US labs or escalating rivalry with Beijing.

In this research paper, we do not claim that a crisis is desirable, but that the response to an AI crisis could lead to rapid, binding and international governance change if those involved are well ...

Denmark used its soft power to rally support and took the dispute out of the limelight – addressing underlying US interests ...

Gulf Arab states increasingly view Israel as the main obstacle to progress on the peace plan – and may hope for an opening ...

China absorbed the shock by drawing on stockpiles and a decade of electrification. Europe needs electrification for security, ...

The US and China both face serious domestic strains. As Trump and Xi meet this week to discuss trade, AI and Taiwan, neither side should mistake the other’s weaknesses for strategic decline.

Climate change, rising demand, and geopolitical rivalry are reshaping the politics of water. Bhargabi, Beatrice, and their ...

On 13 July President Donald Trump appointed the United States the ‘Guardian’ of the Strait of Hormuz. The US would ensure passage through the Strait, he announced, but would ‘as a matter of FAIRNESS’ ...

Policymakers must therefore treat biofuels as a targeted transitional measure to help bridge the current oil crisis, rather than a permanent solution to the problem of energy security. Our policy ...

The SCO and BRICS summits indicate Russia retains sufficient value to China, India and other non-Western powers to pursue its ...